Primer seminario internacional de la OACI de Inglés en Argentina – Flap152

ICAEA SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN AVIATION ENGLISH TRAINING AND TESTING

Buenos Aires, Argentina 29th -30th September 2011

UPDATE – July 2011

Dear Colleagues,

We’re delighted to present to you the full Programme for this exciting and dynamic seminar. Here you will find details of the Speakers and the range of topics dealing with present and future challenges to Aviation English facing Latin America in particular.

The ICAEA Seminar, presented in cooperation with ANAC and CIPE of Argentina, is of special interest not only to pilots, air traffic controllers, teachers and test developers but also to the managers and administrators responsible for implementing the ICAO language proficiency requirements in Latin America.

To Register, click here

This is the first ICAEA event for Latin America and already the Seminar is attracting a lot of interest. Be sure to register quickly to guarantee your place.

Registration will close on August 31st

Attendance will only be guaranteed on receipt (by ICAEA) of your registration fee.

Re Payment: kindly note the change of Bank details on the Registration Form

General Information concerning hotels, arrival in Buenos Aires, local transport, etc is available; click http://cipe.anac.gov.ar/

PROGRAMME as of July 1st.2011

Day 1 29 September Thursday 09:00 – 09:15	Opening of seminar: Dr. Terence Gerighty, Vice-President & Treasurer ICAEA; Norma Bravo, (CIPE) – Forum Coordinators
09:15 – 09:30	Opening Address – Mr Alejandro Augustin Granados, Administrator ANAC, Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil (to be confirmed)
09:30 – 10:00	Implementation of ICAO language proficiency requirements: progressing solutions Nicole Barrette-Sabourin, Training Officer/LPR Project Manager Aviation Safety Training Section, ANB, ICAO
10:00 – 10:30	Characteristics and objectives of initial and recurrent aviation English training Ms Norma Bravo & Ms Cecilia Denis, CIPE, Argentina
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30	Language training for Brazilian pilots Prof. Dr. Ana Eliza Pereira Bocorny, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil
11:30 – 12:00	Language training for pilots and controllers Cuba CAA
12:00 – 12:30	Aviation English v Plain English language training Cristina Barbé, Argentina (to be confirmed)
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 14:30	Q&A – summary of morning’s presentations (panel)
14:30 – 16:00	Breakout Session #1 (3 workshops on language Training – issues / problems / standards)
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 – 17:30	Plenary: Reports from Breakout sessions Chair

Day 2 30 September 2011 Friday 09:00 – 09:15	Introduction to Day 2 – Testing Adrian Enright, Vice-President ICAEA
09:15 – 09:45	ICAO Circular 318: Language Testing Criteria for Global Harmonisation Adrian Enright, Vice-President ICAEA
09:45 – 10:15	Aviation English – A Crossroads Capt. Rick Valdes, IFALPA
10:15 – 10:30	ICAO Test Endorsement Process Adrian Enright, Vice-President ICAEA
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30	Pilot testing in Argentina/South America Asociacion Pilotos Lineas Aereas APLA
11:30 – 12:00	Level 4:The challenge for ATC IFATCA Argentina (to be confirmed)
12:00 – 12:30	Test Development: Paving the way to Standardisation and Consistency Ms Alicia Castelucci de Arce & Ms Maria Cristina Sampietro, Argentine Air Force Language Learning Center.
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch break
14:00 – 14:30	Q&A – summary of morning’s presentations (panel)
14:30 – 16:00	Breakout Session #2 (3 workshops on language Testing – issues / implementation / standards)
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break
16:30 – 17:30	Plenary: Reports from Breakout sessions, Chair
17:30 – 18:00	Seminar closure, Chair