Course detail

English in Aviation I

FSI-CLAAcad. year: 2025/2026

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.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Petr Klouda

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Entry knowledge

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

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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.

Aims

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.
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.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Sue Ellis and Terence Gerighty, English for Aviation for Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers, OXFORD University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-457943-8 (EN)
Henry Emery, Andy Roberts: Aviation English for ICAO compliance, Macmillan, 2008, ISBN 978-0-230-02755-8 (EN)
Philip Shawcross: Flightpath Aviation English for Pilots and ATCOs, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 987-0-521-17871-6 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-PRP-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Petr Klouda

Syllabus

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. credit test

Language exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Petr Klouda

Syllabus

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