Teaching Aviation Weather Vocabulary to Romanian Air Force Cadets – Qualitative Error Analysis
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article provides a qualitative analysis of aeronautical meteorology adult learner errors in ESP. The discussion revolves around a few main vocabulary topics in aeronautical meteorology: precipitation, the atmosphere and their relevant effects for air traffic management. The corpus is based on traditional vocabulary-focused activities: matching and multiple choice lexical reinforcement exercises. Based on a previous quantitative analysis of the same real-life, classroom-produced materials, this approach is meant to provide complementary information concerning the challenges that Romanian undergraduate Air Force cadets have encountered, in an attempt to map noteworthy insecurity areas, to explain why they arise and suggest potential solutions to be integrated in everyday teaching practice.
Authors: Ramona Harsan, Cosmina-Oana ROMAN, Daniela NAGY, Tania MORARU-ZAMFIR
Institution: Henri Coanda Air Force Academy
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411495165