Foreign language teaching
at Estonian Aviation Academy
Carmen Ruus
Head of EAVA Language Centre
Specialities taught at EAVA
 State professional higher education institution; duration of studies 4
years.
— Air Traffic Services
— Aircraft Piloting
Air Traffic Controllers
Aeroplane Pilots
Helicopter Pilots
— Management of Aviation Communication and Navigation
Systems
— Aviation Management
— Aircraft Engineering (aircraft construction and maintenance
technicians)
See: www.eava.ee/en
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Requirements on admission
Aircraft Piloting, Air Traffic Services
Prerequisites for commencing studies:
— secondary education or the qualification hereto received abroad,
— national exam in sciences (extensive mathematics or mathematics taken
before 2014, or physics),
— national exam or the international exam approved the Ministry of
Education and Research in a foreign language at Level B2 of CEF (English,
German or French),
— medical fitness and professional suitability (psychology and personality
incl.),
— command of the language of instruction (Estonian) that shall meet Level
B2 description of the Common European Framework of References for
Languages,
— other prerequisites prescribed by admissions regulation.
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Year 1 (autumn term) - General English course at the
University of Tartu for all the students
– 6 ECTS (groups based on the students’
level)
CNS (spring term) – Aviation English – 3 ECTS
Year 2 (spring term) - Aviation English to all the specialities
(except for CNS) – 3 ECTS
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Speciality English courses
 Students of Air Traffic Services
Year 3 – Speciality English course leading to the
ICAO language proficiency test TEA
(Test of English for Aviation developed by Mayflower College, UK,
administered at EAVA, rated and certificate issued by Mayflower College)
Autumn 3 ECTS, spring 3 ECTS
Year 4 (autumn) – Speciality English (office work/business)
– 2 ECTS
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 Students of Aircraft Piloting
Year 3 – Speciality English courses:
* Autumn - Speciality English (working with aircraft
manuals) - 3 ECTS,
Speciality English leading to the ICAO LPR test
TEA - 2 ECTS;
* Spring – continuation of Speciality English
leading to TEA – 3 ECTS
Year 4 – Speciality English (office work/business) - 2 ECTS
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 Students of Aviation Management
Year 3 – Business English courses 1 & 2 leading to
Cambridge Business English exam (BEC Higher)
Autumn 3 ECTS, spring 2 ECTS
 Students of Aircraft Engineering
Year 3 – Aircraft Construction in English
(CLIL: content and language integrated learning)
Autumn 4 ECTS
Beginning from the academic year 2015/2016 the course of Engineering
English will be introduced in Year 4 curriculum
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 Students of Management of Aviation
Communication and Navigation Systems
Year 3 – Speciality English course – autumn 3 ECTS
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Other foreign languages
(can be chosen as an elective or optional subject)
Russian (French) (for beginners and advanced levels)
Year 2 – spring term 4 ECTS
Year 3 – autumn term 3 ECTS, spring term 3 ECTS
Year 4 – autumn term 3 ECTS
Students with Russian as their mother tongue continue at the
University of Tartu with the foreign language they learned at
gymnasium level.
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Textbooks used
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H. Emery, A. Roberts Aviation English
H. Emery, A. Roberts Check Your Aviation English
P. Shawcross Flightpath
P. Shawcross English for Aircraft (1&2)
F. McGarry Take-Off. Technical English for Engineering
S. Ellis, T. Gerighty English for Aviation (for pilots
and ATCs)
 T. Ricca-McCarthy, M. Duckworth English for Telecoms and
Information Technology
 Textbooks for preparing for Cambridge Business English
examination
 Supplementary materials prepared by lecturers
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Thank You for Your interest!
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