Aviation English Specialists

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Training for Aviation Language Proficiency

Trainer Workshop Mataro, Spain

6-8 May 2011

The flightenglish forum plans to hold the 5th international teachers' workshop in Mataro Spain 6-8 May 2011. The working title of this forum is TALP (Training for Aviation Language Proficiency). This follows the very successful WAME workshop organised by the forum at Rome Fumicino Airport in February 2010.
The workshop will focus on classroom training techniques, original materials production and the application of corpus research on communications to English language training within the broader spectrum of Aviation. It is hoped that, as in previous years, there will be no charge for attendance. The workshop will run from Friday 6 May to Sunday 8 May.

You are invited to submit your abstracts for an activity for possible inclusion in the workshop. Please note that neither commercial presentations nor product linked promotions will be accepted. As slots are limited, you are urged to contact the organisers well in advance. To reserve your place please download this application form and return it to the address below. (Note: for anti-spam purposes this e-mail address is not clickable.)

Please note that the flightenglish forum is a voluntary, nonprofit, common-interest group composed of aviation English teachers and researchers. Flightspeak fully supports the efforts of this group.

For more information on how to be part of the the flightenglish internet forum see below.

 An Introduction to Flightspeak

To learn more about the organisation click the left hand panel

Technical English Training

Specialist training courses in Aviation English

Aviation English
Materials

Specialist teaching manuals for the English for Aviation teacher

Coming very soon:

Foundation Aviation English
New ab-initio to level 4 classroom course

Foundation Aviation English: an intensive course for ab-initio or pre-sessional students. Focussed on basic aviation concepts and essential language for study and work. This course promotes interactive group based oral activities, listening and speaking skills and self expression. It is content based, progressive in language challenges and theme based. It is good baseline course for those interested in ICAO Level 4 proficiency.

Teacher Training

Train to be a teacher of Aviation English (see new courses available in 2009) Click side panel to view.

New ICAO English language standards

The final deadline for compliance with ICAO language proficiency requirements in March 5 2011. Most pilots and controllers below level 6 will need a programme of upkeep to help them maintain level 4 until next tested. In addition, ICAO intends to carry out spot checks on proficiency levels via the safety audit program. Do you have a language maintenance programme in place?

Training and Testing for Proficiency

Training courses for ICAO English Language Proficiency and test preparation. On-demand training courses.

Flightspeak's Recent Activities

Some of Flightspeak's recent activities. Faces and places.

The Flightenglish Forum Listserv

The flightenglish forum listserv provides lively internet discussion on Aviation Technical English topics. It is a way for people in different parts of the world to come together and discuss issues or ask for advice. Membership is by invitation only. Click the panel on the left for more details.

 Aviation Links

Interesting web pages to look at if you have an interest in English language or aviation or both (kindly report broken links)

Free Training Materials

Some classroom materials to help you and your students with aviation English.

The flightenglish forum
The flightenglish forum is an entirely voluntary grouping of teachers of English language in the aviation sector. The forum is an internet list serv for the exchange of ideas and views covering the whole gamut of Aviation English activities from research to training to testing. The flightenglish forum is not affiliated to any commercial entity or aviation lobby group. Two years ago it was decided to hold informal workshops where teachers could meet to discuss matters relevent to their classroom tasks and demonstrate to others materials and techniques which had help them and their students in the training role.

The flightenglish forum has no direct connection with Flightspeak Ltd apart from the fact that Flightspeak Ltd via this website promotes the forum and its activities and aims on a voluntary basis.

The first Flightenglish Forum Seminar and Aviation English workshop
held 7-9 November 2008
Sabadell, near Barcelona, Spain

The first flightenglish forum workshop which took place between 7th and 9th November 2008 was hosted by TopFly Aviation College at Sabadell Airport near Barcelona, Spain. The workshop was aimed at practising teachers of aviation English and explored methods and materials adapted to the task of improving listening and speaking skills.

The second Flightenglish Forum teachers' workshop took place in Tallin Estonia from 24 to 26 April and was attended by teachers from Belgium, Estonia, Russia, The Czech Republic, Romania, the UK and Spain. The forum was hosted by the Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS).

Themes  included the teaching of pronunciation using the verbo-tonal method, the development of a two skills curriculum, the use of computers to fashion audio materials and the benefits of using a CRM approach in the Aviation English Classroom.

The third Flightenglish Forum workshop took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil in May 2009. The forum was hosted by the BHS School, Sao Paulo whose director Liz Rossi is 4th from left.

Themes of the workshop included the creation of original specific English Language training materials for aviation disciplines and an examination of particular English language features encountered in aviation manuals and oral communications modes

 Flightspeak Limited
www. flightspeak.co.uk

contact address:
Carme 79, Mataro, 08302, Barcelona, Spain
+34 93 798 69 40

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