Language Barriers

Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) techniques involve many ways to solve the communication language barrier and provide the patient and staff an opportunity to carry out effective communication. These type of devices can

An Interpretation Service will sit with you during the conversation and translate into another language.

Cell phones are a great tool to keep us connected to our loved ones, even if they live across the globe. “Facetime” is a video calling application that most cell phones have, that allows you to speak to and see who you are calling. This is a tremendous benefit for those who are deaf, who can simply use sign language with those they are talking to. Without cell phones this would not be possible, unless they were face to face. Also, cell phones can be used almost anywhere, anytime, which helps us stay connected even better.

“No Habla English”. “21 million people living in the United States cannot speak English. Citizens are not just speaking Spanish, but Chinese and Russian are rising fast.” (U.S. Bureau of Census, 2009) To force a citizen to speak a new language is discrimination. Non-English speaking citizens and immigrants that are without good English skills will fall academically, in the judicial system and when receiving proper medical care.

During the conversation, there were a few times where we got confused by what one of us was trying to say. During these times, we stopped the conversation and used different signs and fingerspelling to make sure the message was brought across correctly and everyone understood what was being said. This is quite a lot different then what happens in the hearing world

2.2 There are many ways in which to communicate, the most common is talking. Other ways of communication are writing and pictures. Sign language, or finger spelling, for the deaf. If they don't speak English then an interpreter or translator could be used. If they have a sight impairment

M1- Explain mechanisms that can reduce the impact of communication barriers. In this assignment I will be explaining mechanisms which can reduce the impact of communication barriers. There are different communication barriers in a workplace. These barriers include physical disabilities, background noises, lack of interest, distractions, concentration level, body language, working through different language, the use of inappropriate language and poor spelling and grammar.

In order to break language barriers and encourage career potential, the bordering state of Texas, Tamaulipas, is requiring the public school students to learn conversational English. The state has declared itself the first bilingual state and believes that new opportunities in Texas will become more available to the students of Tamaulipas if they learn English from elementary school through high school. Considering "more than 50% US-Mexico trade comes through Tamaulipas and Texas", I believe the state is making a wise decision by implementing the bilingual program. Furthermore, Governor Eugenio Hernandez suggests that Tamaulipas intends on turning the stretch of land by the Gulf Coast into a beach getaway. In order to serve tourists that may be brought into the area, Hernandez believes that learning English is an essential component to their success. Since Texas and Tamaulipas are neighbors, Tony Garza suggests that Texas should emphasize the importance of Texan students learning Spanish as well.

After reading your post, I went ahead to find out the definition for Latina and Hispanic. It seems like they both have the same definition with the only difference of Hispanic being Spanish-speaking. I never thought about those terms before either, so thank you for sharing your experience.

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Language can be seen as a communication barrier for some. Sometimes it may be difficult to talk to a customer, distant relative, or just a person walking down the street asking for directions. Now imagine a world where every single human being spoke the same language; a place where your distant relative from another country suddenly speaks the same language as you and you can begin to appreciate or dislike them even more; where now you are connected to billions of people who you can easily communicate with; where one universal language can now progress humankind.

In the episode of Star Trek, it is obvious that there is a language barrier. The Tamarians used clipped sentences that have different meanings. The gestures that these Tamarians used had an impact on everybody’s comprehension. A Tamarian threw a knife at Captain Jean-Luc, to the captain this meant fight. It seemed as the Tamarian wanted to battle the captain. It was hard for the two groups to communicate because the use of language is different. The clipped sentences gave us an insight of how the culture is. These sentences made references to a monster that they needed help to defeat. “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra” in the Tamarian language meant to work together. To the captain nothing was making sense. These sentences relate to the metaphors

Immigrants and refugees seeking services seem to lack knowledge and understanding of American culture. This may lead to legal issues and barriers that can ultimately impact their health and well-being. Language barriers are a huge problem among the immigrant and refugee community which leads to laws being broken without immigrants and refugees realizing that they are breaking the law. For example, in one’s native country, bribing law enforcement may be acceptable, while in the United States, it is an offense which will result in arrest. Immigrants and refugees need to be taught this in a way that they can understand.

There are many elderly Greek people that cannot read well, even in their own language.

Nobody’s born with the language they speak today. Everyone is born with a clean tongue that is transformed to make sounds and words that are native to their homeland and people they were raised by. Language can’t be described as a trait, like the color of your skin or the width of your shoulders. When society discriminates against individuals that speak differently, they are judging them based on how they were raised and how they were taught to speak, people don’t see them as just a person that didn’t have a choice of how they wanted to communicate, and conformed to fit into a puzzle of a whole area of people that sound the same way. I believe that people are molded by experience and adapt to the environment they were placed in. Life is