The use of shortening in english for specific purposes: A practical review for nurses
Educ. med. super
; 15(1): 39-55, ene.-abr. 2001.
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in Es
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ABSTRACT
Shortening as a word building process has become very productive in present day English. Abbreviations in nursing have also found a way for professional and quick communication. The main goals of this article, based on actual teaching-learning problems, is to provide some practical activities to give the learners opportunities to get acquainted with and practice abbreviations in an effective and communicative way, and to provide a glossary of the most frequently used abbreviations by nurses.
RESUMEN
El uso de abreviaturas como proceso de construcción de palabras se ha vuelto muy productivo en el Inglés actual. Las abreviaciones también han encontrado un camino para la comunicación profesional y rápida. Los principales objetivos de este artículo, son proporcionar algunas oportunidades prácticas para brindar a los que aprenden oportunidades de familiarizarse y practicar abreviaturas de una forma eficaz y comunicativa, y proporcionar un glosario de las abreviaturas utilizadas más frecuentemente por las enfermeras.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Multilingualism
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Abbreviations as Topic
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Education, Nursing
Language:
Es
Journal:
Educ. med. super
Journal subject:
EDUCACAO
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cuba
Country of publication:
Cuba