A training course for aviation English instructors, materials writers and syllabus designers.

Open enrolment courses online

We run scheduled open enrolment courses for corporate and individual participants. We are currently refreshing and optimising our courses for online delivery in 2021. We will publish more information soon.

Course components

Pre-course tasks

Before the courses begin, each participant is required to:

  • Research and prepare a presentation on an aviation incident in which language was found to be a contributory factor

  • Complete a comprehensive language awareness task

  • Consider the use of a range of reading, listening and graphical texts for language teaching

Instructor-led training

Training begins with a series of theoretical workshops designed to introduce the foundation knowledge required to teach English for aviation purposes. The workshops:

  • Review learner need and the regulation of language proficiency in the aviation industry including Language Proficiency Requirements for licensed professionals (pilots, air traffic controllers and aircraft maintenance personnel) and the language needs of students

  • Examine a range of topics and authentic sources of reading and listening texts and job-specific speaking and writing activities

  • Introduce the principles of selecting and editing texts to both motivate learners and present contextualised ‘language points’ for language learning and practice

  • Explore the teaching of the four skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking – according to learner need

  • Analyse key language teaching content including:

    • Structure and aeronautical lexis

    • Language functions

    • Communication strategies

    • Pronunciation

  • Review the communicative approach to language teaching and the associated core teaching principles and techniques

Training then moves on to practical workshops in which participants design and develop their own aviation English teaching materials and deliver lessons under peer and instructor observation. The workshops guide trainees through:

  • Identifying learning aims and objectives

  • Planning lessons specific to learner needs

  • Designing and developing aviation English teaching materials and activities

  • Delivering micro lessons and receiving feedback from the instructor and their peers

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Tailored courses at your preferred location 

We provide tailored instructor training, aviation familiarisation and rater and test developer training courses of varying duration to airlines, ANSPs, regulators, ATOs, universities and language training organisations. We would be happy to provide an in-depth consultation to analyse your needs before presenting a tailored solution.

Contact henry@latitude-aes.aero to find out more.