Survey Information:

To identify strategies for successful aviation phraseology and communication instruction in a university environment, your participation in this curriculum survey is requested along with other leaders of the 15 CAA accredited flight programs at the baccalaureate level. This research is being conducted as part of a Purdue University doctoral dissertation study by Kitty Campbell Laird.

The goal of this research is to determine how accredited collegiate flight programs in the U.S. approach aviation phraseology and communication instruction. Flight educators around the world will need to address this curricular issue due to new language and communication policies set forth by ICAO in 2004. Your responses may help serve as benchmarks of academic excellence in flight education.

• The following survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
• Your participation is completely voluntary.
• Although a unique ID will be attached to your responses for purposes of authentication and follow-up, identifiers will be coded and utilized only by the researchers.
• No one other than the researchers directly involved with the study will ever be given access to raw survey data. Any reports generated from the survey will be reported in general terms.
• In no way will your name or the name of your institution be connected with any of the specific information you provide.

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Thank you for your participation and continued support of CAA, UAA, and Purdue University research.

Please answer the following questions regarding your institution for the 2005-6 academic year enrollment unless specified otherwise:

1. Approximately how many students are currently enrolled in the flight program?
   
2. Approximately how many of the flight program students are international students?
   
3. On average (for the last 10 years), what approximate percentage of students in the flight program have been international students on an annual basis?
   %
4. International students in the flight program have come from the following countries: (please check all that apply)

   
   Argentina
   Australia
   Austria
   Bangladesh
   Belgium
   Bolivia
   Brazil
   Bulgaria
   Canada
   Chile
   China, People's Republic of
   Columbia
   Costa Rica
   Croatia
   Cyprus
   Czech Republic
   Denmark
   Dominican Republic
   Ecuador
   Egypt
   El Salvador
   Ethiopia
   Finland
   France
   Germany
   Ghana
   Greece
   Guatemala
   Honduras
   Hungary
   Iceland
   India
   Indonesia
   Iran
   Ireland
   Israel
   Italy
   Jamaica
   Japan
   Jordan
   Kenya
   Kuwait
   Lebanon
   Luxembourg
   Malaysia
   Mexico
   Mongolia
   Morocco
   Mozambique
   Nepal
   Netherlands
   New Zealand
   Nicaragua
   Nigeria
   Norway
   Pakistan
   Panama
   Peru
   Philippines
   Poland
   Portugal
   Romania
   Russia
   Saudi Arabia
   Singapore
   South Africa
   South Korea
   Spain
   Sri Lanka
   Sweden
   Switzerland
   Taiwan
   Thailand
   Trinidad and Tobago
   Turkey
   Ukraine
   United Arab Emirates
   United Kingdom
   Venezuela
   Vietnam
   Yugoslavia
   Zimbabwe

5. What is the minimum acceptable TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score for admission to the flight program? *note difference in range between the paper based test (PBT) and the computer based test (CBT)

   PBT 450
   PBT 500
   PBT 550
   PBT 600
   PBT 650
   PBT 650
   

   CBT 175
   CBT 200
   CBT 225
   CBT 250
   CBT 275
   

6. How does the required program TOEFL score compare to the institution score requirements?

   program score requirements are the same as the institution
   program score requirements are higher than the institution
   program score requirements are lower than the institution
   

7. Ground and flight instruction is provided by the following personnel: (please check all that apply)

   faculty
   staff
   flight program student CFIs
   contract employees
   other (please specify)
   

8. Approximately how many of your flight program graduates currently fly internationally?
   
9. Approximately what percentage of your total flight program graduates currently fly internationally?
   %
10. Has your institution provided contract work for international pilots outside of the flight program?

    Yes
    No (skip to question 14)
    

11. International students in the contract program have come from the following countries: (please check all that apply)

    
    Argentina
    Australia
    Austria
    Bangladesh
    Belgium
    Bolivia
    Brazil
    Bulgaria
    Canada
    Chile
    China, People's Republic of
    Columbia
    Costa Rica
    Croatia
    Cyprus
    Czech Republic
    Denmark
    Dominican Republic
    Ecuador
    Egypt
    El Salvador
    Ethiopia
    Finland
    France
    Germany
    Ghana
    Greece
    Guatemala
    Honduras
    Hungary
    Iceland
    India
    Indonesia
    Iran
    Ireland
    Israel
    Italy
    Jamaica
    Japan
    Jordan
    Kenya
    Kuwait
    Lebanon
    Luxembourg
    Malaysia
    Mexico
    Mongolia
    Morocco
    Mozambique
    Nepal
    Netherlands
    New Zealand
    Nicaragua
    Nigeria
    Norway
    Pakistan
    Panama
    Peru
    Philippines
    Poland
    Portugal
    Romania
    Russia
    Saudi Arabia
    Singapore
    South Africa
    South Korea
    Spain
    Sri Lanka
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Taiwan
    Thailand
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Turkey
    Ukraine
    United Arab Emirates
    United Kingdom
    Venezuela
    Vietnam
    Yugoslavia
    Zimbabwe

12. Ground and flight instruction for the contract program is provided by the following personnel: (please check all that apply)

    faculty
    staff
    flight program student CFIs
    contract employees
    other (please specify)
    

13. Do the same personnel provide instruction for both the academic flight and contract programs?

    Yes
    No
    Some, but not all
    

14. Where is aviation phraseology and communication training most stressed in your curriculum?

    private ground instruction
    private flight instruction
    instrument ground instruction
    instrument flight instruction
    commercial ground instruction
    commercial flight instruction
    flight simulator instruction
    CRM course
    ATC course
    other (please specify)
    

15. Which communication standards are emphasized?

    FAA
    ICAO
    airline industry
    local and regional practical norms
    other (please specify)
    

16. Which resources do you find most useful when teaching aviation phraseology and communication skills?

    FAR/AIM
    ICAO manual of radiotelephony
    ATC manual
    text book (please specify)
    other (please specify)
    

17. What opportunities does your program provide for additional aviation phraseology and communication skills practice?

    ATC/pilot computer simulators
    NIFA team
    CFI tutoring
    other (please specify)
    

18. Are native and non-native speakers of English taught the same aviation phraseology and communication curriculum?

Yes
No (please specify how curriculum differs)


19. Does your flight program have an assessment tool to measure English proficiency at ICAO level 4?

    No
    Yes (please specify testing instrument utilized)
    

20. Is English language remediation offered for international students without proficient language skills?

    Yes
    No (skip to perception questions)
    

21. Who offers the ESL (English as a Second Language) remediation program?

    flight program
    institution
    other (please specify)
    

22. What type of ESL instruction is provided? (please check all that apply)

    aviation specific English
    general English
    computer assisted instruction
    one-on-one tutoring
    small group oral communiction course
    other (please specify)
    

Perception Questions

Please answer the following questions with your perception of the flight program:

1. Ground school instructors in the flight program promote the use of standardized aviation phraseology.

   Strongly Agree
   Agree
   Undecided/Neutral
   Disagree
   Strongly Disagree
   

2. Practical flight instructors in the flight program promote the use of standardized aviation phraseology.

   Strongly Agree
   Agree
   Undecided/Neutral
   Disagree
   Strongly Disagree
   

3. Simulator instructors in the flight program promote the use of standardized aviation phraseology.

   Strongly Agree
   Agree
   Undecided/Neutral
   Disagree
   Strongly Disagree
   

4. More experienced flight instructors provide a higher quality of aviation phraseology and communication training.

   Strongly Agree
   Agree
   Undecided/Neutral
   Disagree
   Strongly Disagree
   

5. The curriculum adequately explores aviation industry jargon which may deviate from standardized aviation phraseology.

   Strongly Agree
   Agree
   Undecided/Neutral
   Disagree
   Strongly Disagree
   

6. The curriculum explores international differences in aviation phraseology with a global perspective towards aviation communication.

   Strongly Agree
   Agree
   Undecided/Neutral
   Disagree
   Strongly Disagree
   

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