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Interventions for Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Adults with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
(2020)Feeding and swallowing disorders are prevalent in adults with Intellectual Disability (ID) and can potentially lead to discomfort, malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration, and choking. Most common interventions ... -
Interventions for oropharyngeal dysphagia in acute and critical care: A protocol for a systematic review and meta analysis
(2019)Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia or swallowing difficulties are common in acute care and critical care, affecting 47% of hospitalised frail elderly, 50% of acute stroke patients and approximately 62% of critically ... -
Interventions for oropharyngeal dysphagia in acute and critical care: A systematic review and meta analysis
(2020)Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of dysphagia interventions compared to standard care in improving oral intake and reducing aspiration for adults in acute and critical care. Methods: We searched electronic ... -
Intra-Oral Cancer Awareness amongst Speech and Language Therapists
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Introduction
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Investigating Medical English as a Lingua Franca: Determining the Effectiveness of Communication between Healthcare Practitioners in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2024)This thesis investigates the effectiveness of communication between healthcare practitioners in multilingual hospital settings in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, with a focus on Medical English as a Lingua Franca (MELF). With the ... -
Investigating perceived challenges in English language writing instruction: An action research study in a Saudi university preparatory programme
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2017)This study investigates English language writing in a Saudi university context. In this project, it became clear that teachers as well as learners should be involved in any investigation of English language writing. Teaching ... -
Investigating the adoption of a university virtual learning environment : an Activity Theoretic analysis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2011)Recent literature in e-leaming research and computer-assisted language learning (CALL) asserts that technologies are under-used in higher education. There has been specific criticism in e-learning research of the virtual ... -
Investigating the experiences of in-service English language teachers in the use of language corpora for teaching purposes: An international action research study
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2024)For several decades, applied linguists have highlighted the benefits of using authentic language samples in language learning classrooms in acquiring genuine use of a language. Yet, few EFL teachers use corpora in their ... -
Irish Sign Language
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Irish Sign Language: Ireland's Third Language
(Cambridge University Press, 2024)Deaf people are typically multilingual and use multimodal resources, i.e. sign, writing and speech, for communication in their everyday lives (Quinto-Pozos & Adam 2013). This is due to the fact that only 5% of all deaf ... -
"Is the Ground Ready?" Exploring the Use of Feminist Pedagogy in Refugee Education in Greece Through a Feminist, Intersectional Approach
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2024)The present study explores the use of a feminist pedagogy approach in a refugee education context in Greece. Its main aim is to discuss whether the ground is ready for such an approach, through examining the following three ... -
Is There Poverty in the Deaf Community? Report on the interviews of randomly selected members of the Deaf Community in Dublin to determine the extent of poverty within the Community
(2002)This small-scale survey aims to establish and ascertain the relative poverty level of Deaf people. The concept of relative poverty as defined by the National Anti-Poverty Strategy (NAPS) is as follows, people are living ... -
It's a Two-way Street: Informing Irish Pre-sessional EAP Programs with a Needs Analysis of Irish Higher Education
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2022)Increased student mobility has led to an increase of international students studying at Irish universities. The predictor of English LX students academic success primarily relies on standardized tests, however, the use ... -
"It's really very disturbing ot me": The Social Reality and Real-Life Challenges of Living with Oro-Pharyngeal Dysphagia
(2015)This piece of research sought to explore the psychosocial experiences of oro-pharyngeal dysphagia, through means of analysing online first person, personal accounts, in an effort to improve general understanding of the ... -
Keynote
(2008)