O exame de proficiência em língua inglesa para controladores de voo do sisceab - uma entrevista com Matilde Scaramucci (Interview)

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The interview with professor Matilde Scaramucci from UNICAMP/Brazil presents the EPLIS, an exam created to test the English proficiency of brazilian air traffic controllers. Professor Scaramucci talks about the structure of this exam, comparing it with others that have the same purpose. She also mentions the difficulties involved in creating such a tool and the advantages of having it. She ends the interview by mentioning the washback effects that are expected from the exam.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011): New perspectives for aviation

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Interview

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