English in Aviation I (FSI-CLA)

Academic year 2023/2024
Supervisor: Mgr. Petr Klouda  
Supervising institute: ÚJ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: English
Aims of the course unit:
The aim is to make the students familiar with the basic terminology of air traffic, air traffic control and aircraft to such an extent that enables them to apply their knowledge in practice. Another task is to enrich their knowledge and improve their ability of communication in common English.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Knowledge about parts of aircraft, engine, equipment, navigation and flight instruments, flight manoeuvres, meteorology, aerodromes, and air traffic control. Acquaintance with different language structures used only in aviation.
Prerequisites:

Knowledge of grammar and vocabulary of common English, level intermediate (B1)

Links to other subjects:
compulsory prerequisite: Evening up Credits for 1kg [ KG]
compulsory prerequisite: General English Exam [GEN3]
Course contents:
English in Aviation makes the students acquainted with the terms of aerodynamics, main parts of aircraft and their functions. The other task is to practise 4 main language skills in common English, based on the gained knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
Teaching methods and criteria:
Language instruction as an extension of basic professional curriculum.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:

Requirements for obtaining the course-unit credit:
Active participation in the course. Written credit test.

 

If a student does not fulfil the requirements for obtaining the course-unit credit, the teacher may (in justifiable cases) state some compensatory tasks.
Controlled participation in lessons:

If a student does not fulfil the requirements for obtaining the course-unit credit, the teacher may (in justifiable cases) state some compensatory tasks.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
    Language exercise  13 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

1. Introduction - airplane parts, division of aircraft, ICAO alphabet
2. Runway Incursion - avoiding miscommunication, Airport layout
3. Navigation, co-ordinates
4. Confirming and disconfirming
5. Technology - Datalink, expressing purpose
6. Flight control systems, instruments (the basic six)
7. Security measures, expressing necessity
8. Bird strike, saying intentions
9. Ultralight - explaining how something works
10. Air race, aerobatics, units of measurement
11. Hydraulic loss - expressing difficulty and offering help
12. Medical emergencies - expressing cause and effect
13. test
    Language exercise 1. U1 - Runway incursion (Avoiding miscomunication, Airport layout)
2. U1 - Runway incursion (Ground operations, Language development)
3. U2 - LOST (Across the Pacific, Finding flight N45AC)
4. U2 - LOST (Topographical features, Language development)
5. U3 - Technology (Datalink, Flight control systems)
6. U3 - Technology (Instrument panel, Language development)
7. U4 - Animals (Wildlife on the ground, Cargo)
8. U4 - Bird strike, Saying intentions)
9. U5 - Gravity (Manoeuvering an aircraft, Units of measurement)
10. U5 - Gravity (Hydraulic loss, Language development)
11. U6 - Health (Medical emergencies, making suggestions)
12. U6 - Health (Giving and asking for updates, Language development)
13. Written test, course unit credit
Literature - fundamental:
1. Henry Emery, Andy Roberts: Aviation English for ICAO compliance, Macmillan, 2008, ISBN 978-0-230-02755-8
2. Sue Ellis and Terence Gerighty, English for Aviation for Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers, OXFORD University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-457943-8
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B-PRP-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 3 Compulsory 1 2 W