Using written information to answer questions in rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury

Authors

  • Magnus G.T. Hamann Loughborough University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jalpp.33620

Keywords:

conversation analysis; engagement; memory; rehabilitation; traumatic brain injury; written information

Abstract

This paper examines how objects with written information are used in a rehabilitation setting with a person who has suffered a traumatic brain injury, focusing on how objects designed extra-locally are used as resources to engage in secondary activities. Through analysis of the verbal and embodied actions in sequences where objects with written information are made relevant, this paper examines the possible trajectories that emerge in an institutional setting as a result of placing this extra source of information within the setting. The analysis focuses on how two different objects have the possibility of being used as a tool for accessing information alone or as a resource for structured teaching.

Author Biography

  • Magnus G.T. Hamann, Loughborough University

    Magnus Hamann’s PhD examined memory and motivation in interaction following traumatic brain injury. Currently, he is working on the conversation analytic role-play method (CARM) project at Loughborough University, using conversation analysis to examine interactional practices across various settings and applications. His research interests include atypical interaction, police–citizen interaction and communication in healthcare, and the way cultural and cognitive concepts become social artefacts through linguistic practices.

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Published

2020-11-26

How to Cite

Hamann, M. G. (2020). Using written information to answer questions in rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice, 14(2), 230–255. https://doi.org/10.1558/jalpp.33620