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Defining meaningful material for the teaching of English for aeronautical communications
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RTF, ESP or EGP? – Defining meaningful and contextually authentic material for the teaching of English for aeronautical communications.
The concept of ‘plain’ language is still a cause for concern for many teachers of aviation English. ICAO (2010) stipulate ‘speaking, listening, and interactive skills’ taught using the ‘communicative approach’.
The teaching of aviation English is not simply about enabling learners to absorb ‘subject matter focused’ material. The operational specificities of pilot/ATCO communication mean that it is not sufficient either to simply offer lists of aviation specific vocabulary to complement a learner’s current language in a ‘highly technical and safety specific context’. This chapter will look at what we mean by ‘plain language’, as well as the relationship between how RTF and plain language in aeronautical communication is used. It will go on to look at how, with the communicative approach, teachers of aviation English can develop an awareness of the language and the
communicative strategies to use that resemble real-life communication, ultimately motivating learners by helping them to operate effectively in real life communicative tasks.
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... Such competence evolves from an integrated learning process that identifies and feeds off the context of the target language use (TLU), not simply linguistic knowledge in isolation. Bullock (2015) demonstrates examples of methodologies and activities suitable for learners of real-life communicative language in an aviation context. ...
This workshop is based on more than 10 years research and practice of teaching and testing English in aeronautical communication. It will engage participants in activities to increase awareness of the many factors that determine how the language in pilot/ATCO communication is formed and used. Three areas will be covered: functional language in non-visual and visual communication, cultural awareness in a multi-cultural environment, and understanding real world language as trainers. The activities will highlight the importance of considering multiple factors in language use to give valid and meaningful learning of real-world communication to our learners.
... Despite efforts to identify factors that may cause miscommunications during less than effective exchanges between pilots and ATCOs, and regardless of the studies already available on ways to improve the teaching of aviation professionals involved in RT communication (e.g., BOROWSKA, 2015;BULLOCK, 2015BULLOCK, , 2018BULLOCK, , 2019ESTIVAL, 2018;MONTEIRO, 2018MONTEIRO, , 2019b, the aviation industry can still benefit significantly from the application of research results in directions for teaching and high-stakes testing. Research reported in this paper draws on empirical data from Study 1 and Study 2 and aims to provide a more comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon being investigated. ...
Głównym celem pracy jest próba odpowiedzi na pytanie: Czy, a jeżeli tak, to w jakim zakresie współczesne internetowe platformy (glotto)dydaktyczne, w tym inteligentne systemy glottodydaktyczne, są w stanie zefektywizować uczenie specjalistycznych języków obcych. Odpowiedzi na nie udziela się m.in. w oparciu o wyniki badań własnych przeprowadzonych w ramach projektu Lingwistycznie Inteligentne Systemy Translo- i Glottodydaktyczne (LISTIG) oraz badań ankietowych mających na celu ocenę stopnia znajomości obecnych tendencji w uczeniu języków obcych (zwłaszcza specjalistycznych) ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem pytania o możliwości wykorzystania
w nim mediów elektronicznych, w tym platform (glotto)dydaktycznych.
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This collection provides an overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. This book provides an overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. The anthology offers a comprehensive overview to the teaching of English and illustrates the complexity underlying many of the practical planning and instructional activities it involves. Organized into 16 sections, the book contains 41 seminal articles by well-known teacher trainers and researchers. Also included are two sets of discussion questions - a pre-reading background set and a post-reading reflection set. This anthology serves as an important resource for teachers wishing to design a basic course in methodology.
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There are many reasons why Multi-cultural flight crews fail to work together effectively. This research provides a review of the history of Crew Resource Management (CRM), the CRM training classes, and the communication barriers among the flight crews. The national, organizational, and professional cultures of crew members influence flight safety. While the primary focus is on Saudi Arabian Airline, the findings can be generalized to any multicultural airline. CRM training has been shown to be efficient for both pilots and flight attendants when viewed separately, especially those flying in foreign countries. The authors address accidents which were caused as a result of the lack of communication between pilots and flight attendants. A survey was conducted of 30 pilots and 30 flight attendants employed by Saudi Arabian Airlines. The results indicated the population was aware of the importance of mixed cultural differences as useful aspects of training in areas of safety and the cooperation of crew members. Furthermore, it was revealed that good communication has significant effects on teamwork effectiveness and safety. The authors recommend that the airline should establish a joint annual CRM training class for both groups.
Aviation is a specialized, technology-based area that covers a broad range of activities, from esoteric analyses of compressible fluids, to selling tickets, to getting a clearance for takeoff. Accordingly, the language behavior inherent to such activities is diverse, often requiring specialized uses of English that are collectively labeled here as Aviation English. Aviation English figures prominently in most fields of aviation/aerospace education and practice, in regulatory and administrative agencies concerned with national and international commerce, norms and standards, and in academic, industrial, and government research and development. A greater awareness of the nature of Aviation English and of relevant resources can assist those aviation professionals whose daily work depends significantly on the use of language. Toward this end, this paper has been written for the aviation professional, not the language specialist. It serves as a general introduction to Aviation English by presenting background for the need to address this issue of language, describing the nature of aviation uses of language, reviewing selected, pertinent writings on the subject, and concluding with ideas for advancing our knowledge and refining our use of Aviation English.
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This paper discusses selected aviation human factors challenges in the air transport environment. Because of the authors’ background, much of this paper will be based upon the growth of human factors and airline training in transport aviation in the United States. However, parallel growth and advancements have been made in other parts of the world from the beginning of air transport and are being made in many parts of the world today. This is certainly true of Great Britain. One should never forget that air transport is a world enterprise and has been since its beginning. While it is important to recognise that cultural and other differences should be considered if they are relevant, it is equally important in air transport to recognise that common problems are solved by common solutions and can be addressed by, but are not limited to, common approaches.
It is recognised that the behavioral aspect of aviation human factors deserves considerable attention, particularly in the area of training and evaluation. We have also learned that previous training criteria are not satisfactory for operation with increasingly complex aircraft being operated in an increasingly complex environment. Human errors occur with greater frequency than is often believed and can be made by anyone — even an airline captain. An inevitable consequence of this entirely human characteristic is that the role of the co-pilot has been considerably enhanced. Furthermore, the monitoring function of the pilot-not-flying, whether he/she is the captain or co-pilot, is now recognised as a critical safety function by virtually all serious operational experts.