Professionally Oriented English Teaching of Future Aviation Industry Professionals

Abstract

The study is devoted to Aviation English language learning by future aviation industry professionals in the context of obligatory disciplines which are of vital importance for future specialists in the aviation industry professional activity. Aviation English language learning determines the readiness and ability of future specialists in the aviation industry to conduct dialogue both in the native and in English aviation languages, first of all, in direct professional activity. The main purpose of the investigation is to figure out the effective approaches and teaching methods of professionally oriented English vocabulary for the students of aviation industry and to develop a new program strategy for the introduction of communicative methods and techniques in Aviation English teaching of future aviation industry professionals. The leading methods which were used during the investigation are online and paper questionnaire of Aviation English teaching in National Aviation University; online and paper questionnaire of students on the effectiveness of the use of communicative training excesses in the classroom; statistical processing of the data obtained, individual and collective interviews with the teachers of foreign languages, video, presentations, usage of the Moodle platform and Google classroom. The investigation has two types of result: theoretical and practical. The theoretical overview has shown that future aviation professionals’ training is guided by regulations on air navigation in accordance with the standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The practical results of the study, presented in the investigation, proved out that the most approaches of Aviation English teaching of future aviation industry professionals are the competence, communicative and contextual. The dominant method for professionally oriented Aviation English teaching are communicative training methods, which were suggested for improving English proficiency of future aviation industry professionals, has proved out its quality and effectiveness. “The professionally oriented Aviation English learning program for the aviation industry students” which was developed by the author in the process of investigation promotes further proficiency of future aviation industry professionals is significant in contributing to air transportation safety. The main conclusions of the provided investigation show that the development of English-language communicative language skills of future aviation industry professionals to the high point demands the organization of a qualitative educational environment of universities, which should help students to adapt to the English-language academic, professional and information environment.