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This course offers pragmatic approaches to health communication and puts theory into practice by applying knowledge to real-world data and discussing existing studies from a variety of health-related contexts.

By exploring written, spoken, digital, multimodal, and interactional forms of health communication, you will delve into different avenues of this field of study such as patient-provider conversations, health campaigns, dissemination of accurate medical information, self-help groups and more. In addition to the weekly seminar in weeks 1-10, this course includes a unique interactive workshop with our international expert guest Prof. Dr. Shumin Lin, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan who will visit us this term. Workshop Tuesday, July 9, 10-16h. Lecture Wednesday, July 10, 14-16h Content Note: When selecting this course please be aware that we will discuss sensitive topics through a linguistic lens, among them various stages of illness and death. To secure your spot, attendance at the first session is mandatory. A high degree of active participation, preparation, and attendance is expected.