A Participatory Photonovel as a Linguistic Tool for Educating ESL-Speaking Immigrant Women about Health Information

Autor/in	Nimmon, Laura
Titel	A Participatory Photonovel as a Linguistic Tool for Educating ESL-Speaking Immigrant Women about Health Information
Quelle	In: TESL Canada Journal, 27 (2010) 2, S.89-102 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0826-435X
Schlagwörter	Speech Communication; Females; Health Services; Womens Education; Immigrants; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Literacy; Health Education; Photography; Novels; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Fotografie; Novel; Roman; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Issues such as the linguistic and informational barriers to health care must be addressed if immigrant women are to achieve optimum health status for themselves and their families. This study used a participatory photonovel as a tool to educate ESL-speaking immigrant women about health information. This research illustrates five ESL-speaking immigrant women's responses to the use of a participatory photonovel as a health literacy tool. The findings reveal the women's perspectives on the use of culturally relevant visuals and simplified English in the photonovel as being conducive to their understanding of health information. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10