CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
Sergey MELNICHENKO,
CompLang Aviation Training Center
ICAO LPR Implementation Workshop, Rome, March 3-5, 2010
April 13, 1947Avro 685 at DakarCrash Landing
Difficulties in exchange of radio telephony communications
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
Aviation English as ESP
Carrier content is a vehicle for real content
Real content is language appropriate for target
language use
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
Aviation English as ESP
Textbook:Beyond, across, away, next to, in front of, into…
RTF:Traffic 12 o’clock; due traffic
above/below; 15 km ahead of you
February 25, 1960DC-6 and DC-3 at Rio-de-Janeiro,Midair Collision
Controller’s lack of appreciation of the communications difficulties
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
Aviation English as ESP
Textbook:At 9 o’clock I will be listening to TREND.
TREND:No sig;
Visibility becoming 400m
February 25, 1960DC-6 and DC-3 at Rio-de-Janeiro,Midair Collision
Controller’s lack of appreciation of the communications difficulties
April 13, 1947Avro 685 at DakarCrash Landing
Difficulties in exchange of radio telephony communications
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
What does the student need to learn?What aspects of language will be needed?What level of proficiency must be achieved?What topic areas will need to be covered?
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
Well-formed communicative competence before learning
Aviation English
Doc 9835 contains communicative tasks
January 24, 1966Boeing 707 at Mont BlancCFIT
Poor radio communication phraseologies
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
“Plain language should achieve the same goals as phraseology”
ICAO Doc 9835
March 5, 1973DC-9 and CV-990 at Nantes,Midair Collision
Poor radio communication phraseologies
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
ICAO Doc 9835 - Selection of situations to be used in training
Selection of lexis
Textbook:Unfavourable weather
RTF:Adverse, marginal, significant
weather
Sept. 10, 1976Trident and DC-9 at Zagreb,Midair Collision
ATC changed to native language in stressful situation
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Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
Selection of lexis
Textbook:The term “airdrome” is considered old-fashioned…
RTF:Departure airdrome, diversionary
airdrome, alternate airdrome…
March 27, 1977Two Boeing 747’s at Tenerife,Collision on Runway
One of the crews used non-standard RTF
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
One word – One meaning
Formal words
Active and passive vocabulary
February 25, 1960DC-6 and DC-3 at Rio-de-JaneiroMidair Collision
Controller’s lack of appreciation of the communications difficulties
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
RTF
Read you 5.Climb to flight level 260.
Did you copy?
Would you please…Nice to hear you.
May 13, 1977An-12 at Beirut,CFIT
Inability of the crew to understand controller’s instructions
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Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
RTF
QFE, QNH, QDM, MAYDAY, PAN PAN, WilcoCaution. Attention. Be advised. Be informed.Immediately. Now.For identification turn left 30°.Delay not determined. Taxi to terminal.
August 4, 1979HAL-748 at Puna,CFIT
Controller used non-standard phraseology
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Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
RTF
Cleared via TELIN 2 Departure. Report position.Remain this frequency. Continue runway heading.Departure airdrome, nose wheel, cabin crew, maintenance base, weather report, etc.
September 26, 1997Airbus 300 at Medana,CFITRTF difficulties between the crew and ATC that stemmed from language difficulties
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
Radio Communications:
CONCISE
UNAMBIGUOUS
February 17, 1981Boeing 737 at Santa Ana,Crash Landing
Native speaking pilot misunderstood native speaking controller
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
Textbook:
Is someone going to clean that up?
Radio Communications:
Request to clean the spillage.
February 17, 1981Boeing 737 at Santa Ana,Crash Landing
Native speaking pilot misunderstood native speaking controller
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
Is the task content correct?
This is Frankfurt, time 0620, information Charlie, weather report: wind 280°, CAVOK, temperature 12, QNH 1016 mbars, 2976 inches, TL 60, RWY-in-use 37 Right, TWY Bravo between RWY 7 Right and TWY Alfa closed, confirm Charlie with first contact.
December 1, 1981DC-9 at Ajaccio,CFIT
Imprecise language used by the crew and ATC
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
The content used for language
acquisition should be relevant
to the language use situation
August 29, 1996Tupolev 154 at Longyear,CFIT
Crew used inadequate RTF
November, 1996B 747 and IL76 at Charkhi Dadri,Midair Collision
Poor RTF proficiency of the IL76 crew
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
The content used for language
acquisition should be relevant
to the population being trained
May 25, 2000Shorts 330 and MD-83 at Charles-de-Gaulle,Collision on RunwayATC used two languages on same frequency
CompLang Aviation Training Center
Content Based Aviation English Language Learning
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