Ramsey Ferrer
Associate Professor of Aviation Communication
Philippine State College of Aeronautics
Piccio Garden, Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, the Philippines
ABOUT ME
Hello! I'm Ramsey Ferrer, an applied linguist investigating the nuances of language(s) in diverse aviation settings where multicultural and multilingual speakers come in contact. My research delves into the ways language(s) is used in the field of aviation. I research aviation English in general and aeronautical English, in particular, through various methodologies. Specifically, I am interested in the intersection between applied corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics and how this offers an innovative theoretical and methodological framework for a corpus-based sociolinguistic study in aviation contexts.
I am currently an Associate Professor of Aviation English in the Aviation Communication Department of the Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the Philippine State College of Aeronautics, Pasay City, Philippines. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education major in English (cum laude) from the Philippine Normal University, and both my Master’s degree in Teaching English Language and Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics from De La Salle University. I also completed a Certificate Training Program in Curriculum with Specialization in Air Transportation at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, Canada.
My doctoral dissertation focused on the development of the Aviation Corpus of English–Philippines (ACE-PHI)—the first large-scale empirical corpus of pilot–controller communication situated in the Filipino aeronautical context in Southeast Asia. Using a corpus-linguistic multidimensional approach, I examined the linguistic dimensions of Filipino aeronautical communication.
PUBLICATIONS
Below are my publications in local and international journals:
Accent Comprehensibility in Aviation English as a Human Factor: Implications for Pilot–Controller Communication
in the Philippines
Junio, J., Ferrer, R., Cadiz, J., Zamora, A., & Limbo, M. (under review)
Trajectory of errors in aviation: An analysis of accident and incident reports (2008-2023) in Philippine air traffic operational communication
Ferrer, R., Ablis, P., Sibulo, J., & Watson, F. (in press). Trajectory of errors in aviation: An analysis of accident and incident reports (2008-2023) in Philippine air traffic operational communication. Journal of Aeronautics and Aviation Studies, 1(1).
Analysing Language Policies in Aviation Education at the Interpersonal Level: Implications for Communication Training of Filipino Ab Initio Pilots
International Civil Aviation English Association Conference Proceedings (in press)
A Moderation Analysis of the Secondary English Teachers’ Profile on the Relationship Between their Technological-pedagogical-content Knowledge and Virtual Instructional Strategies in the Division of Olongapo City
Esposo II, R., & Ferrer, R. (2023, April 28). A moderation analysis of the secondary English teachers’ profile on the relationship between their technological-pedagogical-content knowledge and virtual instructional strategies in the Division of Olongapo City. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5279840
A corpus-based sociolinguistic analysis of (p)layers of language policies in aviation education
Ferrer, R.S. (2024). In E.Friginal, M. Prado, J. ROberts (Eds.) Research in Global Aviation English. London: Bloomsbury
Syntactic Variation and Sociocultural Identity in Southeast Asian Englishes: A Study of Subjectless Nonfinite Caluses in Philippine and Singaporean English
Magpale, T. A. J., & Ferrer, R. (2025). Syntactic Variation and Sociocultural Identity in Southeast Asian Englishes: A Study of Subjectless Nonfinite Clauses in Philippine and Singaporean English. Languages, 10(4), 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages10040077
A contrastive corpus-based analysis of rhetoric in Asian, American, and European low-cost carriers' slogans
Ferrer, R.S. (2022) Pacific Asia Conference on Language Information and Computation Scopus-Indexed Proceedings
Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA) Research and Development Agenda for 2021-2025
Rosario, L.M., Navigar, N., Ferrer, R.S., Reyes-Chua, E. (2023). Eduheart Book Publishing. Epub: 978-621-8321-22-9
Metadiscourse features in aeronautics and aerospace engineering: The use of interactive and interactional Markers
Ferrer, R. (2024). Brazilian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 24(4).
Standard phraseology in aviation: Issues, prospects and trajectories for ELP programs in the Philippines
Discourse structure and features of student-led discussion: Its implications for English language teaching
Autonomy and Selection: Exploration on the Translator’s External Behavior in Audiovisual Translation of the Huai River Culture
Ferrer, R.S. & Flores, R.G. (2019) International Civil Aviation English Association. 22.
She likes to learn/learning English…On subjectless nonfinite clauses as monotransitive variants of verbal complements in Philippine English
Ferrer, R.S. & Magpale, T.A. (2015). Philippine ESL Journal, 14(5), 95-107.
Hedging devices in research article abstracts
Ferrer, R.S. (2022). UPHSD Graduate School Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 1(1).
Fan, J. & Ferrer, R.S. (2023). Autonomy and Selection: Exploration on the Translator’s External Behavior in Audiovisual Translation of the Huai River Culture. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 5(8), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.050801
Ambrosio, Y.M., Binalet, C., Ferrer, R.S., & Yang, J. (2015). International Journal of Education and Research, 3(2), 105- 114.
Standard and nonstandard lexicon in aviation English: A corpus linguistic study
Ferrer, R.S. Empinado, J., Calico, E.M., & Floro, J.Y. (2017). Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information, and Computation Scopus-indexed Proceedings, 50-55.
What the Filipinos have heard and what the Presidents have transpired: An analysis of hedges and boosters in the Philippine Presidents’ selected SONAs
Ferrer, R.S. (2014). Hedging devices in research article abstracts. PhilSCA Research Journal, 4.
Ferrer, R.S., Chua, R.M., Santos, J.A., Quijano, L.M. (2015). Interference between Filipino and English prepositions: A comparative analysis of male and female Filipino bilingual learners in the World Englishes paradigm in the Philippine setting. DLSU Research Congress. ISSN 249-3309
Ferrer, R.S. (2014. What the Filipinos have heard and what the Presidents have transpired: An analysis of hedges and boosters in the Philippine Presidents’ selected SONAs. PhilSCA Research Journal, 4.
Ongoing Research Projects:
Aviation Corpus of English-Philippines (ACE-PHI): A Multidimensional Linguistic Investigation through Corpus-based Approach
Lexico-Syntactic Complexity in Student and AI-Enhanced Position Papers on Sustainable Development Goals: A Multidimensional Analysis
Co-researcher: Dr. Teri An Joy Magpale-Jang, Assistant Professor, Wonkwang University
Revisiting a 15-Year-Old Aviation English Corpus: A Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study with Student Collaboration
Co-researcher: Dr. Malila Prado, Assistant Professor, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University
RESEARCH CONDUCTED
Trajectory of crew errors in the Philippine air traffic operational communication system: an analysis, intervention, and recommendation from the human systems integration (HSI) perspective
Co-authors: Paul Christian Ablis, Jan Francis Hay Sibulo, Felicity Vylette Watson
Evaluation of language learning strategies vis-a-vis aviation phraseology level in aviation communication
Co-authors: Gelmart A. Tan, Queenie Marie Elaine Velarde, Courtney Catherine Denise G. Bautista, and Ma. Yvonne B. Gapero
Acceptability level and degree of risks of non-standard phraseology in pilot – air traffic controller communication
Co-author: Martin Fyke S. Tuvieron
Intelligibility of select international pilot’s regional accents to Filipino air traffic controllers
Co-author: Daniel Vargas
Handling Mechanisms of Pilots during In-flight Loss Radio Communication in an Uncontrolled Airport: The Case of Lingayen Airport
Co-authors: Sharla Cas Singh & Lorene Angela Ramos
Intercultural communication competence among cabin crew of select airlines in the Philippines
Co-authors: Jinni Rose C. Velayo, Ma. Jealyn D. Celyn, Jamaica L. Quinalayo, & Ma. Fatima L. Gonzales
City tours prototype application: A potential tool in promoting the tourism of Makati City
Co-authors: Celina M. Berza, Jaecell Anne L. Claudio, & Roy Lorenz F. Guadalquiver
Development of Meteorological Terminal Air Report (METAR) cum evaluation of employability skills in aviation communication
Co-authors: Beatrix Kylle V. Roque, Justine Raven G. Halili, Jade Michell M. Bangon
Intercultural communication competence and apprehension of Philippine State College of Aeronautics students: Its implications to aviation education curriculum
Intercultural communication competence and apprehension of Philippine State College of Aeronautics students: Its implications to aviation education curriculum.
Co-authors: Rodante G. Flores, PhD
Level of implementation of hands-on courses using cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy
Co-author: Ejay Lavadia
Research capability of Philippine State College of Aeronautics- BASA Campus: Basis for capability enhancement program
Co-author: Assoc. Prof. Jesusa C. Pasia
Level of challenges in utilizing Built-in Test Equipment (BITE) during aircraft maintenance: The case of avionics technicians
Co-authors: Ryann Cristoper A. Astrologo, Jan Lester M. David, Axel Francis M. Molino, Vince Dominic A. Saronhilo, & Jan Andrei Zambrano
Agri-tourism as a possible source of tourism development in Silang, Cavite
Co-authors: Stella Mae Catherine S. Asingua & Kathleen G.Quijano
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Piccio Garden, Villamor Air Base
Pasay City