Communication Strategies In Occupational Safety And Health Training For Foreign University Students: A Case Study

Abstract

Communication strategies facilitate effective information flow between a tutor and international audience during Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) training. This paper outlines different types of strategies to motivate people to take actions, and therefore communicate when there are linguistic barriers, mainly due to language or selection of technical vocabulary. In this research study data were elicited from audio recordings of discussions for international group and a questionnaire which was handed out to chosen groups of international students. The findings showed that students applied various types of communication strategies. The most frequently employed were reduction of communication aim and avoidance of difficult topic, and the least used one were foreignizing a mother-tongue word, trying to use an unknown or uncertain word and leaving a message unfinished. Results indicates the need for help in order to increase international students awareness of the use of communication strategies, and finally help them understand the meaning of the message in OSH trainings.

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

Occupational Safety and Hygiene IV - Selected, Extended and Revised Contributions from the International Symposium Occupational Safety and Hygiene, 2016

Number of Pages

35-39

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1201/b21172-9

Socpus ID

84979708032 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84979708032

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