AVIATION ENGLISH TEST DEVELOPMENT

Authors

  • Olena Petrashchuk National Aviation University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18372/2306-1472.57.5603

Keywords:

Aviation English, ICAO Rating scale, proficiency language test, TEAP

Abstract

The article highlights the English language test development for the purposes of English language proficiency assessment against the ICAO Rating scale. The procedure of the test construction is described on the example of the Test of English for Aviation Personnel developed in 2007 in Ukraine.

Author Biography

Olena Petrashchuk, National Aviation University

Petrashchuk Olena. Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences. Professor.

The Head of Aviation English Department, National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Education: Dnipropetrovsk State University, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (1977).

Research area: problems of teaching English for specific purposes and test control

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Published

21-01-2014

How to Cite

Petrashchuk, O. (2014). AVIATION ENGLISH TEST DEVELOPMENT. Proceedings of National Aviation University, 57(4), 155–160. https://doi.org/10.18372/2306-1472.57.5603

Issue

Section

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION