Occupation and Language: Kim and Elder Flashcards
1
Q
When did Kim and Elder do their research?
A
2009
2
Q
What did Kim and Elder study?
A
The difficulty of communication between American Air-traffic and Korean Pilots
3
Q
What pronunciations were Koreans unable to do?
A
Unable to pronounce the ‘r’ and ‘i’ phonemes
4
Q
What type of informal language did the Korean Pilots sometimes use?
A
Idiomatic Language
5
Q
What was a mistake the Koreans made with the Jargon of their job?
A
They said abbreviations at the wrong times
6
Q
What did Kim and Elder recommend for the Native English Speakers? Why?
A
They also needed training as there needed to be a balance of understanding
7
Q
What did Kim and Elder recommend for the Korean Pilots? Why?
A
English Proficiency tests so they could learn how to pronounce the ‘r’ and ‘i’ phonemes
