Course Name | Aviation English for Ground Services I |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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ING 230 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | Short Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The course aims to develop the necessary communication abilities for ground services to carry out the duties at airport operational systems. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course focuses on vocabulary and useful language and structures related to setting the scene, basics of radio communication, introduction to non-routine situations, pre-flight checks, delays and problems, local conditions, airport markings and airside vehicles, taxiing and holding, and weather problems, take-off, encountering traffic, and warning about hazards. |
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to the Course and Course Requirements - Tense Review (Simple Present Tense, Present Continious Tense) | Handouts |
2 | Tense Review (Simple Past Tense) Language Development (Present Perfect Tense) | Handouts |
3 | Language Development (There is /are / was / were) - Language Development (Talking about Imaginary Situations – Would) Language Development (Talking about Possibility- May, Might) | Handouts |
4 | Introduction to Air Communications - Language Development (Would Like) | Power Point Presentation - Handouts |
5 | Introduction to Air Communications | Power Point Presentation - Handouts |
6 | Introduction to Air Communications - Language Development (Passives) | Power Point Presentation - Handouts |
7 | Pre-Flight | Power Point Presentation - Handouts |
8 | Midterm | |
9 | Pre-Flight | Power Point Presentation - Handouts |
10 | Pre-Flight - Ground Movements | Power Point Presentation - Handouts |
11 | Ground Movements | Power Point Presentation - Handouts |
12 | Ground Movements | Power Point Presentation - Handouts |
13 | Ground Movements - Departure, Climbing and Cruising | Power Point Presentation - Handouts |
14 | Departure, Climbing and Cruising | |
15 | Departure, Climbing and Cruising - Semester Review | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Ellis, Sue and Lewis Lansford. English for Cabin Crew. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780194579582. Emery, Henry and andy Roberts. Aviation English. London: Macmillan Education, 2008. Evans, Virginia, et al. Civil Aviation. Newbury: Express Publishing UK Lt, 2013. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 |
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 40 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 | |
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 8 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 10 | |
Total | 90 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have knowledge of the theory, concept, method and tools that constitute the basis of ground services | |||||
2 | To have knowledge of the departments and equipment of the ground services and perform the regulations of ramp and apron | X | ||||
3 | To have knowledge of the relationship between aviation and meteorology and reporting | |||||
4 | To have knowledge of the factors affecting human performance and the basic concepts in aviation safety | |||||
5 | To have knowledge of the concepts of international aviation organizations, authority regulations, passenger and travel | |||||
6 | To perform dangerous goods, cargo, packaging, labelling and loading regulations | |||||
7 | To have knowledge of packed programmes on ticketing | |||||
8 | To have the skill of practical reasoning and right decision making against the problems encountered at daily operational activities | |||||
9 | To take the responsibility as an individual and a team worker; To communicate efficiently both verbal and written; To be positive, self-confident and open to criticism; To work effectively and efficiently | |||||
10 | To use a foreign language to track information related to the ground services and communicate with colleagues | X | ||||
11 | To use informative and communicative technologies that are required in the area of ground services in aviation |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest