Working with Pragmatics: A Practical Guide to Promoting Communicative Confidence (Working with Series) - Softcover

Andersen-Wood, Lucie; Smith, Benita Rae

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863881688 ISBN 13: 9780863881688

Publisher: Speechmark Publishing Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

Covering the principles and practice of pragmatics, this volume offers an opportunity to explore the emerging discipline of pragmatics and shows how to plan effective management programmes. Assessment and diagnostic measures are provided, along with practical pragmatic teaching activities to develop communication skills. The book also includes a literature review and photocopiable assessment and information forms.

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Review

'The 'Working withs' are renowned for their accessible format and prose style, which makes them invaluable source books to the working clinician. This book is no exception.' --Clinical Linguistics Phonetics

About the Author

Lucie Anderson-Wood qualified as a speech and language therapist in 1984. She is currently a researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, England. Benita Rae Smith has worked as a speech and language therapist since 1958 and from 1971 she has also taught student clinicians in Leicester, England. Lucie and Rae have both worked as senior lecturers in speech pathology at De Montfort University, Leicester, England and have been tutors on the University of Birmingham, School of Education distance learning course in speech and language difficulties.

Edition details

• Publisher: Speechmark Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863881688
• ISBN 13: 9780863881688
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 180
• Editor: Waterman Tony