Aviation English

Aviation English - a course in English language communication skills for Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers

This course in General English for Aviation will help Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers demonstrate English language proficiency at operational level (4).

An ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) review of aviation accident reports found that over 70% of the

problems were caused by language. As a result, from the 5th March 2008, ICAO standards now demand that all

pilots flying internationally and all air traffic controllers providing services to international flights must have a

minimum level of English. This course will help aviation professionals to achieve and maintain English language

competence, according to the ICAO language requirements.

The Aviation English course will cover the six key areas for operational proficiency:-

Pronunciation, Structure, Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension (Aural) and Interaction.

ICAO Operational Level 4

Pronunciation	Pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation are influenced by the first language or regional variation but only sometimes interfere with ease of understanding.
Structure	Basic grammatical structures and sentence patterns are used creatively and are usually well controlled. Errors may occur, particularly in unusual or unexpected circumstances, but rarely interfere with meaning.
Vocabulary	Vocabulary range and accuracy are usually sufficient to communicate effectively on common, concrete, and work related topics. Can often paraphrase successfully when lacking vocabulary in unusual or unexpected circumstances
Fluency	Produces stretches of language at an appropriate tempo. There may be occasional loss of fluency on transition from rehearsed or formulaic speech to spontaneous interaction, but this does not prevent effective communication. Can make limited use of discourse markers or connectors. Fillers are not distracting.
Comprehension	Comprehension is mostly accurate on common, concrete, and work-related topics when the accent or variety used is sufficiently intelligible for an international community of users. When the speaker is confronted with a linguistic or situational complication or an unexpected turn of events, comprehension may be slower or require clarification strategies.
Interaction	Responses are usually immediate, appropriate, and informative. Initiates and maintains exchanges even when dealing with an unexpected turn of events. Deals adequately with apparent misunderstandings by checking confirming, or clarifying.

Source: ICAO English Language Proficiency Standards

To conform with ICAO Language Proficiency requirements, Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers and all others who use

English in communication on international routes must be at ICAO English Language Level 4 (Operational)

or above.

Benefits of this Aviation English Course

This Aviation English course will help participants to:-

- successfully communicate in a range of aviation-related contexts

- focus on improving listening and speaking skills

- speak in different everyday situations

- learn how to keep conversations going

- improve pronunciation

- improve listening comprehension skills

- ask for and given opinions

- listen for different types of aviation-related information

- develop general and aviation-specific vocabulary

- practise reading a variety of texts

- increase your range of language structures to improve accuracy in communication

- develop reading and writing skills to improve overall language proficiency

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