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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms |
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15 | (4) |
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17 | (2) |
Introduction and Overview of the Book |
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19 | (6) |
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Chapter 1 The Origins of Aviation English |
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25 | (20) |
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25 | (1) |
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1.2 Radiotelephony English |
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26 | (13) |
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39 | (6) |
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Chapter 2 Avialinguistics |
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45 | (56) |
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2.1 Overview of research on Aviation English |
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45 | (6) |
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2.2 Avialinguistics as an interdisciplinary language science |
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51 | (4) |
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2.3 The definition and object of avialinguistics |
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55 | (3) |
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2.4 The aims and tasks of avialinguistics |
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58 | (4) |
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2.5 Aviation Language (AL) and its aeronautical variety |
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62 | (39) |
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2.5.1 Aviation English as a specialised sublanguage and its constraints |
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69 | (6) |
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2.5.2 Aeronautical Standard Phraseology vs. a specialised sublanguage |
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75 | (10) |
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2.5.3 Simplified Aviation English (SAE) vs. a specialised sublanguage |
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85 | (5) |
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2.5.4 Plain Aeronautical English (PAE) as a specialised sublanguage |
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90 | (2) |
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2.5.5 Aviation English as lingua franca in intercultural communication |
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92 | (2) |
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2.5.5.1 Native speakers' adaptation |
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94 | (2) |
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2.5.5.2 The role of Aeronautical English in intercultural communication |
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96 | (5) |
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Chapter 3 Delimiting the Scope of Aviation Communication and Aeronautical Communication |
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101 | (36) |
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3.1 Aviation communication |
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101 | (2) |
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3.2 Aeronautical communication |
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103 | (10) |
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3.2.1 Principles and purpose of aeronautical communication |
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106 | (4) |
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3.2.2 Effectiveness in aeronautical communication |
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110 | (3) |
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3.3 A new approach to aviation text |
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113 | (6) |
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3.3.1 Aviation text typology |
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115 | (3) |
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3.3.2 Aviation text producers and aviation text receivers |
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118 | (1) |
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3.4 Towards aviation discourse analysis |
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119 | (2) |
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3.5 The essence of aeronautical discourse |
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121 | (8) |
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3.6 From a speech act to an aeronautical dialogue |
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129 | (8) |
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Chapter 4 Linguistic Segmentation of Aeronautical English (AeE) |
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137 | (46) |
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4.1 Linguistic nature of standard phraseology (SP) |
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140 | (32) |
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144 | (5) |
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4.1.2 Syntactic structures |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (5) |
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4.1.2.2 Functions of syntactic patterns |
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156 | (5) |
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4.1.2.3 Utterance structure |
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161 | (1) |
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4.1.3 Standard phraseology lexemes |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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4.1.4 SP prominent grammar issues |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (2) |
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4.2 The linguistic nature of Plain Aeronautical English (PAE) |
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172 | (11) |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (2) |
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4.2.3 PAE grammatical structures in use |
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179 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Beyond the Prescribed System |
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183 | (36) |
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5.1 The nature of an aeronautical language error |
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185 | (8) |
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5.2 Types of aeronautical linguistic errors |
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193 | (22) |
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193 | (6) |
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5.2.2 Errors of commission and omission |
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199 | (4) |
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203 | (2) |
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5.2.4 An insufficient command of general English |
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205 | (2) |
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5.2.5 AeE influenced by mother-tongue |
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207 | (3) |
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5.2.6 Inadequate communication strategies |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (3) |
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5.3 Limitations of English |
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215 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Improving Aeronautical English Communication |
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219 | (32) |
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6.1 Improving Aeronautical English communication through language use |
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220 | (3) |
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6.2 Improving Aeronautical English communication through professional training |
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223 | (28) |
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225 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Building language awareness |
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227 | (2) |
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6.2.3 Building cross-cultural awareness |
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229 | (2) |
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6.2.4 The role of an Aeronautical English trainer |
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231 | (3) |
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234 | (1) |
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6.2.5.1 Communicative approach |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (2) |
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6.2.5.3 Voice articulation and intonation |
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236 | (2) |
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6.2.5.4 EGP reinforcement (for NNS) |
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238 | (1) |
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6.2.5.5 Integration of SP and PAE |
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238 | (3) |
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6.2.5.6 Training resources |
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241 | (1) |
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6.2.5.7 Language behaviour training |
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242 | (3) |
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6.2.5.8 Attitude toward errors |
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245 | (3) |
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6.2.5.9 Concluding remarks and perspectives |
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248 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Aeronautical Communication Investigation Results |
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251 | (32) |
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7.1 The scope of the study |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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7.3.1 Section 1: Your profile |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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7.3.1.5 Work experience in aviation communication in years |
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255 | (1) |
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7.3.1.6 Current ICAO level of English and what test it is based on |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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7.3.1.8 Working knowledge of foreign languages other than English |
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256 | (1) |
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7.3.1.9 Which region do you use Aviation English in? |
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257 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Section 2: Aviation English users' linguistic behaviour |
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257 | (1) |
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7.3.2.1 NS' linguistic behaviour |
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258 | (1) |
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7.3.2.2 NNS' linguistic behaviour |
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259 | (2) |
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7.3.3 Section 3: Standard Phraseology |
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261 | (1) |
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7.3.3.1 Have you ever noticed a speaker on the radio who deviates from standard phraseology? |
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261 | (1) |
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7.3.3.2 Have you ever noticed a speaker on the radio who does not comply with Aviation English language rules in their use of standard phraseology? |
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262 | (2) |
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7.3.4 Section 4: Plain Aviation English |
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264 | (1) |
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7.3.4.1 Have you ever communicated with somebody over the radio who does not have enough control or English proficiency to communicate effectively? |
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264 | (1) |
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7.3.4.2 How often do you notice misunderstandings? |
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264 | (2) |
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7.3.4.3 Have you ever communicated with somebody over the radio who had a strong native (English or other) accent that was difficult to understand? |
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266 | (1) |
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7.3.4.4 Have you ever noticed a speaker on the radio who does not comply with English language rules in their use of Plain Aviation English? |
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267 | (1) |
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7.3.5 Section 5: Your communicative attitude |
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268 | (1) |
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7.3.5.1 Do you think the ICAO level 4 is the appropriate language level for operational personnel? |
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268 | (1) |
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7.3.5.2 Is there anything you would like to have modified about the ICAO rating scale? |
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268 | (1) |
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7.3.5.3 Do you notice communication problems on a regular basis? |
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269 | (1) |
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7.3.5.4 If a communication problem happens, how often do you try to sort it out? |
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269 | (2) |
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7.3.5.5 When you are not sure about the information provided, do you ask for readback? |
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271 | (1) |
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7.3.5.6 Have you experienced an expectation bias on your part (you heard what you expected to hear rather than what is actually happening)? |
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272 | (1) |
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7.3.5.7 Are you sure you would effectively use Aviation English in a sudden non-routine occurrence? |
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272 | (1) |
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7.3.5.8 Are you calm during unexpected situations as you can rely on your linguistic skills? |
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273 | (1) |
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7.3.5.9 Have you ever made a linguistic error? |
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274 | (1) |
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7.3.5.10 How do you assess aviation communication in general? |
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274 | (1) |
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7.3.5.11 Is there anything which aviation communication is missing? |
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275 | (1) |
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7.3.5.12 Are there any words/phrases you find particularly problematic? |
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276 | (1) |
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7.3.5.13 Do you ever happen to deviate from standard phraseology? |
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277 | (1) |
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7.3.5.14 Would you like any aspects of Aviation English communication to be improved upon? |
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278 | (1) |
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7.3.6 Section 6: Aviation English Training |
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278 | (1) |
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7.3.6.1 What is, in your opinion, the most important aspect of Aviation English training? |
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278 | (1) |
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7.3.6.2 Would you like to see any more components included in Aviation English training courses in the future that are missing now? |
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279 | (1) |
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7.3.6.3 Do you undertake any activities towards the further development of your language skills beyond your work environment? |
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280 | (1) |
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7.3.7 Section 7: Participants' general remarks |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (2) |
Conclusions and Implications |
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283 | (6) |
References |
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289 | (32) |
Appendix: Questionnaire |
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321 | (10) |
Subject Index |
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