Communicative Behaviors of Filipino Seafarers: Toward the Development of a Globally Responsive Maritime English Course

Autor/in	Dacwag, Caroline
Titel	Communicative Behaviors of Filipino Seafarers: Toward the Development of a Globally Responsive Maritime English Course
Quelle	In: Athens Journal of Education, 5 (2018) 3, S.283-298 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2407-9898
Schlagwörter	Marine Education; Intercultural Communication; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Employees; Safety; Educational Change; Verbal Communication; Nonverbal Communication; Communicative Competence (Languages); Language Usage; Foreign Countries; Philippines + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Sicherheit; Bildungsreform; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Sprachgebrauch; Ausland; Philippinen
Abstract	Maritime English creatively and uniquely demonstrates communicative behaviors that enable seafarer interlocutors to successfully and effectively give and receive vital information to ensure safety of life, the vessel and the environment. As a training ground for future maritime officers, maritime institutions are expected to deliver courses that meet the need of the maritime industry, including the language of the sea. In response to the changes in curriculum and the challenges of communications at sea, this study aims to describe the communicative behaviors of Filipinos onboard international merchant marine vessels. Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions: a. How may the behavior of Filipino seafarers be described along the following areas- verbal communication, non-verbal communication, cross-cultural communication, listening, and creating healthy communicative relationships?; b. Is there a significant difference in the behaviors of Filipino seafarers when they are grouped according to their field of work?; c. In what areas of communicative behavior do the Filipinos need to improve?; d. What Maritime English course can be developed to address the areas that need improvement and to ensure global communicative competence of Filipino maritime students? One hundred eighty-seven (187) students of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) who have gone onboard for their shipboard training and 127 active Filipino seafarers were the participants of the study. Results show that: a. Filipino seafarers practice desirable communicative behaviors often; b. the deck and the engine group significantly differ in their communicative practices; c. the engine group needs to practice using English and focus on the situation at hand more often. These findings were used as one of the bases of the design and development of a responsive maritime English course. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Athens Institute for Education & Research. 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, Athens 10671, Greece. e-mail: education@atiner.gr; Web site: https://www.athensjournals.gr/aje
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Update	2020/1/01