Course detail
English in Aviation
FSI-DLAAcad. year: 2010/2011
English in Aviation makes the students acquainted with the terms of meteorology, aircraft and their equipment, aerodromes, air traffic. Practising 4 main language skills in common English, based on the gained knowledge of grammar and vocabulary,is also an integral part of the course.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Prerequisites
Communication in common English about customary everyday situations.
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Active participation in the course. To reach min. 18 points (from 30 possible) in a written test.
The exam is written (80%)and oral (20%).
1. written part - maximum 80 points. When a student reaches less than 40 points, he fails.
2. oral part - only successful passing of the written part enables the student to sit for
the oral part of the exam
- interview with the examiner within the presented grammar and terminology.
Course curriculum
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
the teacher may (in justifiable cases)state compensatory conditions.
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Flight Instruments
3. Navigation Instruments
4. Power Plant Instruments
5. Service Inspection
6. Starting Procedure
7. Elementary Flight Manoeuvres
8. The Cockpit Control
9. Air Traffic Control
10. Meteorology
11. Weather Conditions
12. Aerodromes
13. Fear of Flying
Language exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. U11 - Flight Instruments
3. U12 - Navigation Instruments
4. U13 - Power Plant Instruments,Aviation: Lost - Section 1
5. U14 - Service Inspection
6. U15 - Starting Procedure, Aviation: Lost - Section 2
7. U16 - Elementary Flight Manoeuvres
8. U17 - The Cockpit Control, Aviation: Lost - Section 3
9. U18 - Air Traffic Control
10. U19 - Meteorology
11. U20 - Aerodromes, Aviation: Lost - Section 4
12. Revision of U11-U20
13. Written test, course-unit credit