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Peer reviewedSharf, Barbara F.; Poirier, Suzanne – Communication Education, 1988
Emphasizes the usefulness of integrating communicative and literary analyses to study the symbolic and pragmatic aspects of human relationships. Describes a health care course that teaches practitioner-patient communication through the application of communication theory to literary "case studies." Uses a scene from "The Elephant…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Health Personnel, Higher Education
