Gingko-Prince of Songkla University Conducted Online Course with Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism

1. Chinese for Hospitality and Tourism

In order to deepen the international communication between Gingko College and overseas partner institutions and further promote the internationalization of Gingko College’s curriculum, on November 10 and 24 2021, two online courses were successfully held by the Department of Foreign Languages at Gingko and attended by 36 students from the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism at the Prince of Songkla University (PSU-FHT) in Thailand. Organized by Global Engagement Center, the courses were titled "Chinese for Hospitality and Tourism". 

The two courses were taught by Mr. Sun Huayu, lecturer at Gingko College, and Ms. Huang Ming, Director of the Department of Foreign Languages. Mr. Sun and Ms. Huang took famous tourist attractions and the special cuisines of Sichuan as a starting point, and taught students important phrases in Chinese related to hospitality using role play and scene reappearance. The two courses lasted 3 hours each, and Thai students participated enthusiastically, commenting afterwards that they learned a lot of practical hotel expressions in Chinese.

Online course on Chinese for Hospitality and Tourism

This language course not only showed Thai students the rich natural and humanistic landscape of Sichuan, but also enabled Thai students to learn common hotel Chinese expressions necessary for check-in, check-out and taking orders. It is just one of a series of events at Gingko whose successes have deepened the friendship with, and promoted further cooperation between, Gingko and Prince of Songkla University. 

2. English for Hospitality and Tourism

On the afternoon of December 1, 2021, the Global Engagement Center (GEC) invited Mr. Colin Martin Gallagher to conduct online English course for Hospitality and Tourism. Mr. Gallagher is Assistant to the Dean of International Affairs and Student Development and an English Lecturer at Prince of Songkla University’s Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism in Thailand.

Mr. Colin Martin Gallagher

From 1999-2009, Mr. Gallagher served as the Commercial Manager of Management Consulting Team, a leading London agency.

In 2009, he joined the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism at Prince of Songkla University's Phuket Campus as Assistant to the Dean for International Affairs and Student Development. He also serves as an English Lecturer, specializing in teaching Business English and Hospitality and Tourism English to both national and international students at the school. 

Mr. Gallagher not only encourages active learning and guides students in the classroom, but also focuses on practical pedagogy in the classroom setting, such as how to interact with students when teaching a foreign language, and how to motivate them. Prior to joining PSU-FHT, he had extensive experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, which allows him to incorporate first-hand knowledge into his courses.

On December 16, 2021, Mr. Colin Martin Gallagher's second online English course for Hospitality and Tourism was successfully held on the online meeting platform.

Online courses for English for Hospitality and Tourism

During the two online English classes, Mr. Gallagher shared English expressions in hotel and about popular tourist destinations around the world. Through situational exercises and online activities, Mr. Gallagher’s professional and authentic English expressions were well received by Gingko students and teachers, further deepening the communication and cooperation between the two universities.