Module Objectives
Given practice exercises and activities, you will:
• Use vocabulary and phrases used in air traffic and industry communications.
• Handle interactions on aviation topics and scenarios.
• Speak confidently to build comprehension and fluency for effective radiotelephony.
• Target Operational Level 4 proficiency in compliance with ICAO Language Proficiency Scale in ICAO Doc. 9835.
• Participate in diagnostic testing to establish your Personal Learning Targets.
Relevance
From ICAO language proficiency rating scale, Operational Level 4:
Pronunciation:
Pronunciation and stress influenced by the first language.
Structure:
Basic grammatical structures and sentence patterns used creatively and are usually well controlled.
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary range and accuracy sufficient to communicate effectively on common, concrete, and work related topics.
Fluency:
Produce stretches of language at an appropriate tempo.
Comprehension:
Comprehension mostly accurate on common, concrete, and work related topics
Interactions:
Responses immediate, appropriate, and informative. Initiate and maintain exchanges. Deal with apparent misunderstandings by checking, confirming, or clarifying.