Abstract
This study is aimed to verify experimentally the efficiency of the flipped classroom approach using in the process of online teaching Aviation English at National Aviation University. It was conducted from September till December 2020. The research included two groups of students of the second year of study speciality: 272 ‘Aviation Transport'. The experiment employed mixed-method research in convergent design. In the context of the experiment testing to determine students' level of professional language communicative competence in English were conducted in September and December 2020 at the beginning and the end of the first term of the academic year 2020-2021. Testing revealed that students from the experimental group have better results in professional language competence development. A survey was conducted in the experimental group aimed to reveal students' impression from the flipped classroom approach using in distant learning. According to the results of the experiment, it was stated that students have mainly positive attitude to the experiment Advantages and disadvantages of the approach are identified. The conclusion was made that in the context of distance learning, the flipped lessons approach is acceptable for mastering the Aviation English course.
Highlights
1.1 The problem statementSince early spring of 2019, the epidemiological situation in our country as well as in the whole world made traditional forms of education impossible
New language proficiency requirements implemented by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, 2004) were followed by several theoretical and practical measures to improve the Aviation English teaching process [2, 3]
The percentage of students in the experimental group with C and D marks, which indicated an insufficient level of professional language competence development, decreased sufficiently C from 14,3% to 4,8% with a difference of – 9,5%, and D from 9,5% to 0%
Summary
1.1 The problem statementSince early spring of 2019, the epidemiological situation in our country as well as in the whole world made traditional forms of education impossible. New language proficiency requirements implemented by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, 2004) were followed by several theoretical and practical measures to improve the Aviation English teaching process [2, 3]. To prepare students for foreign language communication in their future professional field, the modern educational process at the university should take into account both, the trends in the development of science and technology and the requirements of society for the quality of educational services. It is widely known, that foreign language acquisition requires time, practice and patience. For the last decades, learning strategies as a way to make language learning
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