English for Hoteliers

Language of Tourism

English is the language of tourism. From airlines to your destination, to check-in at the hotel, and dining under the stars with your significant other, English is the lingua franca for a smooth trip.

Airline, hotel, restaurant and other tourism personnel can benefit from improving their English skills and knowledge about their industry to assist their clients.

Your proficiency in English is tied to your career advancement usually.

Sometimes companies require a measurement of your language ability. For English, the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) may be requested.

Preparation for the specific vocabulary of your industry and TOEFL or TOEIC preparation is ideal to achieve your career goals.

Examples of Vocabulary

¿Me permite ver la habitación primero?
May I see the room first?

¿Tiene alguna habitación más tranquila?
Do you have anything quieter?

¿Tiene caja fuerte?
Do you have a safe?

¿Está incluido el desayuno?
Is the breakfast included?


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English for Pilots in Buenos Aires - Part 2

Aviation's Lingua Franca

English, for now, is the language of international aviation.

Thus, pilots, airline flight crews, and air traffic controllers are obligated by international norms to show a measurable proficiency in the English language.

If you currently work or want a career in the aviation industry, you need to pay attention to these guidelines.

ICAO English Language Criteria

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a Level 4 competence must be achieved.

A pilot, flight crew member, and air traffic controller must meet the following criteria:

Pronunciation:
(Assumes a dialect and/or accent intelligible to the aeronautical community.)

Pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation are influenced by the first language or regional variation but only sometimes interfere with ease of understanding.

Structure:
(Relevant grammatical structures and sentence patterns are determined by language functions appropriate to the task.)

Basic grammatical structures and sentence patterns are used creatively and are usually well controlled. Errors may occur, particularly in unusual or unexpected circumstances, but rarely interfere with meaning.

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary range and accuracy are usually sufficient to communicate effectively on common, concrete, and work-related topics. Can often paraphrase successfully when lacking vocabulary in unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Fluency:

Produces stretches of language at an appropriate tempo. There may be occasional loss of fluency on transition from rehearsed or formulaic speech to spontaneous interaction, but this does not prevent effective communication. Can make limited use of discourse markers or connectors. Fillers are not distracting.

Comprehension:

Comprehension is mostly accurate on common, concrete, and work-related topics when the accent or variety used is sufficiently intelligible for an international community of users. When the speaker is confronted with a linguistic or situational complication or an unexpected turn of events, comprehension may be slower or require clarification strategies.

Interactions:

Responses are usually immediate, appropriate, and informative. Initiates and maintains exchanges even when dealing with an unexpected turn of events. Deals adequately with apparent misunderstandings by checking, confirming, or clarifying.

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Maintain or improve your English language proficiency!

Are you in Buenos Aires and need an English coach? If you currently work or seek a career in the aviation industry, you can easily improve your English skills today!

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Be Bilingual - Recession-proof your career!

The international economic crisis highlights the need for improved skills and qualifications to compete in an uncertain job market. Being bilingual is sure-fire way to recession-proof your career.

Which language?

Thousands of languages from guaraní in Parguay to Vietnamese in Vietnam tempt the language learner.

For many, the language choice is simple - the lingua franca today is English.

A CV in English opens the doors to many more opportunities. A quick search of "ingles" on CompuTrabajo.com.ar shows just how important English is in Argentina. Job announcements for 456 posts showed up.

At least some level of English is required from jobs in hotels to high tech firms and financial offices. English is in demand because of its importance to international commerce.

First Step

The first step is to improve your English skills - hire your English coach!

Professor Winn is available to help boost your English langauge skills and successfully prepare your CV or you for an interview.

In Buenos Aires, contact Professor Winn directly for your own English classes at: 1160 461 342 or mrenglish101 (at) gmail.com. Translations (Es/Fr/Pt >En) via email may also be sent to the gmail account for prompt evaluation. Buy your English-language texts here!

Telephone English II

In our previous post, we discussed how essential proper Telephone English Etiquette is to your bottom line.

In particular, Professor Winn can coach your team to effectively handle your telephone communications in English.

In a structured program for your staff, Professor Winn covers the vital skills necessary to welcome English-speaking callers to your business and handling their requests for your staff.

Some but not all of these skill components in English telephone etiquette are:

• Answering the phone
• Introducing yourself
• Asking to speak with someone
• Connecting someone
• Making special requests
• Taking and Leaving a message for someone

Business English is a growing discipline given the role of the language in international commerce and its status of lingua franca for default communications between business partners across the globe who speak different languages.

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Brazilian Portuguese to English Translation Services

Professor Winn, your humble site author, is pleased to offer Brazilian Portuguese > English translations in the business and finance, medical, legal, technology, and international relations fields.

Brazil is the largest Portuguese-speaking country in the world (estimated population of 185 million dwarfing Portugual's 10 million) and the largest economy in South America (nearly $1.5B GDP) - a powerful combination for international commerce and English, its lingua franca.

The Portuguese language is interesting in Brazilian history. Portuguese has not always been the dominant language. When the first Portuguese colonists arrived in the country in the 16th century, Portuguese was not the dominant language. At that time a simplified version of Portuguese,Lingua Geral, was the lingua franca. It was a version easily used by the native population as it was based on local languages.

By the end of the 18th century, Portuguese gained ground helped by in no small measure by the arrival of 1.5 million Portuguese settlers in the following centuries. Of course, by this time the Portuguese language in ascendancy had borrowed heavily from the languages that it had supplanted as well as from neighboring tongues, thus forming the basis of modern Brazilian Portuguese.

Professor Winn offers Brazilian Portuguese to English translations with the following strict criteria:

• Accurate.
• Idiomatically written.
• On time.

Unlike some translation providers, Professor Winn guarantees all translations undergo an editing process as part of our quality management procedures.

Professor Winn translates Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese in the following areas:

• Business and Finance
• Medical
• Legal
• Technology
• Government/International Relations

Please send your translation copy to Professor Winn at mrenglish101@gmail.com for a prompt evaluation.

In Buenos Aires, contact Professor Winn directly for your own English classes at: 1160 461 342 or mrenglish101 (at) gmail.com. Translations (Es/Fr/Pt >En) via email may also be sent to the gmail account for prompt evaluation. Buy your English-language texts here!