1. English for Specific Purposes in the French Air Force
OF2 – Caroline Carréras
Foreign Languages Department
2018

2. Who do we teach to?

3.  + What do we teach ? English for Specific Purposes in our
12 training centres +

4. How do we teach ?

5. Motivation The institution The students Mostly worry about the test.
Would rather learn « general English ».
Don’t really want to be there.
Mostly worry about the test.
Chooses the contents.
Selects the students.

6. Creating and maintaining motivation
The teachers
The students
Have a personal goal as well as a professional one.
Understand why the language is useful beyond the exam issue.
Are not afraid to speak and « not know ».
Listen to the students’ needs and mix them with the institution’s priorities.
Use authentic documents to get as close as possible to the students’ reality.
Make sure that it doesn’t look like school.

7. Examples Taking the class out of the class
Additional activities to maintain motivation
Coffee talks
Local newsletters
Local communication campaigns

8. Examples
Teachers learning about the jobs of their students

9. Thank you for your attention.