Welcome to GEIA 10!

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Dear Participants,

The Organizing Committee welcomes all GEIA members, researchers and professionals in Aviation and Aeronautical English to the 10th GEIA Seminar.

GEIA has reached its 10-year milestone and ICEA, the Airspace Control Institute, is honored to organize an entirely in-person celebration of the 10th Seminar in the beautiful city of São José dos Campos – São Paulo State, Brazil, from October 2nd to 5th 2023.

Building on the success of previous seminars, the 2023 event is full of presentations about interesting findings and innovations in research, reports of experiences and hands-on workshops on various topics in the field of Aeronautical English. The speakers are academic researchers and professionals in the industry and government from all over Brazil, South and North America, Europe and Asia. We are very happy to receive international speakers in person for the first time in a GEIA Seminar.

The grand opening will take place on Monday afternoon and will be marked with the presence of authorities and the keynote talks. Henry Emery will address the importance of radiotelephony in preparing tasks for teaching and assessment. Patrícia Tosqui Lucks will present an overview of GEIA’s activities and achievements over the past 10 years, ending up in two releases: the Proceedings of the 9th GEIA Seminar, published as a special edition of the Polish Journal “Applied Linguistics Papers” and the Commemorative Issue of GEIA’s 10th Anniversary. It will be held at the renowned Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) Auditorium, with a peaceful lake in the background. The scenery offers a combination of natural surroundings and state-of-the-art technology, making it the perfect environment for discussions on aviation matters and, more specifically, Aeronautical English.

The program continues on Tuesday and Wednesday at ICEA and on Thursday back at ITA, with many inspiring presentations and workshops that cover all of GEIA’s areas of research: Aeronautical English language analysis and description, language as a human factor, assessment, teaching, teacher training and teacher development. GEIA’s Seminar 10th anniversary promises an exciting hybrid of topics, offering an excellent platform for experience exchanging and networking opportunities.

We look forward to welcoming delegates from all over Brazil and from around the world in São José dos Campos.

Sejam todos bem vindos!

We would like to thank:

• DECEA (Brazilian Department of Airspace Control) and ICEA (Airspace Control Institute), for promoting the event;
• DCTA (Department of Aerospace Science and Technology) and GAP-SJ and for providing administrative and catering support;
• ITA (Aeronautics Institute of Technology) for opening up its modern facilities and kindly offering its infrastructure to us;
• The GEIA members who are always so engaged and enthusiastic about our Seminars and activities;
• All presenters who are willing to share their research and experience;
• The participants: air traffic controllers, pilots, teachers, raters, researchers, businessmen, CAA representatives and all those who share the same love for English and Aviation;
• ICAEA (International Civil Aviation English Association) for helping spread the news about the GEIA Seminar to the international aviation English community.

Thank you.

GEIA 10 Organizing Committee