Carnegie Speech

Overview

As the number of planes in our skies continues to grow, so the need for safety becomes even more important.

An International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) review of 28,000 incident / accident reports found that over 70% of these problems were caused by poor language skills.

ICAO standards now require that all pilots flying internationally and all air traffic controllers providing services to international flights must have a minimum level of English. This level of English is known as ICAO Operational Level 4.

Features

Developed exclusively for the Aviation professional to achieve ICAO Level 4 proficiency, Climb Level 4 is the most technically advanced – yet comprehensive, flexible and personalized – Aviation English training program available!

Climb Level 4 provides Aviation professionals with an on-line solution for Aviation English training: anytime – anywhere

• Meets the dynamic work patterns of ATCO's and pilots
• Can be included in fixed classroom training – self-paced – or both
• All exercises are set in Aviation context
• Dynamic Aviation English Curriculum to achieve ICAO Level 4 or Level 5 proficiency

Carnegie Speech developed Climb Level 4 with Mayflower College. For over two (2) decades,Mayflower College has provided Aviation English instruction to its international pilot and air traffic controller clientele.

Comprehensive Curriculum

Climb Level 4 assesses each individual's English speaking and listening skills and provides personalized instruction to achieve ICAO Level 4 or Level 5 proficiency – in either a British or American accent:

• Vocabulary: The vocabulary exercises have been designed to help students with word recognition and production, the use of words in context and the correct production of words.
• Structure: The grammar curriculum is based on a needs-analysis of the most important grammatical points required to reach ICAO Level 4 and above.
• Comprehension: The comprehension curriculum includes understanding a wide variety of international accents, concept checking exercises and the vocabulary and grammar as taught in the curriculum.
• Fluency: The fluency curriculum teaches appropriate rate of speech and minimizes pausing.
• Pronunciation: Phonemes, word stress, rhythm and intonation are addressed to enable clear English communication in multiple environments.
• Interactions: Students are trained on immediate, appropriate and informative responses with the ability to maintain exchanges in the event of unanticipated circumstances.

Personalized Training Resources & Exercises

• Training modules teach Aviation English in the relevant context, including:
  • Time, duration and schedules
  • Health
  • People
  • Weather
  • Technology
  • Aerodromes
  • Cargo Material and Fire
  • Communication
  • Navigation, movement and geography
• Speaking Professor: Converts text to speech so that students can listen and read simultaneously
• Aviation Word Book: 2,000 of the most important words for ICAO Level 4 proficiency. Students create their own personal Word Book and automatically generate practice exercises
• My Dictionary: Students create their own personal dictionary and practice exercises
• My Aviation Grammar: A reference source of the 49 most important structures and tenses
• Pronunciation: Patent-pending pinpointing technology analyzes each individual's English pronunciation skills and an Intelligent Tutor tailors instruction based on the student's native language and individual proficiency.
• My Messages: Builds language-learning communities via messaging to other students and managers
• My Results: Reported by exercise and skill
• My News: Aviation-specific news

Vist the dedicated Climb Level 4 website for additional information, videos, sample exercises or to order a Climb Level 4 license.