LINGUIST List 22.4294 Sun Oct 30 2011 TOC: Canadian Modern Language Review 67/4 (2011) Editor for this issue: Justin Petro <justinlinguistlist.org> Directory         1.     Journals Dept , Canadian Modern Language Review Vol. 67, No. 4 (2011) Message 1: Canadian Modern Language Review Vol. 67, No. 4 (2011) Date: 27-Oct-2011 From: Journals Dept <journalsutpress.utoronto.ca> Subject: Canadian Modern Language Review Vol. 67, No. 4 (2011) E-mail this message to a friend Publisher: University of Toronto Press http://www.utpjournals.com/ Journal Title: Canadian Modern Language Review Volume Number: 67 Issue Number: 4 Issue Date: 2011 Main Text: http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/j7x002359l17 This issue contains: Editorial / Éditorial Norman Segalowitz, Eva Kehayia Formulaic Language as a Barrier to Effective Communication with People with Alzheimer's Disease Alison Wray Carers recognize that the linguistic problems associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) can be detrimental to effective communication, but they are often not sure what they can do to help. This article examines the use of formulaic language in AD, including routines, repetitions, and fillers, through the lens of a model of how cognitive and social priorities shape language learning and use... Automatic Speech Recognition for CALL: A Task-Specific Application for Training Nurses Nicholas R. Walker, Henrietta Cedergren, Pavel Trofimovich, et al. In recent years, language researchers and teachers have attempted to put meaningful communication at the centre of learners' classroom interactions. Yet the majority of existing computer-assisted language learning (CALL) applications have relied on largely non-communicative learner-computer interactions. The challenge facing CALL developers, therefore, is to explore new ways of providing learners with communicative practice... Exploring the Determinants of Language Barriers in Health Care (LBHC): Toward a Research Agenda for the Language Sciences Norman Segalowitz, Eva Kehayia There is growing interest in language barriers in health care (LBHC) – interest, that is, in how the quality of health care service delivery might be compromised when patients and health care providers do not share the same first language... Norme pédagogique et infirmières bilingues en milieu francophone minoritaire Suzie Beaulieu Les infirmières œuvrant dans leur langue seconde (L2) font face à divers problèmes langagiers en milieu clinique dont la difficulté à comprendre l'accent des patients et les expressions appartenant au registre familier qu'ils emploient... Well, Now, Okey Dokey: English Discourse Markers in Spanish-Language Medical Consultations Caroline Vickers, Ryan Goble The purpose of this article is to examine the use of English discourse markers (EDMs) in medical consultations that were conducted in Spanish. Data are collected from an audio-recorded corpus of Spanish-language consultations that took place in a small community clinic in the United States as well as post- consultation interviews with patients and providers... Learning about HIV/AIDS in Uganda: Digital Resources and Language Learner Identities Bonny Norton, Shelley Jones, Daniel Ahimbisibwe While the HIV/AIDS epidemic has wrought havoc in the lives of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa, access to information about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of the disease remains a challenge for many, and particularly for young people. This article reports on an action research study undertaken in a rural Ugandan village in 2006... Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics                             Discourse Analysis                             Language Acquisition                             Psycholinguistics                             Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): English (eng)                             French (fra)                             Spanish (spa) Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 30-Oct-2011       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.