Reflective Writing in Medical Practice

A Linguistic Perspective

AvMiriam A. Locher

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This book reports the results of a linguistic analysis of reflective written texts, produced during medical education or practice. It explores the topics and communication skills the authors write about, how the narratives develop, how these texts are shaped, what genres influence their composition, how relational work surfaces in them and how the writers linguistically create their identities as experts or novices. It is clear that both experienced and trainee medics grapple with the place of emotions in their communicative acts, and with the idea of what it means to be a doctor. The book makes a valuable contribution to genre analysis, interpersonal pragmatics and the study of linguistic identity construction, and will be essential reading for those involved in teaching doctor–patient communication skills.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-06-05
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:490 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Language at Work
Antal sidor:206
Förlag:Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781783098231

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Miriam A. Locher is Professor of the Linguistics of English, University of Basel, Switzerland. She is co-editor (with Franziska Gygax) of Narrative Matters in Medical Contexts across Disciplines (2015, John Benjamins) and co-editor (with Andreas H. Jucker) of Pragmatics of Fiction (2017, de Gruyter).

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Reflective Writing in Medical Practice is a theoretically engaging and nuanced examination of reflective writing by medical students and practicing physicians. Drawing upon numerous compelling and instructive text excerpts, Miriam A. Locher masterfully integrates insights from separate analyses of genre, interpersonal pragmatics, and linguistic identity construction – resulting in illuminating reading for students and practitioners who work at the intersection of discourse analysis and medical humanities.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Reflective Writing in Medical Practice2. Context and Data3. The Choice of Themes: On Communication Strategies and Challenging Situations4. Communication Skills in Action: From Keeping Eye Contact to Creating Rapport5. Reflective Writing as Genre: A Text Linguistic Perspective6. Interpersonal Pragmatics in Reflective Writing7. Interpersonal Pragmatics and Identity Construction8. ConclusionsAppendices ReferencesSubject IndexAuthor IndexBionote