Aviation English in South African airspace

A lack of English proficiency and failure to use standard phraseology played a role in the world’s largest aviation disaster which occurred in Tenerife in 1977 (Tenerife Information Center 2009). As a result, the crucial role of effective communication between pilots and air-traffic controllers (ATC...

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Main Authors: Coertze, Salome, Conradie, Simone, Burger, Chris R., Huddlestone, Kate
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2013-12-01
Series:Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus
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Online Access:https://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/167