Pronunciation and Comprehension in English as a Lingua Franca Communication: Effect of L1 Influence in International Aviation Communication

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Hyejeong; Billington, Rosey
Titel	Pronunciation and Comprehension in English as a Lingua Franca Communication: Effect of L1 Influence in International Aviation Communication
Quelle	In: Applied Linguistics, 39 (2018) 2, S.135-158 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-6001
DOI	10.1093/applin/amv075
Schlagwörter	Pronunciation; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Air Transportation; Language Processing; Official Languages; Traffic Safety; Discourse Analysis; Rating Scales; Native Language; Interference (Language); Listening Comprehension; Evaluation Criteria; Language Usage; Work Environment; Language Proficiency; Feedback (Response); Communication Problems; Specialists; Phonetics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aussprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachverarbeitung; Office language; Amtssprache; Diskursanalyse; Rating-Skala; Hörverständnis; Sprachgebrauch; Arbeitsmilieu; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Kommunikationsbarriere; Phonetik; Fonetik
Abstract	This article explores the issues of pronunciation and comprehension in the English as a lingua franca (ELF) context of pilot--air traffic controller radiotelephony communication, and how these are handled in the proficiency rating scale globally used to assess pilots and air traffic controllers engaging in international flight and air traffic control. Based on an analysis of live radiotelephony discourse, feedback from aviation experts on sources of miscommunication, and an investigation of the phonetic features of key turns in the discourse, we present results indicating that L1-influenced pronunciation is one of the major factors causing miscommunication on the part of the speaker, together with unfamiliarity with the pronunciation on the part of the listener. Findings also suggest the descriptors for the "Pronunciation" and "Comprehension" criteria in the rating scale do not reflect the ways language users deal with these matters in their work. This study therefore argues that a new conceptualization of proficiency is needed for taking up the real matters in the assessment of ELF in the aviation context and other ELF contexts at large. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01