Aviation English is neither English nor American

“Roger and out”, may sound twee in some ancient Hollywood film thriller but to a Japanese, or maybe Russian, trying to find his way around the airwaves as he struggles to learn how to fly and use the English language, it is utterly confusing.

The Oxford Air Academy (OAA) is running two one-day seminars on the subject of aviation English training and testing.  The class will include talks given by representatives of airlines and air traffic control, and the authors of the world’s best selling aviation English training materials, on key issues in language training and testing for the aviation industry of today.

From programme design and management, materials, and the regulatory environment, these information-exchange seminars will cover language training and testing for pilots, maintenance engineers, cabin crew and air traffic controllers, and are designed for managers tasked with language proficiency issues within airlines, navigation services providers and MROs (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul).  They may also be equally useful for ground staff, language teachers and representatives of civil aviation authorities.

The events are sponsored by Macmillan Education and Oxford University Press. www.oaa.com

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