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The use of shortening in english for specific purposes: A practical review for nurses
Martínez Sánchez, Vivian Amparo; Goenaga Conde, Beatriz.
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  • Martínez Sánchez, Vivian Amparo; Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Julio Trigo López. La Habana. CU
  • Goenaga Conde, Beatriz; Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Julio Trigo López. La Habana. CU
Educ. med. super ; 15(1): 39-55, ene.-abr. 2001.
Article in Es | LILACS | ID: lil-627882
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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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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Multilingualism / Abbreviations as Topic / Education, Nursing Language: Es Journal: Educ. med. super Journal subject: EDUCACAO Year: 2001 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Country of publication: Cuba
Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Multilingualism / Abbreviations as Topic / Education, Nursing Language: Es Journal: Educ. med. super Journal subject: EDUCACAO Year: 2001 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Country of publication: Cuba