Pronunciation in communication: An aviation perspective.

30 minute webinar now available for download

Pronunciation is an essential ingredient in the ability to communicate effectively.

This is illustrated in the requirements for pilots and air traffic controllers to be able to pass their message successfully. Perfection is not the goal but mutual intelligibility is. In this webanair Andy Roberts looks at the background to the requirements and questions whether the traditional method of pronunciation teaching is relevant for the modern International English world.