Análise de necessidades de Língua Inglesa para bombeiros de aeronáutica

• Autor(a) principal: Monteiro, Laís Alves Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da PUC_SP
• Texto Completo: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/13748
• topic: Análise de necessidades; ESP; LinFE; Inglês para bombeiros de aeronáutica; Língua inglesa - Estudo e ensino - Finalidades específicas; Needs Analysis; English for aviation firefighters; CNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LINGUISTICA::LINGUISTICA APLICADA

This research, conducted in the area of Languages for Specific Purposes, aims at carrying out a needs analysis of English for aviation firefighters from Guarulhos International Airport and for a specific group of Brazilian Air Force students, in order to provide elements that will be served, a posteriori, as a basis for redesigning the course of English for Aviation Firefighters. The theoretical background of this study is based upon the concept of English for Specific Purposes, provided by Hutchinson e Waters (1987), Robinson (1991), Dudley-Evans and St. John (1998), Long (2005) and Ramos (2005). This qualitative research is based on case study methodology according to Stake (1998) and Yin (2005). Questionnaires and interviews were administered to military students of an aviation firefighter course in Brazilian Air Force and to aviation firefighters from Guarulhos International Airport. Also, some official documents were consulted, establishing a triangulation of sources and methods, as claimed by Long (2005). The obtained data were compared and interpreted. Results provide important information on the main tasks using the target language, which require the use of conversation and reading skills. The results also demonstrate that both aviation firefighters and students have difficulty in using conversation skills, since the former use it occasionally, while the later never make use of it. Nevertheless, comparing the obtained data, it was revealed, in this research, that the need for learning conversation skills was perceived as being relevant, because: a) it is related to the main operational activity of an aviation firefighter, that is, saving lives in an aeronautical accident; b) it is necessary in an emergency situation, considered a safety factor; c) this skill poses much difficulty for the participants. Moreover, according to their responses, students feel motivated in learning this skill. The results provide contributions for a redesign of Aviation Firefighters English Course at EEAR that meets the identified demands, as well as contribute, in a broad sense, to research carried out on Languages for Specific Purposes LSP