Over
the course of more than forty years as a flight instructor, chief
flight instructor, and founder of two flight schools, Liz Mariner
has known firsthand, and met, the urgent need for improved Aviation
English proficiency. Liz has two lifelong passions: she loves to
fly, and she loves to teach. Liz began her flight training at Parafield
Airport, South Australia, in 1961, and in 1965 became the first
female flight instructor trained completely in that country. She
earned both the Royal Society of Arts Certificate (University of
Cambridge) to Teach English as a Foreign Language to Adults and
the Australian Centre for Languages Certificate in Adult TESOL.
Applying the ESL teaching methods she learned to the aviation environment,
Liz pioneered effective new methods of airborne and ground instruction.
Through many years of refining, Liz became an authority in teaching
the language of aviation, gaining renown for both her method and
her ability. Liz subsequently chaired an Australian government
civil aviation safety review program to establish effective and
measurable English language standards for pilots. She was formally
recognized by the Australian Civil Aviation Authority for “excellence
in instruction” and for her outstanding contribution to aviation
safety. She also became the first designated UK radiotelephony
examiner in Australia.
Today, Liz operates her own aviation consultancy. Increasingly in demand, she has designed and facilitated Aviation English courses for many of the world’s major airlines, ranging from ab initio training to commercial pilot license training, instrument rating training, and conversion and simulator training for advanced aircraft. She is frequently invited by airline management to assess the English language proficiency of prospective airline cadets as part of the selection process. Liz also regularly delivers aviation theory courses to foreign students in the subjects required for an Australian commercial pilot license.
Liz is regularly sought after by today’s leaders in the aviation industry,
but she is equally appreciated by her many devoted students throughout
the world. A passionate student of languages herself (having studied
French, Bahasa Indonesia, Latin, German, Japanese, and Mandarin),
Liz is inspired and motivated by students eager to learn. She is
a gifted, dynamic, and dedicated teacher whose lively and engaging style
has made the task of learning to fly, and learning to fly using a new language,
both achievable and enjoyable. AE Link is proud to offer the aviation
industry the Mariner
Method of Aviation English learning, Cleared
for Takeoff: English for Pilots. Flight institutions around
the world are taking advantage of Liz Mariner’s proven work. With
the new ICAO language proficiency requirements changing the face
of aviation worldwide, the Mariner Method has come at just the right
time.
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