FRACharley
7th Dec 2006, 01:33
December 6, 2006
This Post is being re-submitted as the sampling countries have been expanded and the cutoff date for collecting data is now December 31, 2006.
Flight Research Associates (FRA) is recruiting commercial pilots and air traffic controllers to assist in the development of an automated spoken test for aviation English.
Participating pilots and controllers will be asked to complete a sample test. The test is delivered over the telephone and is scored automatically by speech processing technologies. The test is designed to measure spoken English ability of non-native pilots and air traffic controllers using ICAO phraseology and common English. The sample test will be used to gather data that will assist in the creation of a test to determine an individuals level of English proficiency based on the ICAO language proficiency scale.
In order develop an automated scoring system and validate the test, FRA needs to collect spoken data from both native speakers and non-native speakers of English. Because this is an English test in the aviation context, both native and non-native speakers have to be commercial pilots or air traffic controllers. Our goal is to collect various speech samples from speakers in different countries. Details about data collection are outlined below.
Test Administration:
Telephone The test will be delivered over the telephone. A toll-free number is provided in some countries. In countries where the toll free number is not available, we will call the test-taker at a pre-arranged phone number at a pre-arranged time. The telephone should be a land-line telephone. No cordless telephones, cell phones, or IP phones should be used
Test Scores No scores or score report will be provided to the test-takers.
Test Paper Each test-taker needs to have a test paper beforehand. The test paper will have a unique TIN (Test Identification Number), and each test-taker will be asked to enter the TIN on the telephone keypad to take the test.
Time The test will take approximately 25-30 minutes. The Testing System is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The test-taker should complete the test as soon as possible after receiving the Test Identification Number. Normally, the test should be completed within 5 days of receiving the TIN
Progress Monitoring FRA will monitor the status of the TINs after they have been assigned.
Recruitment:
Study Duration Data collection is expected to end on December 31, 2006.
Participants Both native speakers and non-native speakers of English are needed for the study. All participants should be aviation professionals. Aviation professionals include pilots and air traffic controllers. Women pilots and air traffic controllers are strongly encouraged to participate
Demographic Information FRA needs to collect demographic information about each test-taker. Demographic information to be collected includes 1) Year of Birth, 2) Native Language, 3) Gender, 4) Country of Birth, 5) Years of experience in Aviation, 6) Job type in Aviation (e.g. pilot), 7) if the test-taker is currently active in aviation or not and 8) if you use English and ICAO phraseology often to communicate with foreign personnel on the radio? . The demographic information of each test-taker will be recorded in a spreadsheet that will be created for each batch of tests
Countries FRA is interested in recruiting participants from a variety of countries representing major language groups. FRA will be focusing its recruiting effort on the list of countries below. A guideline of the number of subjects to be recruited per country is shown in parentheses. Interested participants from other countries will be considered as well and should contact FRA for details.
Native Speakers (300 speakers)
England 100 native speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Australia or New Zealand 100 native speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Canada 100 native speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
USA 100 native speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Non-Native Speakers (250 speakers)
England 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
France 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
China 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Spain 50 speakers (30 pilots and 20 ATCs)
Italy 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Germany 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Brasil 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Poland or Czech 50 speakers (30 pilots and 20 ATCs)
Hungary 50 speakers (30 pilots and 20 ATCs)
Two African Countries a total of 100 speakers combined (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
We would like to request your assistance in disseminating this information to your members and any assistance you would be able to provide us in this collection process. Please contact us to discuss any questions you may have. We look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. We can be reached at:
Mailing Address:
Flight Research Associates
PO Box 12
Moffett Field, CA94035
Telephone/E-mail:
Telephone: 650-766-3306
Fax: 650-604-1312
Email: [email protected]
Office Locations:
FlightResearchAssociates
NASAAmesResearchCenter
Building 257 Moffett Field, CA
Website:
www.FlightResearchAssociates.com
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
Charles A. Ross Jr.
ATC Projects Manager
Flight Research Associates
[email protected] Please use this email address as there is an apparent problem with foreign email sent through AOL.
[email protected]
[email protected] ([email protected])
001-650-278-6336 Cell
Skype:fra-charley
This Post is being re-submitted as the sampling countries have been expanded and the cutoff date for collecting data is now December 31, 2006.
Flight Research Associates (FRA) is recruiting commercial pilots and air traffic controllers to assist in the development of an automated spoken test for aviation English.
Participating pilots and controllers will be asked to complete a sample test. The test is delivered over the telephone and is scored automatically by speech processing technologies. The test is designed to measure spoken English ability of non-native pilots and air traffic controllers using ICAO phraseology and common English. The sample test will be used to gather data that will assist in the creation of a test to determine an individuals level of English proficiency based on the ICAO language proficiency scale.
In order develop an automated scoring system and validate the test, FRA needs to collect spoken data from both native speakers and non-native speakers of English. Because this is an English test in the aviation context, both native and non-native speakers have to be commercial pilots or air traffic controllers. Our goal is to collect various speech samples from speakers in different countries. Details about data collection are outlined below.
Test Administration:
Telephone The test will be delivered over the telephone. A toll-free number is provided in some countries. In countries where the toll free number is not available, we will call the test-taker at a pre-arranged phone number at a pre-arranged time. The telephone should be a land-line telephone. No cordless telephones, cell phones, or IP phones should be used
Test Scores No scores or score report will be provided to the test-takers.
Test Paper Each test-taker needs to have a test paper beforehand. The test paper will have a unique TIN (Test Identification Number), and each test-taker will be asked to enter the TIN on the telephone keypad to take the test.
Time The test will take approximately 25-30 minutes. The Testing System is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The test-taker should complete the test as soon as possible after receiving the Test Identification Number. Normally, the test should be completed within 5 days of receiving the TIN
Progress Monitoring FRA will monitor the status of the TINs after they have been assigned.
Recruitment:
Study Duration Data collection is expected to end on December 31, 2006.
Participants Both native speakers and non-native speakers of English are needed for the study. All participants should be aviation professionals. Aviation professionals include pilots and air traffic controllers. Women pilots and air traffic controllers are strongly encouraged to participate
Demographic Information FRA needs to collect demographic information about each test-taker. Demographic information to be collected includes 1) Year of Birth, 2) Native Language, 3) Gender, 4) Country of Birth, 5) Years of experience in Aviation, 6) Job type in Aviation (e.g. pilot), 7) if the test-taker is currently active in aviation or not and 8) if you use English and ICAO phraseology often to communicate with foreign personnel on the radio? . The demographic information of each test-taker will be recorded in a spreadsheet that will be created for each batch of tests
Countries FRA is interested in recruiting participants from a variety of countries representing major language groups. FRA will be focusing its recruiting effort on the list of countries below. A guideline of the number of subjects to be recruited per country is shown in parentheses. Interested participants from other countries will be considered as well and should contact FRA for details.
Native Speakers (300 speakers)
England 100 native speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Australia or New Zealand 100 native speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Canada 100 native speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
USA 100 native speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Non-Native Speakers (250 speakers)
England 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
France 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
China 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Spain 50 speakers (30 pilots and 20 ATCs)
Italy 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Germany 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Brasil 100 speakers (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
Poland or Czech 50 speakers (30 pilots and 20 ATCs)
Hungary 50 speakers (30 pilots and 20 ATCs)
Two African Countries a total of 100 speakers combined (75 pilots and 25 ATCs)
We would like to request your assistance in disseminating this information to your members and any assistance you would be able to provide us in this collection process. Please contact us to discuss any questions you may have. We look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible. We can be reached at:
Mailing Address:
Flight Research Associates
PO Box 12
Moffett Field, CA94035
Telephone/E-mail:
Telephone: 650-766-3306
Fax: 650-604-1312
Email: [email protected]
Office Locations:
FlightResearchAssociates
NASAAmesResearchCenter
Building 257 Moffett Field, CA
Website:
www.FlightResearchAssociates.com
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
Charles A. Ross Jr.
ATC Projects Manager
Flight Research Associates
[email protected] Please use this email address as there is an apparent problem with foreign email sent through AOL.
[email protected]
[email protected] ([email protected])
001-650-278-6336 Cell
Skype:fra-charley