Building freeways: piloting communication skills in additional languages to health service personnel in Cape Town, South Africa

Building freeways: piloting communication skills in additional languages to health service personnel in Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract Background This study reflects on the development and teaching of communication skills courses in additional national languages to health care staff within two primary health care facilities in Cape Town, South Africa. These courses were aimed at addressing the language disparities that rec...

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Main Authors: Joel Claassen, Zukile Jama, Nayna Manga, Minnie Lewis, Derek Hellenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
South Africa
Language learning
Career-orientated language teaching
Health care barriers
Multilingualism
Health care staff
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2313-1

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