An assessment on vocational English lesson in undergraduate tourism guiding education

This study aims to evaluate Vocational English lesson in Undergraduate Tourism Guiding education. In this sense, data were collected through the interviews of 22 active professional tourist guides, 15 academic instructors, 56 students. Interviews were carried out face to face, on phone and online. Besides Vocational English Need Analysis was apllied to 22 students. Qualitative research method was used in this study and descriptive analysis were conducted. From the findings, it has been understood that some universities do not have vocational lesson, the vocational English education which is given is inadequate. Speaking skills and fieldwork practices should be prioritized more and Foreign Language preparatory classes must be compulsory. Preparation for YDS exam needs to be done out of the vocational english classes. Consequently it has been understood that vocational English lesson hours, curriculum, the major of instructors, the resources used are not standard. Accordingly this study offers a number of suggestions. Key words: Tourism education, Vocational English, English for specific purposes