AERONAUTICAL ENGLISH: AN ANALYSIS OF SELECTED COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES USED BY NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS IN INTERACTION WITH OPERATIONAL LEVEL 4 PERSONNEL
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https://doi.org/10.18372/2306-1472.71.11759Keywords:
Aeronautical English, communication strategies, native speakers, operational level 4Abstract
Aeronautical English differs from general English, so it has to be learned by native speakers of English. The author refers to the particular role this group of speakers is required to play in aviation settings. The article presents Aeronautical English in current use by reference to selected communication strategies native English speaking operational personnel employ when communicating orally with non-native partners of ICAO Level 4. The article investigates the usefulness of such strategies based on real-life examples. To this end, it seems obvious that not only non-native English speaking pilots and controllers are supposed to employ communication strategies in order to avoid misunderstanding, but also their native English speaking colleagues.References
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