Related Experiment Videos
Meaning of language differences between doctors and educators in a collaborative discourse
1Department of Education, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. irisdoro@bezeqint.net.il
Abstract:
This study of an ethnographic discourse examines the language of professionals - teachers and psychiatrists - working in collaboration in a special education school. The research objectives were examination of the meanings of recurring key words and the role of language in the verbal interaction between educators and doctors in their daily professional life. Data were collected from formal meetings, informal meetings, semi-constructed ethnographic interviews and documents published in the course of the school year. The paper offers two models for analyzing the interprofessional discourse. The first examines how key words reflect the perceptions of the speaker and his/her discipline, looking at the purpose of the communication. The second allows the researcher to examine the transferability of these concepts to the other discipline, focusing on the results of the communication. The findings reveal areas of discontent in the work of staff members with pupils, as well as the process of language transferability between professionals.
Related Concept Videos
Language and Cognition
Barriers to Effective Communication II
Cultural barriers:
Differences in values, beliefs, religion, knowledge, and tradition can significantly impact communication. Awareness of nonverbal cues is critical, especially when conversing with a patient from a different culture. What appears appropriate in one culture may be inappropriate in another.
Semantic barriers:
As a result of their tendency to use...
Therapeutic Communication
Verbal communication depends on language or a prescribed way of using words so that people can share information effectively. The critical aspects of verbal...
Language
Corballis and Suddendorf (2007) and Tomasello and Rakoczy (2003) highlight the role of language in...
Communication
Within...
Levels of Communication II: Organizational, Public, and Group Dynamics