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10 Week Aviation English Revision Curriculum
Aviation English
Week Topic/s Language
focus
Goal Outcome Resources Task/activity Skill
focus
Evaluation/assessm
ent
1. Intro:
Experiences
Grammar andTense
Establish rapportwith students and
allay any
annoyance/resentm
ent they may feel
for having to retake
proficiency test.
Students will feelmore
comfortable,
motivated and
engaged.
Instructor will
gain some
understanding of
students strengths
and weaknesses
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introduction to
air
communication
And
Appendix A.
Open withdialogue about
personal
experiences.
Contextualise the
topics. (Can use
appendix 1 for
guidance.
Discuss the
difference
between
standard and
non standard
situations
Use teachers
notes intro to aircommunication
Oral /
listening
Listen to classparticipation. CF
throughout esp.
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to re-emphasis to
students WHY
they are doing the
course, more thanjust for ICAO, for
safety. Then
follow tasks
presented.
Terminology Vocab. Refresh that
students are up to
date on current
ICAO
radiotelephony
standards. Will also
introduce next
weeks topic offunctions
Students will feel
more confident
that they are
aware of current
standards. Feel
more prepared for
exam. And may
learn terms theydid not
previously know
or use.
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(glossary of
terms)
Instructor will
take turns asking
the term and its
meaning. E.g.
teacher: ATC,
student responds
Air Traffic
Controlthenswitch
copied/received
transmission
Oral
/listenin
g
Listen to class
participation. CF
throughout esp.
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Charlie
Students can
volunteerinformation and
place the phrase
in context for use.
2. Functions:
Greetings/requ
estions and
orders/
idioms/jargon/
numbers
Grammar and
vocab.
To gain awareness
of other cultures
and understand that
they may interact
with unknowngreeting and
phrases
To follow correct
ICAO procedure
for pilot ATC
communications
regarding requests
and orders
Gain correct
pronunciation ofnumerals
Students will be
able to show an
awareness of
cultural phrases
they may notknow. They will
understand thesignificance of
knowing idioms
and greeting.
Students will also
be better able to
assess the currentpronunciation of
numerals in terms
of ICAOstandards.
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Say again
Please- teachers
notes
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Say again
pleaseworksheet
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ways to say
Worksheet, play
bingo, practice
greetings from
foreign
cultures listen
to some on
YouTube (best
for poor quality)
dialogues of
requests and
orders. The
students will
know the types of
requests/orders
theyve heard.
Perhaps get them
to talk aboutanecdotal
miscommunicatio
ns theyve had.
Oral
/listenin
g/proble
m
solving
Listen to class
participation. CF
throughout esp.
PRONUNCIATIO
N
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hello
Appendix B.
Time idioms,numerals and
cardinals.
Watch
3. Miscommunic
ations and
synonyms andantonyms
Vocab and
grammar
Leading on from
previous week
about say againplease...
To reaffirm the
students
understanding of
the significance of
miscommunication
s in aviation
English
To practice
synonyms and
antonyms in the
event that a pilot or
ATC does use non-
standard airspeak.
Students will
have a more
contextualisedunderstanding
and appreciation
for
communication
standards
Students will
have some
knowledge ofnon-standard
communication
in preparation
that they will
encounter it.
Appendix C.
YouTube clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?
feature=player_
embedded&v=x
u3zNFNbRxI
Worksheet, pick
the synonym/
antonym
Watch YouTube
clip. Using the
actual recording
of the incident get
the class into
pairs to analysis
what went wrong
and why.
Oral
/listenin
g andreading/
problem
solving
3.
cont.
Incidents and
potential
problems
Vocab and
grammar.
PRONUCIAT
Having done minor
miscommunication
problems earlier,
Students will
have a heightened
appreciation of
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Students are to
read transcripts of
incidents and
Oral/
listening
/
Listen to class
participation. CF
throughout esp.
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(this topic is
likely to run
over time)
ION and requests and
orders last week
students will now
go over the moreserious
consequences of
miscommunication
the need for clear
concise
communication
which followsstandard airspeak.
Motivational and
awareness raising
m particularly
http://www.pla
necrashinfo.co
m/cvr770327.htm
and Episode of
Air Crash
Investigators
Special: "Crash
of the Century"
KLM/Pan Am
determine
whether of not
communication
was a cause.
Using the
transcript of
KLM/Pan AM
will watch a
video of and
discuss how the
incident couldhave been
avoided and the
ROLE OFcommunication
had in the
incident.
problem
-solving
PRONUNCIATIO
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4. Incidents and
potential
problemscontinue.
Vocab and
grammar.
PRONUCIATION
Students to engage
in simulations of
incidents topractice suitable
communications
for real-life non-
standard situations.
Students will gain
confidence/reaffir
m their skills inhandling these
situations
communicatively.
Using past
situations from
the website/frompersonal
experiences the
students as
groups of
pilots/co-
pilots/ATC will
role-play real
scenarios.
Oral/
listening
/problem
-solving
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Illness and
Pilot fatigue
Vocab and
grammar.
PRONUCIAT
ION
To raise awareness
in students of
onboard problems
which need to be
communicative
relayed.
Students will gain
confidence/reaffir
m their skills in
handling these
situations
communicatively.
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Pilot Fatigue
worksheet
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Pilot fatigue
teachers notes
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Worksheet Oral/
listening
/
reading
CF
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Documents on
board
grammar Students will
utilize their reading
abilities for
communicativepurposes regarding
aviation documents
Students will
have a sound
understanding of
the value ofreading skills in
addition to oral
and listening
competency.
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Flight training
and technical
data
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PassengerManifest
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Students will
enact document
check for
emergencysituations, they
will write
summaries of the
worth of the
documents and
the need to
maintain
knowledge of the
documents
Reading
s/proble
m
solving
In class assessment
5. Flight plan Technicalvocab.
grammar
Design own flightplan
Communicatively
discuss design,
navigational issues,
including geo andweather.
Gain a greaterunderstanding of
the whole
aviation process
and how difficult
communication
can be if one ofthe parties is an
Appendix D.
http://aviationw
eather.gov/adds
/tafs
Students willindividually
create a flight
plan then form
pairs, pilot and
ATC to have a
conversationabout a problem
Problem-
solving/
oral/
listening
In class assessment
Navigations
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ineffective
communicator.
Motivate students
to be the bestcommunicators
they can be and
to follow
standard airspeak,
unless in a non-
standard
situation. If in
this situation aim
to be clear and
concise.
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Approach Chart
http://www.bom.gov.au/aviati
on/
http://www.avia
tionweather.gov
/adds/
(weatherreports)
Appendix E.
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Teachers notes
arising, using
weather charts
and navigation
analysis from theplan. Both take
turn at roles,
using worksheet.
As a class also
discuss informal
weather terms
one might havecome across. E.g.
choppy
Geography and
Weather
Airport Info.
(Runways)chances are
will run over
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6. Airport Info
(runways)
Technical
vocab.
grammar
To revise technical
vocab and establish
correct
pronunciation.
To feel confident
of correct
aviation
terminologyneeded for ICAO
standards.
Appendix F.
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Cock Pit
Worksheet, group
discussions over
experiences with
mispronunciation
Oral/
listening
In class CF.
Plane Parts
7. PHASES OF
FLIGHT
INTRO
Pre-Flight
Vocab and
grammar.
Pronunciation
For the phases of
flight the goal is for
students to reflect
over their ownpractice in relation
to the informationgive. Do they do
this? Do they say it
like that?
Reflection is the
objective as it is
the primary tool
for revision.
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Pre flight
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Worksheets
vocab. Have the
class as a group
discuss issueswith
communication atthese stages of
the flight phrase.
The students
should primarily
engage indiscussion and
raise questions.
Group
collaboration
Reading
/ oral/
problem
solving/team
work
In class CF.
Ground
Movements
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8. Departure,
Climbing, and
cruising
Vocab and
grammar.
Pronunciation
For the phases of
flight the goal is for
students to reflect
over their ownpractice in relation
to the information
give. Do they do
this? Do they say it
like that?
Reflection is the
objective as it is
the primary tool
for revision.
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Worksheets
vocab. Have the
class as a group
discuss issueswith
communication at
these stages of
the flight phrase.
The students
should primarily
engage indiscussion and
raise questions.
Groupcollaboration
Reading
/ oral/
problem
solving/team
work
In class CF.
En route
Events
9. Contact and
approach
Vocab and
grammar.
Pronunciation
For the phases of
flight the goal is for
students to reflect
over their own
practice in relationto the information
give. Do they do
this? Do they say it
like that?
Reflection is the
objective as it is
the primary tool
for revision.
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Franks\Desktop\MY D
Worksheets
vocab. Have the
class as a group
discuss issues
withcommunication at
these stages of
the flight phrase.
The students
should primarily
engage in
discussion and
Reading
/ oral/
problem
solving/
teamwork
In class CF.
Landing
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raise questions.
Group
collaboration
10. On the Ground Vocab andgrammar.
Pronunciation
For the phases offlight the goal is for
students to reflect
over their own
practice in relation
to the information
give. Do they do
this? Do they say it
like that?
Promote questions
for clarification.Promote listening
and speaking skills
Reflection is theobjective as it is
the primary tool
for revision
To practice with
actual sources.
Radiotelecommu
nicationstransmissions are
often weak anddifficult to hear
so more practice
the better.
Students should
feel confident
that they areready to re-sit
their proficiency
exam.
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http://www.you
tube.com/watch
?
v=i7l50n6JRO0
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?
v=2b4_tsTF4B
w
http://www.live
atc.net/
Worksheetsvocab. Have the
class as a group
discuss issues
with
communication at
these stages of
the flight phrase.
The students
should primarily
engage indiscussion and
raise questions.
Group
collaboration
Reading/ oral/
problem
solving/
team
work
In class CF.
PRACTICE
listening to
actualtransmissions.
Recap and
questions for
re-test
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Extra Humanitarian
aviation
Vocab and
grammar.
Pronunciation
If there is spare
time, the students
can use this case
study to furtherpractice their
English skills in an
aviation setting
without technical
focus.good for
general English
practice needed in
non-standard
situations
Provide extra
practice if spare
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Humanitarianworksheet
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Humanitarian
teachers notes
worksheet Reading
/ oral/
problem
solving/team
work
In class CF.
extra Businessaviation
Vocab andgrammar.
Pronunciation
If there is sparetime, the students
can use this case
study to further
practice their
English skills in an
aviation setting
without technical
focus.good for
general English
practice needed in
non-standardsituations
Provide extrapractice if spare
time.C:\Users\Sarah
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business
aviation
teachers notes
+ worksheet
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worksheet Reading/ oral/
problem
solving/
team
work
In class CF.
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Appendix A.
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a resource from "Teaching Aviation Booklet"
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Appendix B.
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Appendix C
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Appendix D
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Appendix E
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Appendix F.