List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Advancements in Teaching and Assessment Practices for Global Aviation English, Eric Friginal ( Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong), Malila Prado ( BNU-HKBU United International College, China), and Jennifer Roberts ( Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide, USA) 2. Towards Standardisation of Aviation English Proficiency Tests Used for Licensing, Michael Kay (ICAEA) 3. The Construct of Aeronautical English Listening Tests for Pilots from Three Perspectives, Angela C. de M. Garcia ( National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil, Brazil) 4. The Radiotelephony Role Play in Aviation Language Training and Assessment, Henry Emery ( Latitude Aviation English Services, UK) 5. Placement Assessment for Aviation English Programs Targeting Beginning Level Students, Mehrnoush Karimi ( Georgia State University, USA) and Ashleigh Cox ( Georgia State University, USA) 6.

Teaching Practices and Challenges for Language as a Human Factor in Aviation, Aline Pacheco ( Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) 7. Starting Out: Towards Certified Professional Development for the Aviation English Teacher, Neil Bullock ( ICAEA) 8. Politeness Markers in Aviation Communication, Dominique Estival ( Western Sydney University, Australia), Stuart Fitzpatrick and Brett Molesworth (UNSW Sydney, Australia) 9. A Task-based Needs Analysis for Aviation Training Language Proficiency, Rachelle Udell ( Georgia State University, USA), Andrew Schneider ( Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA) and Youjin Kim ( Georgia State University, USA) 10. Increasing Aviation English Learner Awareness, Lena Ellingburg ( Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA) and Michele von Merveldt 11. The Benefits of a Partnership Approach to Aviation English Training, Jena Lynch ( Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA), Alan Orr (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA) and Don Toups (Embry Riddle Worldwide, USA) 12. The Use of Corpora in the Teaching of English for Aviation Maintenance, Daniela Terenzi ( Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo, Brazil) 13. Ten years of the Brazilian Aeronautical English Research Group and Its Contributions to the Field, Patrícia Tosqui Lucks ( Airspace Control Institute, Brazil) , Juliana de Castro Santana ( Airspace Control Institute, Brazil) and Ana Ligia Barbosa de Carvalho e Silva ( São Paulo State University, Brazil) Index.