Clearing the Air: Applied Linguistic Perspectives on Aviation Communication

Autor/inn/en	Read, John; Knoch, Ute
Titel	Clearing the Air: Applied Linguistic Perspectives on Aviation Communication
Quelle	In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 32 (2009) 3, S.21 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0155-0640
DOI	10.2104/aral0921
Schlagwörter	Accidents; Communication Problems; Evaluators; Investigations; Applied Linguistics; Flight Training; Listening Skills; Test Construction; Language Proficiency; Aviation Education; Language Tests; Certification; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Air Transportation; Testing; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsbarriere; Untersuchung; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Testaufbau; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Testdurchführung; Testen; Australien
Abstract	As a result of investigations showing that communication problems can be a significant contributing factor to major aviation accidents, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has established a set of Language Proficiency Requirements. All pilots and air traffic controllers engaged in international aviation must be certified by their national civil aviation authorities as meeting the requirements by March 2011. This has created a demand for tests designed to assess the speaking and listening skills of aviation personnel, and language testers have become involved as developers and evaluators of the various assessment instruments. The present paper gives an overview of the issues and introduces the themes discussed by the other contributors to this special issue of the journal, covering both the linguistic nature of aviation communication and more practical considerations in test design. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10