Teaching Methodology Course for Teachers of Aviation English

In line with ICAO language proficiency requirements for Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers to achieve level 4 or above, Anglo-Continental has designed courses to assist those concerned in the attainment of this essential qualification.

Our Teaching Methodology Course for Teachers of Aviation English provides vital training for English language teachers in three essential areas: the latest Language Teaching Methodology, teaching Aviation English in the context of the ICAO standards, and the personal language development which results from working with expert teacher trainers.

The objective of the training is to develop the course participants’ knowledge of Aviation English and English Language teaching skills within an aviation context, including a practical review of current methodology and classroom practice. Although an aviation background is an advantage, the course was developed to enable English language teachers who have little or no prior knowledge of aviation to teach Aviation English to pilots and air traffic controllers. As all lessons, including the General Teaching Methodology lessons, have an aviation context, every part of the course contributes towards expanding the trainees' Aviation English knowledge.

Course Details
Course Type	Teaching Methodology Course for Teachers of Aviation English
Course Number	TAE-30
Entry Level	High Intermediate
Lessons per week (45 minutes)	30 10 lessons of General English Teaching Methodology plus 10 lessons of Aviation English Teaching Methodology plus 10 lessons of Aviation English
Guided Private Study - Optional sessions per week	5
Class Size	Maximum 12
Minimum Age	21
Course Duration (weeks)	2
Course Fees 2012	£-Sterling
2 weeks	700

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Course Planning:
There will be an initial group needs analysis at the beginning of each course. Sessions will be planned accordingly, also taking into account participants’ methodological awareness and aviation background.

 

 

10 lessons per week: General English language teaching methodology.
The following areas will normally be covered:

	Implementing a lexical approach to lesson planning
	Task design
	Phonology - issues of international comprehensibility. Discrimination and production
	Listening skills - for gist, specific information and inference
	Teaching strategies for checking understanding
	Teaching conversation strategies
	Checking meaning - time, tense and lexis

10 lessons per week: Aviation English teaching methodology.
The following areas will normally be covered:

	Teaching to the ICAO descriptors
	Assessing a trainee’s level regarding the ICAO descriptors
	Plain English for pilots and ATCO’s
	Sourcing, creating and exploiting appropriate teaching materials
	Using aviation video/DVD materials for comprehension and language skills development
	Making lessons relevant to our trainees’ needs
	Testing progress and achievement
	Teaching functional language, appropriate to ICAO doc 9835

10 lessons per week: Aviation English, adapted to meet teachers’ specific requirements, covering areas such as:

	Aircraft structures and systems
	Aviation and airport organisation
	Flight operations and flight safety
	ATC organisation and control of airspace
	En-route, aerodrome and approach control
	ICAO R/T phraseology and procedures
	Standard and non-standard phraseology
	Incidents and accidents

Additional Study:
Trainees have the option of guided private study sessions. Tasks set may include pre-session preparation, follow-up work and research assignments. We also recommend that some time should be devoted to additional study in the Multi-Media Learning Centre. An extensive selection of computer programs, audio, video/DVD and reference material is available for private use.