English Language Requirement

Saint Michael 's College Required Essay

Atheer Abdulhakeem Hasak

English is the international language of communication, including aviation communication. However, many aviation-related accidents and incidents happens because of miscommunication and misunderstanding between pilots and air traffic controllers. Many of whom are non-native speakers of English. Hundreds of passengers and flight crewmembers have tragically lost their lives in air accidents within a short period in the history of aviation and that is due to poor English language proficiency. According to a paper by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), of 28,000 aviation safety reports, 70% show problems related to communications. The International Civil Aviation Organization

Fortunately, I have been nominated to receive this respected scholarship to pursue a Master 's degree in TESOL to become a faculty member in the Iraqi Civil Aviation Institute. This degree will provide me with an in-depth knowledge in the English language teaching techniques and focus on language testing and assessment. Becoming an English Aviation Trainer, enhanced by my experience as an air traffic controller and my background in English will help me achieve my goals. Therefore, I aim at specializing in English language testing and focus on how to develop communication and fluency skills to serve Iraqi aviation. Safety is my first concern as an air traffic controller. Thus, I want to improve the English language used by Iraqi controllers and pilots to bring it to the highest level of safety requirements and save the lives of passengers and employees. I am driven and motivated by this ambition of becoming a teacher, a trainer and a mentor to others to help them succeed and make their way through

I am attracted by the fact that Saint Michael 's has more than 50 years of experience with MATESOL program and the most experienced professors in this field. In addition, I realized that the program provides theoretical and methodological training integrated with practical coursework, so I believe the program offered will help me gain the necessary tools and modern teaching techniques and methods to become a highly effective English instructor. Moreover, I am impressed by the comments made by students who attended this program saying that they get personal attention from each professor and they do their best to bring the student to a new level, which encouraged me to suggest Saint Michael 's college as the first college in my Fulbright