The Effect of a Proposed On-Job Task-Based Program in Developing the English Language Fluency For Civil Aviation Personnel

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Research title: The Effect of a Proposed On-Job Task-Based Program in Developing the English Language Fluency for Civil Aviation Personnel Degree: Ph.D. in Education, Curriculum and Instruction (TEFL) - Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University- Egypt. (2021) Researcher: Hisham Mohamed Ali Desoky Advisors 1. Dr. Asmaa Ghanem Gheith, Professor of Curriculum, and Instruction (TEFL), Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University. 2. Dr. Dina Sayed Nasr, Lecturer of Curriculum, and Instruction (TEFL), Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University. Abstract This study aimed at examining the effect of using an on-job task-based program on developing civil aviation personnel’s English language fluency. The study began with a review of pertinent literature and previous studies on task-based language teaching, on-job teaching programs, and language fluency. A suggested list of oral and written fluency components delimited to participants’ needs of language use was designed as a guide for the design of the instruments. A pre/post fluency test and a rubric were prepared by the researcher. The proposed program was prepared by the researcher. A random group of participants (N=30) was