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Proposed English Standards Promote Aviation Safety.

Chatham, Robert L.; Thomas, Shelley – ESL Magazine, 2000

Discusses the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Air Navigation's Commission approval of a task to develop minimum skill level requirements in English for air traffic control. The ICAO collaborated with the Defense Language Institute English Language Center to propose a minimum standard for English proficiency for international…

Descriptors: Air Traffic Control, Employment Qualifications, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency

Corporate Universities: A New Frontier for ESL/EFL Professionals.

Weinstein, Nina – ESL Magazine, 2000

Discusses opportunities for English-as-a-Second/Foreign-language professionals in corporate universities. Discusses how a corporate training program differs from other programs, the different teaching issues in this new environment, the focus on oral English, and the importance of achieving high linguistic levels in one or two class meetings a…

Descriptors: Corporate Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Industrial Training