航空英语教材使用调查及启示

An Investigation and Enlightenment on the Use of Aviation English Textbooks

本文对我院飞行技术、空中交通管理、空中乘务和机务专业1318名学生及52名教师使用专业英语教材的实际情况进行问卷调查及采访。调查结果显示:(1)专业英语教师对教材的使用态度积极且能根据教学实际情况调整教学内容。(2)教师对教材的总体满意度尚可,但也给今后专业英语教材编写提出了建设性意见。(3)学生在专业英语学习上自主学习能力和意识相对薄弱。(4)学生对专业英语教材的满意度较高,但却不了解教材结构、教学目标,也没有养成教学反思的习惯。基于调查结果,本文对航空类专业英语教材的建设与编写提出建议。

This study investigates how 1318 college students majoring in Flight Technology,Air Traffic Management,Flight Attendants and Aircraft Maintaining as well as 52 aviation English teachers in Civil Aviation Flight University of China use their aviation English textbooks.The findings are as follow:(1)Aviation English teachers are positive about their materials use and willing to adjust their teaching contents according to the actual teaching situation.(2)Aviation English teachers displayed a moderate level of satisfaction toward the teaching materials,but they also put forwards some useful suggestions to the further compilation of teaching materials.(3)Students’awareness and competence of autonomous learning is lacking in aviation English learning.(4)Students displayed a high level of satisfaction toward their teaching materials,but they felt inadequate on the structure of teaching materials and the teaching objectives,and they failed to form habit of teaching reflection.This study also offers implications on the development and compilation of college aviation English teaching materials.