Description:

Exercises focused on continuous reading specialized texts, vocabulary extension of technical English, terminology in the sphere of aircraft construction, principles of flight, aircraft engines, instruments and systems, analyzes relating to topics of air traffic, operational procedures, relevant legislation and operators procedures.

Recommended literature:

Puci, J., Hlavnoňová, A., Havel, K.: Angličtina pre poslucháčov študijného oboru Prevádzka a ekonomika leteckej dopravy - Bratislava
Emery, H., Roberts, A.: Aviation English for ICAO compliance, Macmillan, 2008
Airlines Operational Manuals, Aircraft Maintenance Manuals

Keywords:

Aviation English, terminology, technical texts.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar