Medical communication and advocacy through eye-tracking AAC: Implications for applied linguistics

Author:

Bhattacharya UsreeORCID,Pradana Wisnu A.ORCID,Wei Xing,Tarquinio DanielORCID,Datta Olivia,Anderson Kaleigh,Cruz-Díaz Nicole

Abstract

Historically, individuals with Rett syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, have been cast as “silent angels,” “nonverbal,” and “speechless.” As a consequence, they have not been consulted in their medical care. Recently, however, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices that use eye-tracking technology have facilitated communication for individuals with Rett syndrome. Yet, no prior research has investigated how such communication occurs within medical settings. Through an applied linguistics lens that centers the analysis of language use, we construct a case report capturing how Kalika, a child with Rett syndrome, offers medical information. Kalika’s device-mediated language use suggests multiple implications for applied linguistics scholars and language educators, including: broadening notions of speaking, increasing consideration of AAC, exploring more device-mediated language use, extending multimodal considerations, nuancing notions of communicative competence, presuming competence, and, last but not least, more deliberately espousing principles of linguistic justice in our field.

Publisher

E-JournALL

Subject

General Engineering

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