ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements — Rated Speech Samples

INTRODUCTION

◊ Foreword
◊ Chronology of events
◊ Background information
◊ Important note
◊ Target audience
◊ Scope
◊ Minimum system requirements

ICAO RATING SCALE

◊ Rating principles
◊ The six language proficiency skills
◊ Rating scale with examples

AUDIO FILES AND RATINGS

◊ Important note
◊ Format
◊ Audio files and ratings

REFLECTIONS ON TEST DESIGN

◊ Scope of comprehension
◊ Interlocutor consistency
◊ Interlocutor's intervention
◊ Radiotelephony content
◊ Fully computerized tests
◊ The interlocutor's basic aviation knowledge
◊ Number of interlocutors
◊ Courtesy and cultural sensitivity