Affiliation:
1. Center of Languages & Intercultural Communication Rice University Houston Texas USA
Abstract
The ChallengeThere is an increasing interest in using authentic doctor–patient consultations as teaching materials for courses of languages for medical purposes. However, what is the effect of the instruction? How does the instruction adopt authentic consultations advance students' interpersonal communicative competence in medical settings? This paper aims to answer these questions.
Funder
Humanities Research Center, Rice University
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