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Reticence is not a Virtue in Aviation: Improving English Speaking Proficiency of Future Aviation Specialists

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  • Liudmyla Herasymenko

    (PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, the Department of Foreign Languages, Flight Academy of the National Aviation University, Ukraine)

  • Svitlana Muravska

    (PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, the Department of Foreign Languages, Flight Academy of the National Aviation University, Ukraine)

  • Maryna Lomakina

    (PhD in Pedagogy, Head of the Department of Foreign Language, Flight Academy of the National Aviation University, Ukraine)

  • Nadiia Martynenko

    (PhD student, Flight Academy of the National Aviation University, Ukraine)

  • Iuliia Mazurenko

    (PhD student, Flight Academy of the National Aviation University, Ukraine)

Abstract

English language proficiency is a vital requirement for air-to-ground communication for aviation specialists. A special attention should be paid to developing speaking skills of future pilots, air traffic controllers and engineers. Our research has shown that future aviation specialists come across certain challenges in the process of communication in English: insufficient aviation knowledge to give an opinion, low motivation to speak, poor grammatical skills and insufficient knowledge of vocabulary items, uneven participation in discussions, and fear of making mistakes. To overcome these challenges some recommendations were formulated for teachers to follow. The problem-solving activities were chosen and designed to enhance students’ speaking skills. They include value-clarification tasks, discussions, role-plays, information-gap activities, describing pictures, and discussing videos. This research aims to define the impact of applying these problem-solving activities on developing students’ speaking skills. 120 second year students in aviation specialties took part in this experiment. They were divided into a control and an experimental group of equal numbers. In both groups, the teachers taught the same Aviation English content which corresponded to the syllabus. In addition, in the experimental group the teacher implemented the problem-solving activities, which contributed significantly to the development of future aviation specialists’ speaking skills.

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  • Liudmyla Herasymenko & Svitlana Muravska & Maryna Lomakina & Nadiia Martynenko & Iuliia Mazurenko, 2021. "Reticence is not a Virtue in Aviation: Improving English Speaking Proficiency of Future Aviation Specialists," Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 13(2), pages 498-515, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev1rl:v:13:y:2021:i:2:p:498-515
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/13.2/433
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    1. Olena Ivanivna Moskalenko & Svitlana Mykolayivna Muravska & Oleksandr Vasyliovych Didenko & Serhii Yakovych Biliavets, 2019. "Defining the Underlying Factors of Ukrainian Student Pilots’ Motivation to Learn Aviation English," Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 11(2), pages 198-221, June.
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