I’m sorry doctor, I don’t speak medicalese Posted on 24 March 2015 by aparthenos | Leave a Comment Have you ever found yourself at a doctor's office with the awkward feeling of having some communication problems? Have you ever heard them asking you a totally incomprehensible question even if it was formulated in your own language? Or worse, have you ever been implicitly … Continue Reading
Wanted: techniques to overcome language barriers Posted on 10 March 2015 by aparthenos | Leave a Comment Having spent a lot of time abroad for both studying and working reasons, I have always been fascinated by how communication in a foreign language works. I have often noticed the difficulty caused not only by a poor command of the language, but also by a lack of awareness of … Continue Reading