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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461055703321

Autore

Ferguson Alison

Titolo

Expert practice : a critical discourse / / Alison Ferguson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego, California ; ; Oxford, [England] ; ; Brisbane, [Queensland] : , : Plural Publishing Inc., , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-59756-818-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

616.85506

Soggetti

Speech therapy

Critical discourse analysis

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. A Critical Discourse Perspective on Speech-Language Pathology""; ""2. The Focus of Assessment: Layers of Discourse, Layers of Thinking""; ""3. The Process of Assessment: Discourse Is Dynamic""; ""4. Service Provision: Discourse and Power""; ""5. Working Collaboratively: Discourse Involves Multiple Parties""; ""6. Speech-Language Pathology Genres: Discourse Is Systematic""; ""7. Intraprofessional Discourse: Discourse Is Learned""; ""8. Curriculum Development: Discourse Is Institutionally Based""

""9. Future Directions from a Critical Discourse Perspective""""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines a series of key issues for the expert speech-language pathologist through the lens of critical discourse analysis, in order to offer the opportunity for critical reflection with a view to change. Looking first at practice, the book reconsiders a central and longstanding area for debate amongst expert practitioners, which could be summed as the "difference versus disorder" debate. It approaches this issue through considering the social context in which speech-language pathology exists and the social roles and functions which speech-language pathologists serve. Thereafter, it