Occupation and Language: Kim and Elder Flashcards
When did Kim and Elder do their research?
2009
What did Kim and Elder study?
The difficulty of communication between American Air-traffic and Korean Pilots
What pronunciations were Koreans unable to do?
Unable to pronounce the ‘r’ and ‘i’ phonemes
What type of informal language did the Korean Pilots sometimes use?
Idiomatic Language
What was a mistake the Koreans made with the Jargon of their job?
They said abbreviations at the wrong times
What did Kim and Elder recommend for the Native English Speakers? Why?
They also needed training as there needed to be a balance of understanding
What did Kim and Elder recommend for the Korean Pilots? Why?
English Proficiency tests so they could learn how to pronounce the ‘r’ and ‘i’ phonemes