ICAEA Webinar 5b, 2020: Using real aviation communications to create tasks for testing
Channel: International Civil Aviation English Association
Date: 2020-11-14

WEBINAR 5b
Using real aviation communications to create tasks for TESTING

10 November, 2020

Moderators: Aline Pacheco (PUC-RS), Malila Prado (FJUT), Patricia Tosqui-Lucks (ICEA)
Presenters: Ana Lucia Monteiro (ICAEA Board), Angela Garcia (Carleton University)

Webinar 5b was designed especially for Aviation English professionals involved in test design and development. It demonstrated how real radio communications can provide input for the creation of test tasks, and explored the use of Corpus Linguistics for the development of tasks measuring speaking and listening abilities.

Webinars 5a and 5b aimed to:
- introduce the topic of use corpora for teaching (5a) & testing (5b) purposes,
- provide practical examples of training (5a) & assessment (5b) tasks,
- encourage participants’ contribution in corpus compilation.