LINGUIST List 21.3084 Tue Jul 27 2010 TOC: Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 20/2 (2010) Editor for this issue: Dayn Schulert <daynlinguistlist.org> Directory         1.    Paul Peranteau, Journal of Asian Pacific Communication Vol. 20, No. 2 (2010) Message 1: Journal of Asian Pacific Communication Vol. 20, No. 2 (2010) Date: 26-Jul-2010 From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com> Subject: Journal of Asian Pacific Communication Vol. 20, No. 2 (2010) E-mail this message to a friend Publisher: John Benjamins http://www.benjamins.com/ Journal Title: Journal of Asian Pacific Communication Volume Number: 20 Issue Number: 2 Issue Date: 2010 Subtitle: Medical Communication in the Asia Context Main Text: Medical Communication in the Asia Context Special Issue of Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 20:2 (2010) Edited by M. Agnes Kang and Olga Zayts University of Hong Kong Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 20:2 2010. vi, 166 pp. Table of contents Introduction Communication in healthcare settings: Interactional perspectives from Asia Olga Zayts and M. Agnes Kang 165–168 Medical Communication in the Asia Context Patient participation within a globalised patient population: Interactional difficulties in a prenatal counseling context in Hong Kong M. Agnes Kang and Olga Zayts 169–184 ‘Reassuring’ during clinical examinations: Novice and expert talk in dentistry S. Bridges, C. McGrath, C.K.Y. Yiu and B.S.S. Cheng 185–206 Giving instruction on self-care during midwifery consultations in Japan Michie Kawashima 207–225 Establishing solidarity in radio phone-in medical consultation in China: A case study Yu Guodong 226–242 Information delivery in prenatal genetic counseling: On the role of initial inquiries Olga Zayts and M. Agnes Kang 243–259 Patient participation: Questions asked by Cantonese- and English-speaking patients in a prenatal genetic counselling clinic in Hong Kong Wei Zhang 260–278 Presenting medical knowledge in multilingual context: Southern Min, Mandarin, and English in health education talks in Taiwan Mei-hui Tsai 279–302 Commentary Paul Drew 303–305 Article Multicultural groups in decision-making meetings: Language proficiency and group performance Jolanta Aritz and Robyn C. Walker 307–321 Book Review Agnes S. L. Lam: Language Education in China. Policy and Experience from 1949 Reviewed by Björn H. Jernudd 323–325 List of Reviewers 327 Contents of Volume 20 329–330 Subject classification Linguistics Afro-Asiatic languages Altaic languages Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis                             Applied Linguistics                             Sociolinguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 27-Jul-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.