The English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and Applied Linguistics (AL) Interest Sections are organizing a webinar on Friday, December 2, at 14:00 UTC (9:00 AM Eastern) by the General Secretary and Vice-President of the International Civil Aviation English Association (ICAEA), Neil Bullock
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| Recent research showed the value that key stakeholders in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Language Proficiency Requirements (LPRs) attribute to the skills and knowledge required for each of their roles. |
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The ICAO LPRs - towards an awareness of stakeholder skills and interdependencySummary: Recent research showed the value that key stakeholders in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Language Proficiency Requirements (LPRs) attribute to the skills and knowledge required for each of their roles. This webinar will investigate this research and show how developing these skills and knowledge within an awareness of the interdependency of all stakeholder roles can help the LPR system evolve while addressing important issues as they arise to better ensure effective and safe aeronautical communication.Neil Bullock is an English teacher specialising in aviation and occupational English and runs training courses for teachers to enhance continued professional development. He is also a test development specialist and has managed test development projects for assessment of language proficiency in the aviation world. He is currently General Secretary and Vice-President of the International Civil Aviation English Association, and his current research interests include technology mediated assessment and assessment literacy. ------------------------------
Jennifer Roberts
Aviation English Specialist
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
United States
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