English for Flight Attendant Careers

Do you want to improve your English before applying for a job as a Flight Attendant?

Effective English communication skills are vital for Flight Attendants, as they regularly interact with passengers. If you aspire to embark on a career as a Flight Attendant, prospective employers will expect you to demonstrate the following:

• Proficiency in English communication
• Customer service expertise
• Cultural sensitivity when interacting with diverse individuals
• Experience in handling challenging situations
• Confidence when conversing with other English speakers.

You can develop each of these skills on the English for Flight Attendant Careers course, with a particular focus on improving fundamental language skills.

Listening comprehension, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, fluency, confidence

Improve your English proficiency and elevate your prospects of becoming a flight attendant

English for Flight Attendant Careers (EFAC) equips you with the RELEVANT English language skills you need to become an effective flight attendant.

EFAC combines units from the following courses:

• General English
• Social & Intercultural Communication
• English for In-flight Service
• English for In-flight Safety
• English for Airline Interviews
• IELTS / TOEIC / TOEFL preparation

Benefits of the English for Flight Attendant Careers Course:

When you attend an airline interview

• You will be able to confidently answer questions in English.
• You will be able to deal with routine and non-routine situations that could occur during flight.
• You will have greater awareness of differences between cultures fostering improved interactions with passengers.
• You will have more sensitivity when dealing with customers
• You will be able to manage difficult situations in English.

But won't the airline teach me everything I need to know during my initial training (if I'm successful)?

No.  The airline will not teach you how to speak English. The airline will expect you to have a basic level of English when you join the airline, and then improve your language skills in your own time.  Even airlines with large language training departments offer minimal ongoing language training for their flight attendants. Passengers and flight crew all over the world recognise that flight attendants need a high level of language proficiency.

Don't wait for the airline to teach you English or you could lose the job to someone who already has better English. If you are serious about a career as a flight attendant the best way to improve your proficiency in English is with Aviation English Asia's integrated English for Flight Attendant Careers course.

AEA courses are recommended by successful candidates and recruiters

Aviation English Asia teachers are aviation professionals and they understand the language difficulties that new-hire flight attendants may have. English has a major role in flight safety so many world class airlines have approached Aviation English Asia to help them hire candidates with strong English communication skills. A core belief adopted by students and teachers is that:

English proficiency is needed EVERY DAY of your life - not just in a job interview!

English for Flight Attendant Careers equips you with practical language skills that will prove invaluable throughout your career, extending beyond just interview preparation. Our course covers all aspects of a General English course but maintains a strong focus on topics relevant to an airline career. 

Focus on the English language skills you most need

for a CAREER as a Flight Attendant

Essential English for flight attendants:

• Engage in self-expression, discuss daily routines, hobbies, and interests.
• Participate in group discussions.
• Describe various tourist destinations fluently.
• Practice dealing with problems and difficulties that passengers may have during flight
• Expand your vocabulary to describe different kinds of food and drink,
• Improve your ability to present, describe and sell products
• Develop essential customer service skills, diplomatic language and and the ability to deal with unruly passengers
• Practice vocabulary for describing health problems, medicine and first aid
• Give advice to passengers about destinations around the world

Course schedule

Flexible course structure

English for Flight Attendant Careers The course consists of 10 stages, with each stage comprising 10 units (a total of 100 units). You have the flexibility to attend as many stages as needed without a long-term commitment. Additionally, you can opt for Supplementary Classes targeting specific skills and topics.

Course fees

Aviation English Asia Ltd courses are very reasonable and affordable. 

Excellence in English teaching - Asia wide

Aviation English Asia give you:

• 100% English-speaking environment.
• Regular progress assessment and monitoring.
• Exceptional ongoing support.
• Highly qualified English language teachers and airline Subject Matter Experts in Hong Kong.
• A course designed by Michael Egerton / Stephen Maule
• Certification options to showcase your proficiency upon course completion (optional based on further study).

Learn English with professional Native English Teachers and experienced Flight Attendants

We guarantee that this is the best course of its kind in Asia. Our English teachers are

• Graduates
• Trinity Cert TESOL / CELTA qualified (many have MA Applied Linguistics / DELTA)
• Native English Teachers
• With at least 3 years classroom based experience
• Interested in learner progress and career development
• Assisted by experienced airline staff and Subject Matter Experts.

What to do next

Arrange a free telephone consultation to discuss your English training needs:

Call for a free consultation on +852 8179 9295

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In-flight English Online 

Online English course for flight attendants

Flexible course structure / schedule

In-flight English for Cabin Crew is now available as an online course.  It costs $597 USD to those who want to practice the online Skype Tutorial version.

What to do next 

Arrange a free telephone consultation to discuss your English training needs:  

• Call us today on +852 8179 9295, or
• subscribe using the Course Enquiry form on the right, or
• Buy the online version

Flight Attendant Virtual Interview Simulator

Practice for a Flight Attendant Interview 100% Online

The interviews for flight attendant jobs are becoming increasingly competitive, and it's often your communication skills in English that make the difference between getting to the next interview and being asked to reapply in a year's time.  With English being so important throughout the selection process it's a good idea to develop your all round proficiency in English before you apply.

Your performance in the interview is often a lot more important than your qualifications and work experience.  It's not surprising that you want to practice answering airline interview questions in English.

FAVIS is a fluency development tool for English learners who want to become flight attendants.  FAVIS offers candidates the opportunity to practice answering difficult interview questions in English and get feedback from an experienced member of cabin crew and Native English Teacher.  It allows for asynchronous interactive language practice.  FAVIS records audio/video from your webcam in a simulated interview so it feels exactly like you are interacting with the interviewer.  All of the feedback is personalised so it's exactly like having a personal tutor.

Furthermore, you can access FAVIS at any time of the day from anywhere you have internet access.  You will get feedback on your answers within 7 days, and access to additional support on our learning community.

Benefits

• You will improve your confidence and fluency in English
• You will have a better idea of what kind of questions to expect
• You will be able to practice INTERACTIVE speaking and listening like in a real conversation
• You can practice answering questions about your CV and cover letter.
• You can practice answering difficult airline interview questions.
• You will have a greater awareness of your body language and how to present yourself at an airline interview.
• You will get feedback from experienced Native English Teachers, HR professionals and Flight Attendants from major airlines.
• You will be more aware of your current English level and what to do to improve before you attend an interview.

Features

The aim of FAVIS is to give interactive speaking and listening practice in English for you to perform effectively in airline job interviews.  It is designed for improving fluency and confidence rather than language development (for language development courses see English for Flight Attendant Careers.  If you need further language training FAVIS will highlight areas for improvement.

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FAVIS has a question bank of progressively more difficult, and more technical interview questions.  Suggestions for a model answers and target language are included with most questions.  Your fluency will rapidly increase because you have fixed times in which to respond.  The video in the top right corner builds engagement and helps you interact naturally with a virtual interviewer.

A voice graph at the bottom of the display gives a visual representation of both stress and tone in the speaker's voice.  This is not "speech recognition" software that you may have seen in other language courses.  FAVIS allows for accurate modelling of pronunciation including pitch, rhythm, tempo and intonation.

If you want to practice speaking in English to prepare for a flight attendant interview you will find that FAVIS not only gives you the language practice that you need, but also highlights gaps in your vocabulary that can be remedied with language development courses like English for Flight Attendant Careers.

Cost: $97 USD for a two month user licence + two months of access to our online learning community

This fantastic learning tool is now in public beta (we are adding new questions and responses every day).  Therefore for a limited time we are offering a two month licence for FAVIS, and one year of access to our online learning community for just $97 USD.  This is payable through paypal and is available immediately.

FAVIS is also available FREE to students who take the In-flight English or English for Airline Interviews courses.

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