English language Training for QAC

ELT for QAC is classified into General English and Technical (Aviation) English.

Technical (Aviation) English is further classified into :

• The General English Program at QAC gives Pilot, Engineer, and ATC Trainees a firm grounding in the English Language, giving them the skills necessary for further training. All new students must have completed ALTE Level 1 (Elementary Level) prior to enrolment, and all prospective students must take an assessment test before interview.



• Although the main purpose of the English program is to equip the Trainees with the language essential for understanding technical subjects, QAC has adopted a communicative approach to teaching, ensuring that the students can speak and listen as effectively as they can read and write technical data.



• By the end of the course, trainees should have reached the Cambridge PET level, whereupon they will have achieved sufficient competence to begin the Technical English courses.

• The course is designed to provide trainees with the language and study skills required for successful performance in Pilot Training Division. In doing so, the course familiarizes trainees with aviation topics, including the basic principles of flight, aircraft design, navigation and meteorology.



• By the end of the course, trainees should be able to read and understand technical information and to speak and write clearly and concisely on topics relating to aviation.

• The course is designed to provide trainees with the language and study skills required for successful performance in the Engineering Department. In doing so, the course establishes a sound basic knowledge of aircraft design, focusing on the structure and function of the piston engine and the jet engine.



• By the end of the course, trainees should be able to read and understand technical information and to speak and write clearly and concisely on topics relating to aviation.

• The course is designed to provide trainees with the language and study skills for successful performance in the Air Traffic Control Department. In doing so, the course introduces the vocabulary of airports, aircraft and meteorology and the protocols of radio communication with aircraft. It also familiarizes the trainees with the principles of flight, the effects of weather on aviation, and the workings of the various aircraft control authorities.



• By the end of the course, the trainees should be able to read and understand technical information and to speak clearly and concisely on topics relating to Air Traffic Control.