Research on Hospitality Education to Develop Expertise and Language Skills Based on Global Linkage : Networking with Hospitality and Tourism Industries and Professionals

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24501167
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational technology
• Research Institution: Hokusei Gakuen University Junior College
• Principal Investigator: MORIKOSHI Kyoko 北星学園大学短期大学部, その他部局等, 教授 (40299730)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YOSHIDA Kayoko 北星学園大学, 経済学部, 教授 (20210685)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ホスピタリティ教育 / 英語教育 / グローバル人材 / アジア / CLIL / キャリア教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Researchers have built a global network with Hospitality and Tourism academics and educators in the Asia-Pacific region. Based on extensive research and this global network, the practical curriculum has been developed with the integration of “Hospitality Education,” “English Education,” and “Career Education.” The research revealed that “Experiential Learning” and “Collaboration with government and industry professionals” were key to the success of building the practical curriculum. The students in the program were able to understand their future career options and opportunities as well as specific knowledge and skills necessary in the globalized international community. In addition, the hospitality and tourism classes in the curriculum have adopted a CLIL approach, which heightened students’ motivation in English learning.

Free Research Field

観光ホスピタリティ学