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ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010. École nationale de l’aviation civile • The French Civil Aviation University. Michael O’Donoghue ( Head of Languages). www.enac.fr. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010. Aviation English Trainers Background (B) Qualifications / Qualities (Q)

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  1. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 École nationale de l’aviation civile • The French Civil Aviation University Michael O’Donoghue ( Head of Languages) www.enac.fr

  2. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 Aviation English Trainers Background (B) Qualifications / Qualities (Q) Attitude (A) Aviation English Training Community Language Teacher -> Aviation English Trainer

  3. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 Aviation Language Training Community Know where to go now? See where we’re coming from 30 years ago Local 15 years ago Regional 10 years ago worldwide Now?

  4. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 LangEx Languages Social sciences Science TEFL Teaching experience OpEx Contollers Pilots Aeronautical engineers Regulators Testing experts Aviation English Training Community

  5. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 LangEx Native speaker Teaching methods TEFL OpEx Controllers Pilots Aeronautical engineers Yves Rengade Credibility 30 years ago: Local ‘Why are we doing this?’ Because you will / might need it to do your job

  6. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 Teaching methodology: Structural ‘Logical’ sequence Functional / Notional Threshold level Communicative Credibility 30 years ago: Local

  7. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 Teaching methodology (2): General English Course Dominated by ‘internal logic’ English for Special Purposes (ESP) Specific needs Limited time & resources

  8. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 LangEx Develop an interest for all things aeronautical Never become OpEx Hiding incomptetence is very dangerous Reassured Not his / her knowledge Ambition Humility Proficiency of trainees Qualities / Attitudes

  9. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 PELA: Data driven Needs analysis How controllers actually manipulate language Multi-disciplinary: Development LangEx / OpEx Rater training LangEx / OpEx 15 years ago: Regional

  10. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 LangEx Commercial World English??? OpEx TestEx RegEx AdminEx LitigEx??? 10 years ago: Worldwide PRICESG Doc 9835 Cir 318 Cir 323

  11. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 Aviation English Training (AET) Recognised discipline Fertile collaboration LangEx / OpEx et alia Now the dust is settling Clearer view of roles of LangEx and OpEx Now

  12. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 Varieties of AET

  13. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 High stakes Safety Career Economic / commercial Accountability & Responsablity Aviation English Trainer Aviation English Tester AET: Species in danger!

  14. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 Credibility Ambition Humility Learner’s language proficiency Communicative approach Multidisciplinary (World English) Resource management Accountability Aviation English Trainer in an Aviation English Training Community ICAO Workshops / ICAEA / WAME etc. Conclusion

  15. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 Thankyou! michael.odonoghue@enac.fr

  16. Washback vs Hijack Positive washback Focus on oral / aural skills Listening for information vs listening for words Specific controller listening skills Perverse washback PELA ‘verbose’ on R/T ‘Tarting up for the test’ Cramming Test-taking strategies ‘Archives’ Hijack The test becomes the objective Toeic / Toefl The minimum becomes the maximum ICAO level 4

  17. ‘Ego-centric’ TESTS Pass [THE TEST] Is [THIS TEST] more difficult than [THAT TEST]? [THE TEST] can distinguish between levels 3,4, and 5. [THE TEST] is only validated to distinguish between levels 3 and 4.

  18. Test-taker centred Tests [The test] provides an opportunity for [the candidates] to ‘demonstrate [their proficiency] in [the target language]’. [Test taker] [Raters] Test

  19. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 Background Qualifications Attitude LangEx OpEx

  20. ICAO Workshop, Roma, 4th March 2010 Background Qualifications Attitude LangEx OpEx Credibility

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