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Aviation English rerouted: Challenges and solutions, 4th August 2020


Worksheets

Coursebooks

Websites / applications

Other authentic sources

ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING


E-LEARNING

Learning activities + gradebook


VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING


BLENDED ONLINE LEARNING


instructor = teacher


Presentations:

1. Blended learning programmes (Henry)

2. E-learning (Dennis)

3. VILT (Andrea)

Breakout sessions

Feedback

AVIATION ENGLISH REROUTED: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS


Presentation

Controlled practice

Freer practice

Production

12-24 WEEKS - LITTLE AND OFTEN


PROGRAMMES

WK 1 WK 2 WK 4WK 3

L INEAR

WK 1 WK 2 WK 4WK 3

MODULAR


TIMETABLED / FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING


LEARNERS

Airline pilots ATCOs Student pilots


CHALLENGES

‘Between 100 and 200 hours of language learning activities

are required for any measurable improvement in ability’

DOC 9835, 7.8.3


CHALLENGES

▪ Sufficient training hours

▪ E-learning vs VILT

▪ Instructor availability

▪ Attendance

▪ Equipment

▪ Internet and learning environment

▪ Reporting

▪ Internal team building


E-LEARNING

Production and use


Technically accurate

Explicit and clear



Draft

▪ SME/ELE draft

▪ Activities and items

▪ SME/ELE Review


E-LEARNING

PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION

Learners

Authoring tool and LMS

Learning managers


Draft Production Review

▪ SME/ELE draft


▪ SME/ELE review

▪ Sound production

▪ Graphics / images

▪ System authoring

▪ Offline review


REVIEW


Draft Production Review

▪ SME/ELE draft


▪ SME/ELE review

▪ Sound production

▪ Graphics / images

▪ System authoring

▪ Offline review

▪ Final edit

▪ Publication

40-50 hours of production = 1 hour of learning


PLATFORM VULNERABILITY


UNMONITORED USE


100%


Oral language proficiency



SUMMARY

▪ Time consuming to produce

▪ Easy to administer

▪ Requires monitoring and careful use

▪ Difficult to see the real learning value


VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING


TAMASHARE


CONTENT ADAPTED TO CLASSROOM


CONSIDERATIONS WHEN SELECTING A PLATFORM

▪ Compatibility

▪ Cost / budget

▪ Time required for familiarisation

▪ Lower level learners

▪ Learner IT skills

▪ Implications for instructor training


Presentation

Controlled practice

Freer practice

Production

BLENDED LEARNING


▪ Choice of place

▪ Motivation

▪ Attitude

▪ Status of online learning

▪ Potentially dangerous situation

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT


INTERNET


PAIR 2PAIR 1

A B A B


WEB PAGE A WEB PAGE B


PAIR 2

A B

B


PAIR 2

A B A B

x


LEARNER MANAGEMENT

4 learners = optimum / maximum

Monitoring pairs / groups

Uneven numbers = problematic


LATE ARRIVALS AND WEBCAMS


NO WEBCAMS


NO WEBCAMS


SUMMARY

▪ Can be liberating, practical and successful

▪ Has unique challenges


BREAKOUT ROOMS – 3 TOPICS

Propose solutions to challenges based on:

▪ Your experience; and/or

▪ A ‘perfect world’ scenario
