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AIR SAFETY, LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT POLICY, AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION: THE CASE OF AVIATION ENGLISH

Annual review of applied linguistics, 2009-03, Vol.29, p.168-187 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009 ;ISSN: 0267-1905 ;ISSN: 1471-6356 ;EISSN: 1471-6356 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0267190509090138 ;CODEN: ARALEM

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  • Title:
    AIR SAFETY, LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT POLICY, AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION: THE CASE OF AVIATION ENGLISH
  • Author: Alderson, J. Charles
  • Subjects: assessment (language) ; Aviation ; Communication failure ; English as an international language ; English language ; ESL ; International languages ; Language assessment ; Language policy ; Language proficiency ; Language tests ; Language use ; pilots ; Rating scales ; teaching of language ; Tests
  • Is Part Of: Annual review of applied linguistics, 2009-03, Vol.29, p.168-187
  • Description: The language of international aviation communication is English, but numerous aviation incidents and accidents have involved miscommunication between pilots and air traffic controllers, many of whom are not native speakers of the language. In 2004 the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) published a set of Language Proficiency Requirements and a Proficiency Rating Scale, and by 5 March 2008, air traffic controllers and pilots were required by the ICAO to have a certificate attesting to their proficiency in the language used for international aeronautical communication. Although some organizations made efforts to produce tests by the deadline, in the event an implementation period was allowed, with a new deadline of March 2011. This article describes a number of surveys of tests of aviation English, the implementation of the ICAO requirements, and the rating scales. It concludes that many of the assessment procedures appear not to meet international professional standards for language tests, the implementation of the language assessment policy is inadequate, and much more careful and close monitoring is needed of the quality of the tests and assessment procedures required by the policy.
  • Publisher: New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0267-1905
    ISSN: 1471-6356
    EISSN: 1471-6356
    DOI: 10.1017/S0267190509090138
    CODEN: ARALEM
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
    ProQuest Central
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