INVESTIGATING ENGLISH FOR AVIATION: AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF AVIATION ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS

The purpose of this research study was to conduct an in-depth analysis and compare three popular aviation English textbooks that are used in the training pilots air traffic controllers. Additionally, it also aimed investigate pedagogical principles underpinning each textbooks. selected were published by internationally renowned publishers chosen because they widely schools made as main references. This adopted a content method employing three-level framework suggested (Littlejohn 2011). In addition, Ellis’s (2005) list ten instructed language learning referred draw conclusions regarding findings Textbook 3 most favourable, 1 second 2 least favourable. found promote more initiations, higher order mental operations, interactions, authentic inputs, opportunities for output productions than Textbooks 2.