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Aviation English Language Training - A Perspective

All international aircraft operators,their everyday roles. In a short
whether pilots or air traffic controlEnglish-language course for aircraft
officers (ATCOs), must meet minimumoperators, therefore, trainers must
English language proficiencyconsider where to place the emphasis.
requirements specified by theMany trainers focus on R/T phraseology;
International Civil Aviationhowever, whilst standard phraseology is
Organization (ICAO) which come intoan important aspect of aviation
effect on 5 March 2008. The aim of ICAOcommunications, it is merely one of
is to raise standards in 'Aviationmany. Most aviators are familiar with
English' communications globally, as astandard R/T phraseology; they use it
means of improving safety both in theevery day. Language trainers therefore
air and on the ground.need to place the emphasis on the many
Aviation communications in any languageaspects of non-standard and non-routine
are highly specialized. The termphraseology that might be used in
'Aviation English' embraces aemergency situations and that
considerably wider field of languagepotentially create difficulties for
knowledge and expertise than most nativenon-native speakers, ie those aspects of
speakers of English utilize in theirEnglish not necessarily covered in
everyday lives. Moreover, a furtheraviation manuals.
important consideration is that of theOften, language training is a
aviation environment and 2 significantrequirement more often than not driven
factors of everyday life in thatby budgetary constraints, operational
community: those of the emergencyconstraints and logistical
situation and of the non-routineconsiderations on the part of a client,
situation. Aircraft operators learn verywho invariably lacks appreciation that
precise procedures, definitions, andAviation English training takes time.
rules and regulations, and all areTrainers are frequently required to
presented in very formal, precise andtrain sponsored groups of trainees, a
unambiguous language. Introduce thescenario that works well only when the
unknown, those frequent occasions whenspecializations of the individual
something does not happen in the way ittrainees, their respective training
should, or in the way that thoseneeds and also the English-language
involved are expecting, and we canlevels of each are similar. It must be
readily identify where many of the majorstressed that the needs of pilots and
communication problems lie.ATCOs are very different: whilst the
Pilots and ATCOs are well trained tosponsored-group scenario generally works
deal with the unexpected; nevertheless,well with pilots of similar rating, in
no organization or individual can caterthe case of ATCOs training must take
for every eventuality in such aaccount of 3 very different professional
precarious operating environment. Inspecializations, each of which has its
such situations, therefore, yet anotherown particular requirements: Aerodrome
factor comes into play: that of theControl, Approach Control and Area Radar
degradation of an individual'sControl.
performance under stress and underProblems arise on those occasions when
duress. In a very difficult,either a particular sponsor elects for,
ever-changing and ever-challengingor the training provider attempts the
working environment, which is fraught'one-size-fits-all' scenario, an option
with danger and the unexpected,that is all too frequently deemed the
circumstances can change within seconds,most practical on the part of the
inducing both crises and panic in thosesponsor, for operational reasons, or the
directly concerned. At that juncture,most economic on the part of the
individual performance levels plummettraining provider in terms of
and instinct takes over. Effectivefacilitation. The outcome is all too
communication becomes paramount and mustoften unsatisfactory, with single
be instinctive. If one then considerstrainees, or small group of trainees,
the added complication of a particularbeing placed on courses where the group
individual, if not 2, one in the air andas a whole is totally mismatched - by
one on the ground, operating in a secondfar the least effective way of achieving
language, performance can degradea satisfactory result from any
further. Hence, the importance andviewpoint.
necessity of a high level ofProvided there is adequate compromise,
English-language proficiency in allunderstanding and agreement between the
concerned.client and the training provider,
English language trainers therefore facenevertheless, the sponsored-group
an enormous task in facilitating thescenario can work well, so long as all
service necessary to meet the demandsthe parties concerned ensure that each
for effective training in Aviationgroup selected for training comprises
English worldwide. The ICAO impetus,trainees of the same aviation
quite rightly, is on generalspecialization, individuals of similar
English-language comprehension, whichexperience and personnel with comparable
has to be the basis for any training.English-language proficiency skills. The
However, to meet the minimumreal key to success, however, is that
communication standards for safeprior to course commencement, the
aircraft operations internationally,training objectives and learning
trainers must also consider theoutcomes are clearly defined and that,
contextual issues. It is the enormousimportantly, they are agreed in advance
scope of English in the context ofbetween the client and the training
aviation that presents language trainersprovider. Within such a package,
with a significant challenge.professional trainees can then negotiate
Aircraft operators require an enormoustheir own learning programme and achieve
range of knowledge, terminology andprecise and specific learning outcomes
phraseology to function effectively inboth efficiently and effectively.



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