PHRASES, EXPRESSIONS AND COLLOCATIONS USING "TRAVEL", "HOLIDAY" AND "TOURISM" WORDS USED IN TRAVELLING AND TOURISM

This study focuses on the words ”travel”, “holiday” and “tourism” and their collocations and expressions so that students can use these important terms flexibly. In order to meet the communicative demands of the tourism industry our learners need proficient levels of general language skills. Tourism has been diversified, therefore sun and sand are no longer being the only option available, from rural tourism to adventure holidays and including ecotourism which is very related to the environment. The Travel and Tourism students need to be aware of currently used specialised vocabulary in their field of studies.Vocabulary learning is an essential part in foreign language learning, as the meanings of new words are not familiar to students or learners. Linguistic research in this field has mainly focused on the linguistic features of mediatised representations such as brochures, websites and guidebooks. Lexical knowledge is central to communicative competence and to acquisition of a second foreign language and a lack of vocabulary knowledge is an obstacle to learning. Having these goals as background the paper wants to develop a parctical direction. It is meant to be a useful tool for students and teachers of English, both at university level and for English as a second language, as well as for anyone interested in the specialised vocabulary used in travelling and tourism.