A needs analysis for a basic ESP language course for pilots and air traffic controllers
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2018-05
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"The present work has been urged by the crucial need to design an adequate syllabus for pilot and air traffic controller students. The growing demands of the globalization process have pushed the aviation industry to introduce new reforms without always taking into consideration neither the actual students’ needs nor the societal context. Therefore, the researcher has undergone a needs analysis in order to determine exact lacks and needs that would permit students to grasp effective linguistic efficiency and consequently, to attain the targeted objective. Misunderstanding between pilots and air traffic controllers is an international problem. The use of slang and idiomatic phrases, combined with strong regional accents and the failure to use the standard phraseologies recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) lead to an imminent danger if pilots and air traffic controllers do not pay close attention to the vocabulary they are using in their everyday work."
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