Communicating with the African Patient (Paperback, illustrated edition)

This title is filled with useful and practical language learning strategies designed to help doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers (who do not speak an indigenous language) to learn an African language through their daily contact with patients. More than this, it gives advice on ways to reach some understanding of the culture, health beliefs and world views of the patient in a medical consultation. Although English/Zulu and the Zulu medical culture are used as the examples, the underlying themes are applicable to any culture. The book has retained the humour and wit of its predecessor, Learning Language and Culture in the Medical Consultation, but it has been considerable revised and expanded to include more material on the cross-cultural consultation, the Aids pandemic, as well as appendices of vocabulary and 'survival phrases' designed to facilitate communication and understanding in a medical context.

General

Imprint:	University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	July 2004
First published:	July 2004
Authors:	Chris Ellis (Dr.)
Dimensions:	213 x 135 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	131
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-86914-039-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > General Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching & learning material & coursework > Self-study texts
LSN:	1-86914-039-7
Barcode:	9781869140397

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