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The Politics of Aviation English Testing
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Alderson, J. Charles – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2011
The International Civil Aviation Association has developed a set of Language Proficiency Requirements (LPRs) and a Language Proficiency Rating Scale, which seeks to define proficiency in the language needed for aviation purposes at six different levels. Pilots, air traffic controllers and aeronautical station operators are required to achieve at…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Rating Scales, Language Proficiency, Educational Policy