Libros

Communicating in multicultural settings is a field of central interest to those involved in ensuring access to healthcare. Ever-increasing migration requires access to essential legal, medical and social services. This book provides an overview of current issues in this field through a multi-faceted approach, situating the work of potential healthcare professionals and intercultural intermediaries in the broader context of public service providers and practitioners. The book is not oriented towards one population in particular; rather it is directed towards multiple groups, mainly to students of the health sciences and medical professionals interested in communicating with migrants and visitors, and those who have to work in multicultural settings. It is not a theoretical book, nor is it rule-based by any means. It is a handbook oriented towards reflection and practice resulting from years of experience training mediators, interpreters and translators working in minority languages within multicultural settings. It can be used for self-study and independent learning, but will also be extremely useful to teachers and trainers of future doctors and medical staff who seek materials or readings for their classes. Furthermore, it represents an excellent resource for mediators, interpreters and translators who want to learn more about communication in healthcare setting.

Media convergence is a paradigm for understanding educational convergence which is revolutionizing the educational structure and creating a space for digital stories. Stories, whether they are fact or fiction, popular or not, are a proven method of pedagogy. In the age of media convergence and with the advancement of technology, stories have morphed into new forms; however, their core purpose remains the same, which is to pass on knowledge and information. The Internet, with its inherent interactivity, and story, with its inherent capacity to engage a universal audience, can lead to innovative and transformative learning experiences in media-rich environments. This book focuses on web-based Transmedia Storytelling Edutainment (TmSE) as an andragogical practice in higher education. Story is at the forefront of this investigation because narrative is the basis for developing entertainment media franchise that can be incorporated into pedagogical practice. The analysis consists of practice-based research through narrative inquiry and an e-module case study is presented on multimedia storytelling in the classroom. A Transmedia Storytelling Framework is provided for creating screenplays for cross-media projects and for analyzing their appropriateness as a form of textbook in e-education. Additionally, a hypertext screenplay, which allowed students to dig deeper into the story world and to build more knowledge, is evaluated for its use in higher education. Screenplays are by nature writing for the screen, and it is believed that the more visual the input, the more likely it is to be memorized and recalled.

Si la lectura del periódico sigue siendo la oración matinal del agnóstico, ¿por qué hay mañanas en las que uno preferiría volverse a la cama?

Si las cartas de la administración pretenden informar, ¿por qué las leemos varias veces con la sensación de enfrentarnos a un hermético oráculo?

Si creemos tener tan claro lo que queremos escribir en un mail, ¿por qué nuestro destinatario no entiende nada?

Si hemos viajado a los lugares más remotos, ¿por qué a nadie le interesa lo que hemos escrito en nuestro blog?

Porque escribimos mal. Escribimos confuso. Escribimos desordenado. Escribimos sin pararnos a pensar en lo que estamos escribiendo ni en quien nos va a leer.

Este libro es un práctico y sencillo manual de escritura. Está pensado para periodistas principiantes y para periodistas veteranos, y para todas aquellas personas que quieren mejorar su capacidad para contar cosas por escrito, ya sean historias personales, informes de trabajo o narraciones literarias.

Este libro lanza una mirada sobre las experiencias político-culturales de los otros actores (los no gubernamentales), con la intención de percibir si estos movimientos ofrecen (o no) alternativas a las culturas políticas hegemónicas. Se puede acceder al contenido de este libro desde diferentes perspectivas, aunque todas están entrecruzadas en una red de sentidos. Una línea de fuerza es la voluntad de detectar cómo sectores de la sociedad ponen en acción políticas culturales para actuar como contrapunto a las implementadas por los poderes públicos. Otro eje es la preocupación por proseguir con la discusión teórica y empírica sobre los movimientos minoritarios y, más concretamente, los promovidos para las juventudes (en plural). Y, por último, la observación de todo ello en un momento de convergencia tecnológica, que favorece la formación de conglomerados empresariales y transnacionales, acompañado de procesos de desreglamentación y privatización.