Vries-Knecht, L.E.D. de (2022) Anne & Emma. A study on the communication strategies and sign quality of a communication partner of an individual with congenital deafblindness. Master thesis, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences.
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Title: Anne & Emma: A study on the communication strategies and sign quality of a communication partner of an individual with congenital deafblindness (CDB). Background: Indiviudals with CDB experience developmental challenges, amongst which communicative and linguistic ones. In order for them to develop intersubjectivity to its fullest, competent communication partners who consistently offer correct (tactile) (sign) language is key. Aim: This study aims to measure the effect of the Influencing Communication & Language (ICL) intervention on the communication skills of a selected caregiver of an individual with CDB, as well as her sign quality and how this influences their interaction success. Method: In this N=1 study, the intervention effect was measured by coding (in ELAN) six communication skills of the partner in recordings of their intereaction during every intervention phase and comparing the results to similar recordings in the baseline. This analysis was done through visual inspection and NAP calculations. The sign quality was measured in one recording per phase and the baseline by annotating (in ELAN) all semantic and phonological errors and all discrepancies between spoken and signed/gesticulated utterances of the caregiver. The interaction success was measured by categorising all utterances of both partners and determining whether or not logical connections were present between those. Results: An average intervention effect was found on the skills ‘tactile strategies’ and ‘symbolic communication’ and a strong effect in the categories ‘meaning negotiation’ and ‘perspective taking’. No significant effect was found on the skills ‘shared attention’ and ‘adding communication’. Several semantic and phonological errors were found, but no clear correlation between those and the level of interaction success. Some discrepancies were found as well, with some correlation to unsuccessful interations. Conclusion: The ICL intervention has had a significantly positive effect on some of the caregiver’s communication skills, and not on others. A majority of the interaction between her and the client with CDB are successful and semantic and phonological errors do not seem to negatively influence this. Discrepancies more often lead to unsuccessful interaction.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Damen, S. |
| Degree programme: | Pedagogical and Educational Sciences |
| Differentiation route: | Deafblindness [Master Pedagogical and Educational Sciences] |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2022 10:29 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Aug 2022 11:43 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1280 |
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