Training and Supporting Aviation English Language Trainers
                  Agree or Disagree:
    “Assuming you have flown before as a 
    passenger, then you will already have some 
    ideas before meeting your students”
                                  … Teacher’s Book
        CompLang  Aviation Training Center
     Training and Supporting Aviation English Language Trainers
                        ICAO:
    
      Diploma/master’s degree in TEFL/TESL or TESOL
     Experience in ESP
     Familiarity with RTF and FLT/ATC OPS
     Doc 9835 and ICAO LPR
     Communicative teaching
     Safety-critical aspects of language 
     Standard phraseology and plain language
    Work with SMEs
        CompLang  Aviation Training Center
     Training and Supporting Aviation English Language Trainers
               Aviation English as ESP:
               Absolute Characteristics
     ESP is defined to meet specific needs of the 
    learners 
    ESP makes use of underlying methodology and 
    activities of the discipline it serves 
    ESP is centered on the language appropriate 
    to these activities in terms of grammar, lexis, 
    register, study skills, discourse and genre.
       CompLang  Aviation Training Center
     Training and Supporting Aviation English Language Trainers
               Aviation English as ESP:
                Variable Characteristics
    ESP may be related to or designed for specific 
    disciplines 
    ESP may use a different methodology from 
    that of General English 
    ESP is designed for adult learners, either at a 
    tertiary level institution or in a professional work 
    situation. 
        CompLang  Aviation Training Center
     Training and Supporting Aviation English Language Trainers
               Aviation English as ESP:
                Variable Characteristics
    ESP is generally designed for intermediate or 
    advanced students 
    Most ESP courses assume some basic 
    knowledge of the language systems
                       T. Dudley-Evans, M.J. St John
        CompLang  Aviation Training Center