Course detail
English in Aviation II
FSI-DLAAcad. year: 2025/2026
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
Entry knowledge
Communication in common English about customary everyday situations.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Conditions for obtaining the course credit: Active participation in the course. Written test.
The exam is oral - interview with the examiner within the presented grammar and terminology.
When a student does not fulfil the conditions for obtaining the course-unit credit, the teacher may (in justifiable cases) state compensatory conditions.
Aims
Gaining knowledge about main parts of aircraft, its engine, instrument equipment, navigation and flight instruments, manoeuvres, meteorology, aerodromes, and air traffic control. Making familiar with different language structures, used only in aviation.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Philip Shawcross: Flightpath Aviation English for Pilots and ATCOs, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 987-0-521-17871-6 (EN)
Sue Ellis and Terence Gerighty, English for Aviation for Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers, OXFORD University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-457943-8 (EN)
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. U7 - FIRE (On-board fire, Language development)
3. U8 - Meteorology (Microburst, Airport disruption)
4. U8 - Meteorology (Stormy approach, Language development)
5. U9 - Landings (Touchdown, Landing gear and braking)
6. U9 - Landings (Undercarriage, Language development)
7. U10 - FUEL (Aviation and global warming, Gimli glider)
8. U10 - FUEL (Fuel icing, Language development)
9. U11 - PRESSURE (Blast, Types of damage)
10. U11 - PRESSURE (Emergency descent, Expressing consequences)
11. U12 - SECURITY (Air rage, Suspicious passengers)
12. U12 - SECURITY (Unlawful interference, Reporting)
13. Credit test