Open AccessRelevanz sprachlicher Kompetenzen im Anästhesistenberuf in Deutschland
Author(s) -
Damaris Borowski
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
zagreber germanistische beiträge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1849-1766
pISSN - 1330-0946
DOI - 10.17234/zgb.28.9
Subject(s) - german , conversation , relevance (law) , perspective (graphical) , context (archaeology) , competence (human resources) , foreign language , medical education , pedagogy , psychology , sociology , political science , medicine , linguistics , social psychology , history , law , communication , computer science , philosophy , archaeology , artificial intelligence
This article aims to show the importance of multilingualism in academic education on the example of video-recorded interview between a foreign anaesthetist and her patient. As follows from the analysis of the transcript, the anaesthetist’s limited knowledge of German impairs her competence to conduct the conversation appropriately. This perspective on the professional context of app. 55.000 foreign doctors currently working in Germany shows the (medical and legal) relevance of mastering the national language in academic professions – especially in cases in which the communication between experts and laymen occurs on a daily basis.