The Challenges in Electrical and Electronic Technology Courses in Vocational Colleges

This paper addresses the challenges in the teaching of electrical and electronic technology in higher vocational colleges and proposes specific countermeasures to improve teaching quality and effectiveness.The countermeasures include optimizing teaching content,emphasizing practical application and innovation,innovating teaching methods,introducing modern instructional approaches,strengthening the teaching team,enhancing teacher quality and practical expertise,upgrading experimental equipment and facilities,enriching curriculum resources,and incorporating digital teaching materials.These measures aim to cultivate high-quality skilled talents,promote social and economic development,and enhance national competitiveness.By adjusting the course structure,incorporating real-world industry cases,and fostering collaboration with enterprises,students can better understand and apply electrical and electronic technology.The introduction of project-based teaching,flipped classrooms,and multimedia technology can enhance student engagement and facilitate independent learning.Furthermore,the improvement of experimental resources and the establishment of online teaching platforms can enhance students’practical skills and provide a variety of learning resources.These measures contribute to the overall improvement of electrical and electronic technology teaching in higher vocational colleges.

Overcoming Challenges in English for Aviation Maintenance: Technical Publications Selection for the Construction of a Corpus and Its Use to Teach Language Aspects Considering Learners Needs

Aviation English and Corpus Linguistics have been put together and focused by some investigations especially those regarding Aeronautical English (the language used between pilots and air traffic controllers in international radiotelephony communications). However, English used in aviation maintenance, specifically in written documents, has not been as much researched. This paper briefly explains the main concepts considering Aviation English and pre- sents—based on previous researches—aircraft maintenance professionals’ needs and regulatory agencies’ requirements related to language proficiency. Afterwards, it summarizes information about the most important technical publications for aircraft maintenance and describes the compilation of the Corpus of documents related to aviation maintenance (CoDoRAM). At the end, some ways the corpus can be used to teach vocabulary and grammar in English are pointed out. Although corpus compilation and analysis have been proved to be valuable for research and instructional purposes, most of publications encompass English for academic purposes teaching context. For that reason, this is a way to inspire new projects related to English used in aviation maintenance and the use of corpora in English for specific purposes classes.