Course detail

English in Aviation

FSI-OA0 Acad. year: 2023/2024 Summer semester

English in Aviation makes the students acquainted with the basic data about an aircraft, its structure and instrument equipment. The students also gain the basic terminology in air traffic, meteorology, aerodromes, and air transport.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Supervisor

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of grammatical structures typical for technical language (passive voice, gerund, clauses...), terminology of aerodynamics, lift and drag, main parts of the aircraft.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Conditions for obtaining the course-unit credit:
Active participation in the class. Credit test.
If a student does not fulfil the conditions for obtaining the course-unit credit, the teacher may (in justifiable cases) state compensatory conditions.

Aims

The aim is to make the students familiar with the elementary terminology of air traffic, air traffic control and aircraft in such an extent that enables them to apply their knowledge in practice. To improve their communication ability in common language is another task of the course.
Knowledge about the structure and main parts of the aircraft, about engine, instrument equipment, navigation and flight instruments, meteorology and weather, and aerodromes. Acquaintance with different language structures used only in aviation.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-LKT-P: Aerospace Technology , Master's
specialization STL: Aircraft Design, elective

Programme N-LKT-P: Aerospace Technology , Master's
specialization TLT: Airtransport and Airport Technology, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Revision of U1-U4, conversation
2. U5 – An Aircraft Engine
3. U6 – Airplane Equipment
4. U7 – Aircraft Instruments and Accessories
5. U8 – Flight Instruments
Aviation: Lost – Section l
6. U9 – Navigation Instruments
Aviation: Lost – Section 2
7. U10 – Airplane Structure
Aviation: Lost – Section 3
8. U11 – Elementary Flight Manoeuvres
Aviation: Lost – Section 4
9. U12 – Meteorology
10. U13 – Aerodromes
11. Revision of U1-U13
12. Video: Fear of Flying
13. Course Unit Credits