[etni] Fwd: Pilot programs
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- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:22:16 +0200
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From: Barry Silverberg <barisil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Pilot programs
DEar List,
So many different English teaching programs have had pilots, like HOTS
for example, that it's no wonder the pilots never learned English
properly.
B
Michele wrote:
> This is a totally different issue! No one is trying to educate the
> pilots. Also, their English is for specific purposes. I assume that
> they work on pronunciation so that they can make themselves understood
> and that they have to master all the jargon and vocabulary and other
> technical language that they need to function as a pilot. It seems to
> me that their disagreement about the level of English needed (I assume
> that they think they need less than demanded by the international
> licensing commission) is a case of Israeli chutzpa (which isn't always
> negative).
Laurie wrote:
> As a follow up to the testing issues, and on a slightly different
> slant, now read this!
> http://english.themarker.com/israel-s-pilots-may-flunk-out-of-the-skies-over-english-test-1.330685
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