Dilemmas of Double Consciousness — On Being Black in Medicine

the effect of consciousness raising of sociolinguistic skills on speaking ability of iranian efl learners

abstract the main purpose of this study was to investigate whether there was any significant difference between the speaking achievement of learners who were trained by means of consciousness raising of sociolinguistic skills and that of learners who were trained without the above mentioned task. the participants of this study consist of 60 intermediate level students participating languag...

the effect of consciousness raising (c-r) on the reduction of translational errors: a case study

در دوره های آموزش ترجمه استادان بیشتر سعی دارند دانشجویان را با انواع متون آشنا سازند، درحالی که کمتر به خطاهای مکرر آنان در متن ترجمه شده می پردازند. اهمیت تحقیق حاضر مبنی بر ارتکاب مکرر خطاهای ترجمانی حتی بعد از گذراندن دوره های تخصصی ترجمه از سوی دانشجویان است. هدف از آن تاکید بر خطاهای رایج میان دانشجویان مترجمی و کاهش این خطاها با افزایش آگاهی و هوشیاری دانشجویان از بروز آنها است.از آنجا ک...

On being gay in medicine.

From the Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass The author has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Address correspondence to Mark A. Schuster, MD, PhD, Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA (e-mail: [email protected]...

On being importantly necessary for consciousness.

Engel et al. (1999) claim that ‘‘appropriate synchronization among cortical neurons may be one of the necessary conditions for the buildup of perceptual states and awareness of sensory stimuli.’’ The question I wish to examine in this brief comment is exactly what they mean by a ‘‘necessary condition’’ for consciousness. For example, gravity is surely necessary for human consciousness, for with...

ethical dilemmas in disaster medicine