English Aerial Phraseology (FSI-ELN)

Academic year 2023/2024
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Jaroslav Juračka, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: LÚ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The goal is to improve English in the area of aerial phraseology. Students will gain vocabulary that is necessary for the communication aircraft – land station. They acquire practical habits for using standard phraseology and the ability to understand broadcast with noises.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Gaining knowledge of English aerial phraseology at the level, which is sufficient for starting VFR flights with English communication. Obtaining the ability to pass the English exam for VFR pilots at CAA.
Prerequisites:
The basic knowledge of English language – word order, negatives, There is/are, present simple tense, present continuous tense, future simple tense, past simple tense, passive voice, the adequate vocabulary.
Course contents:
The basic course necessary to pass for pilot English language practise for VFR flights. Used English flight idioms are examined, e.g. shortcuts, meteorology, regulations, aircraft, navigation, airport, flight procedure, principles of radio communication, AFIS, transponder, emergency and urgent messages.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Conditions to obtain the course-unit credit: participation in the course (80% at the minimum), 50% success of two tests (always after the third of explained subject-matter). The exam is of written form-50 questions. Evaluation: correct answer = +2%, wrong answer = 0%, the final mark is set by grand total, in accordance with FME BUT rules.
Controlled participation in lessons:
If a student does not fulfil the conditions for obtaining the course-unit credit, the teacher may (in justifiable cases) state compensatory conditions.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
    Computer-assisted exercise  13 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

1. Abbreviations
2. Meteorology
3. Regulations
4. Aircraft
5. Navigation
6. Flight procedure
7. Radiophony basis
8. AFIS
9. FIS
10. Virtual flight control VFR
11. Emergency and urgent messages + transponder
12. Airport
13. Supplement for helicopter pilots
    Computer-assisted exercise 1.-13. Explained subject-matter is practiced with the communication form aircraft-control tower during the virtual flight control VFR.
Literature - fundamental:
3. Předpis L-Frazeologie
4. Horák, V. : Angličtina pro piloty VFR, Bez-air, Praha, 2009
Literature - recommended:
5. Ellis,S.-Gerighty, T.: English for Aviation (for pilots and air traffic controllers), Oxford University Press, 2009
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 -- GCr 3 Compulsory 1 3 S