English for Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers

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This course is designed for professional pilots and air traffic controllers who need to meet the ICAO language proficiency requirements.

The programme provides an ideal combination of general and specialised English tuition. This ensures
that the trainees have the opportunity to improve their general English language skills, which is
essential to support the development of the specialised aviation English required for ICAO language
proficiency requirements.

General English:
The general English tuition adopts an integrated skills approach. The course concentrates on
structure and usage, oral communication, vocabulary development and listening and reading
comprehension. This provides the trainee with an opportunity to communicate and interact with
other learners in a multi-lingual environment, as well as develop their language skills in preparation
for the specialised component.

Specialised Aviation English:
The specialised aviation English component focuses on developing the trainee’s communicative
competence, with particular reference to the six ICAO language proficiency descriptors -
pronunciation, structure, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension and interaction. Course participants
will develop their listening skills with authentic recordings and practise using the functional
language and vocabulary required in both standard and non-standard aviation situations.
The course is aimed at ICAO levels 4 and 5, and is focussed on improving the communication skills
needed to achieve operational level and above.