General Information About the Course

 The aim of the course

This is an Aviation English course for engineers.

The aim of the course is to develop and improve both the receptive and productive language skills (B2 level) of engineers working in the field of aviation, with a specific focus on vocabulary and oral communication between specialists working in the international community and using English as a second language. 

Course Description

This course consists of 8 modules, each of which includes different tasks. Each module will take two weeks, except for the first one. In each module, there will be tasks to practice listening, reading and vocabulary. The aim of the course is to develop communication skills between specialists, therefore grammar will not have a specific focus.

Course Requirements

To succeed on the course, you will need to follow the syllabus and be prepared to discuss the readings in-depth when you come to class, to learn new vocabulary, to complete given assignments, and to be prepared to work with different online applications.
During the term you will be required:

• to take part in weekly classes;
• to prepare visual glossaries;
• to create infographics;
• to complete and present the final project

Evaluation

Participation in the course will be evaluated by the following score-rating system.
The final evaluation consists of an assessment of a visual glossary (max 5) and the final project (max 15), (students will be permitted to select which visual glossary to present for evaluation). 

Course Syllabus

Module 1. Introduction to Aircraft Engineering                                             week 1

Module 2. Aerodynamics. Forces acting on the plane in flight                      week2

Module 3. Airframe and engine                                                                        week 4

Module 4. Aircraft systems                                                                                week 6

Module 5. Flight instruments                                                                            week 8

Module 6. Aviation meteorology                                                                      week 10

Module 7. Weather information                                                                       week 12

Module 8. Air navigation                                                                                  week 14

Final projects (presentation)                                                                             week 16

Contact Information

Teacher: Khvan Maria Vladimirovna, teacher of the Department of Linguistics and Information Technologies, Faculty of foreign languages and Area Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University) 

e-mail: mkhvan1@gmail.com