Intensive Interaction within the general communication curriculum

This article examines the part that healthcare interpreters play in cross-cultural medical ethics, and it argues that there are instances when the interpreter needs to assume an interventionist role. However, the interpreter cannot take on this role without developing expertise in the tendencies that distinguish general communication from culture to culture, in the ethical principles that govern medical communication in different communities, and in the development of professional relationships in healthcare. The article describes each of these three variables with reference to a case scenario, and it outlines a number of interventionist strategies that could be potentially open to the interpreter. It concludes with a note about the importance of the three variables for community interpreter training. Keywords: community interpreting, informed consent, role of the interpreter, healthcare.

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Referential Communication Abilities of Learning Disabled Children

Learning Disability Quarterly ◽

10.2307/1510634 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 70-75 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Margaret M. Noel

Keyword(s):

Learning Disabilities ◽

Communication Competence ◽

Learning Disabled ◽

Spoken Language ◽

Referential Communication ◽

Communication Effectiveness ◽

Language Function ◽

Disabled Children ◽

Communication Ability ◽

General Communication

Disorders of spoken language have long been associated with learning disabilities. Recent research has focused less on linguistic characteristics and more on general communication effectiveness. This study investigated the referential communication ability of LD and non-LD elementary students. Developmental research has indicated that this language function tends to be well developed by early childhood and is a major precursor of later communication competence. Results of the present study indicated that LD students were less effective in providing descriptive information about objects than non-LD peers. Further analysis of LD communication revealed that such a lack of effectiveness was due to the LD students' limited use of labeling in their verbal descriptions.

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General Communication

Communication Booknotes ◽

10.1080/10948008309488490 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 64-65

Author(s):

Edward A. Brawley ◽

Jack Rothman ◽

Alan Green ◽

William B. Gudykunst ◽

Stephen W. Littlejohn ◽

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Keyword(s):

General Communication

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Communication (Intercultural and Multicultural) at Play for Cross Cultural Management within Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

International Business ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9814-7.ch082 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 1781-1811

Author(s):

Ben Tran

Keyword(s):

Multinational Corporations ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Communication ◽

Cultural Management ◽

Cross Cultural Communication ◽

General Management ◽

The World ◽

Cross Cultural Management ◽

Foreign Enterprises ◽

General Communication

With the globalization of economy, multinational corporations (MNCs) and joint ventures are expanding across the world, and China's vast market is attracting more foreign enterprises. Hence, misunderstanding, or even conflicts in employees' communication and cooperation in these cross-cultural enterprises exist more often than not. Compared with the general management activities, cross-cultural communication is more difficult than the general communication. Therefore, how to overcome the barriers in cross-cultural communication and how to achieve effective communication among employees is a common problem of all cross-cultural aMNCs. Hence, the purpose of this chapter is on communication, intercultural communication and multicultural communication in MNCs. The chapter will cover the meaning of multinational corporations, as well as language and diversity, and the roles that language and diversity play in MNCs. The chapter will conclude with factors to be sensitive about when becoming effective cross cultural managers for MNCs.

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Consensus Behavior of Agents in Networked Systems under General Communication Topologies

IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control ◽

10.1109/isic.2006.285610 ◽

2006 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Feng Xiao ◽

Long Wang

Keyword(s):

Networked Systems ◽

General Communication

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Dynamic behavior of discrete-time multiagent systems with general communication structures

Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications ◽

10.1016/j.physa.2006.03.063 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 370 (2) ◽

pp. 364-380 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Feng Xiao ◽

Long Wang

Keyword(s):

Dynamic Behavior ◽

Multiagent Systems ◽

Discrete Time ◽

Communication Structures ◽

General Communication

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Introduction to E-Commerce

Proliferation of the Internet Economy ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-412-5.ch001 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Mahmud Akhter Shareef ◽

Yogesh K. Dwivedi ◽

Michael D. Williams ◽

Nitish Singh

Keyword(s):

Communication Channel ◽

The Internet ◽

Cultural Resistance ◽

Challenging Issue ◽

The Future ◽

Future Direction ◽

General Communication

The growth, integration, and sophistication of ICT are changing our society and economy. The emergence of the Internet as a general communication channel has opened the opportunity for E-Commerce (EC) to expand worldwide. EC is now viewed by researchers and practitioners as providing the future direction in which organizations must move. Diffusion of the Internet has led to significant shifts in the methodology of operating business globally. Therefore, it is both an interesting and challenging issue to address, explore, and conceptualize proliferation of EC and also adoption and cultural resistance and evolution for global consumers.

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