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The case for aviation English — Safety and efficiency

As has been shown, there is a role for “general” English teaching and learning. However, a strong case for aviation-focussed English language teaching and learning at all skill levels presents itself, based on the safety-related objectives and learner motivation. As increased air safety is the motivating factor beneath any initiative, including the establishment of provisions for language proficiency in civil aviation, it is important that language training programmes address appropriate needs within the domain of aviation operational communications. Aviation English specialists, individuals with the requisite applied linguistic background as described above, as well as an earnest familiarity with or experience in the requirements of aviation communications, can best and most efficiently achieve an organization's safety-related language proficiency objectives.

1. What does ESP stand for?

2. What are ESP main objectives?

3. What does English for aviation learning and teaching focus on?

4. What is the relationship of aviation English and phraseologies to “general” English?

5. How can we define aviation English?

6. What can aviation English also include?

7. What RTFE stand for?

8. What is radiotelephony English?

9. What is “plain language”?

10. ICAO phraseology. What is it?

11. Why do flight crews and ATC controllers need to acquire phraseologies?

12. Why shouldn’t English training be limited to phraseologies?

13. What is language proficiency?

14. Why is memorization of ICAO phraseologies an unsafe practice?

15. Why may “general” English programmes and courses be an appropriate preface to learning aviation English?

16. What can be economically available to support general English learning?

17. Can safety and efficiency be connected with English?

18. Why is it necessary to know English for an aviation specialist?

1. The necessity to conduct the control of air traffic.

2. Flight information service. How do you understand it?

3. Large oceanic areas. What do you know about them?

4. Objectives of air traffic services.

5. Aviation international documents.

6. Advanced technologies are used in many countries of the world. Comment on it.

7. Biggest airports in Ukraine.

8. Aviation safety and efficiency. How do you understand it?

9. Controller’s actions during coordination.

10. What is the role of phraseologies?

11. Emergency situation. How shall a controller act?

12. Nowadays it is especially important to know foreign languages. Are you for it?

13. Simulator training program meets ICAO standards and recommended practices.

14. Language deficiencies and misunderstanding between a pilot and a controller is a major cause of accidents. Why?

15. No English no good job. Do you agree?

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