Questões de Língua Inglesa do ano 2009

it should take into account the different amounts of work or the psychological stress undergone by L2 pilots and controllers in their real life environment.

it does not cover as many language skills and proficiency levels as necessary to validate pilots and controllers’ performance in the L2.

it does not consider the ICAO’s language proficiency requirements for aviation professionals.

the number of air traffic controllers and pilots who need to be tested is very large.

“these learners appear to engage in a nonautomatic, effortful form of processing.” (lines 50-51) – endorsement

“Clearly, the notion of L2 proficiency needs to be clarified…” (lines 59-60) – assertion

“It may be important to continue fine-tuning this scale,” (lines 69-70) – permission

“… under workload conditions similar to those they might face in the workplace.” (lines 78-79) – advice

“This and other pedagogical interventions can often be accomplished…” (lines 79-80) – ability

compare the level of L2 proficiency of pilots to that of native language speakers.

discuss the consequences of miscommunication between air traffic controllers and pilots.

comment on the effects of high cognitive overload on air traffic professionals who are native speakers of English.

investigate accentedness, comprehensibility and fluency in L2 controllers and pilots communicating among themselves.

report on the effects of L2 proficiency and workload on speech production and retention of information in pilot-controller interaction.

OJT sessions can be enhanced by applying TEM principles.

Experts in quality management in operations should learn the TEM framework.

The TEM framework can assist management in defining professional development needs for staff members.

TEM is an appropriate analysis procedure to define personnel training programs.

TEM will help operational auditors understand the systemic patterns of large scale accidents.

enhance the safety of operations in aviation.

bring about a radical change in air traffic control.

improve commercial pilots’ training and performance.

report on the vulnerabilities that caused single accidents.

eliminate the need for operational audits with external experts.