ACCENT REDUCTION
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Improve your communication skills -Get at least 50% improvement in your accent !
Is your level of English proficiency impacting on your ability to effectively communicate with Air Traffic Control and other aircraft?
Miscommunication has been a significant cause of accidents in the past within the aviation industry and whilst international pilots need to be proficient in English, reducing the impact of their accent can have significant benefits toward their communicative success and therefore toward safety outcomes.
If your accent is impacting on the effectiveness of your spoken communication, then this Accent Reduction training for Pilots course, will help you.
Program Details
This specially designed program for international pilots, will enable participants to reduce the impact of their accent and develop more clarity in their spoken communication skills.
The goal of accent modification training is not to eliminate your accent, but to improve your communication skills in English. You will learn how to change your speech pronunciation patterns and with practice and guidance, you will be able to communicate more clearly and successfully with other English speakers.
Participants will complete an accent evaluation and have their results analysed. A program will then be designed which will address specific problematic areas of pronunciation. Each program includes a comprehensive set of materials and extensive homework tasks.
Participants will:- - complete a speech assessment - identify personal speech habits that impede communication - practice pronunciation patterns that reduce accented speech - incorporate speech strategies to communicate meaning and increase listener comprehension - utilise active listening techniques - practice specific aviation industry language - learn how to prevent communication breakdown - practice typical radio communication tasks and checks - improve vocabulary and use of English grammar - improve listening comprehension
Pre-requisite skillsUpper intermediate to advanced English skills
Delivery MethodThis course is available in the following modes:- - 12 week coaching programs - 2 day workshops
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"I am really glad that I had the opportunity to work with a professional and outstanding teacher. She helped me a lot and my English pronunciation has improved significantly." (Roberta, MBA, Italy)
"It was a wonderful and valuable experience for me. The course helped me to gain confidence in improving my English accent. I believe it provides me a tool to continually improve my English accent for the rest of my life. I really enjoyed the whole course and appreciated the teacher's kindness, patience and encouragement during the course. It's flexibility was suitable for my busy schedule and by attending to the constructive weekly assignments, it showed me a new angle to understand English. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to improve their English accent." (Mrs Lin, Accountant, China)
"I now feel more confident and no longer have to repeat myself when I speak with patients or other staff." (Dr K, India)
"The course was great, it gave me confidence and all the practical tools I needed to improve my English and reduce my accent". (Mr Acosta, Columbia)
"The accent reduction course has improved the pronunciation of my daily vocabulary. It has made me aware of the importance of language in communicating with other people especially in my sales job. It has now given me the confidence to speak clearly". (Ms Lai, China)
"When I had a job interview, I was given feedback that I needed to reduce my accent. That’s how and why I decided to enrol in the accent reduction program, which suited my objectives. I was taught how to make correct pronunciation for each sound and how to produce and project my voice effectively to listeners. I achieved more than 80% improvement comparing my accent at the beginning and end of the program. I found a job towards the end of the program, which played an important role in achieving the outcome." (Mr Takeshima, Engineer, Japan)
"The program was excellent. It was designed for my specific needs and fully met my expectations. For years I wondered why my English sounded foreign, but it took only one session with my teacher to find out why. At the end of my course the difference in my sounds and intonation patterns and rhythm was most gratifying - a real confidence booster". (Venie, Russia)