OBJECTIVES To evaluate interactional effects of patient-centered interviewing (PCI) compared to isolated clinician-centered interviewing (CCI). METHODS We conducted a pilot study comparing PCI (N=4) to CCI (N=4) for simulated new-patient visits. We rated interviews independently and measured patient satisfaction with the interaction via a validated questionnaire. We conducted interactional so...

“Don’t Shop Here” is the title of a Facebook group that posts authentic customer reviews, written by Egyptians, on different products and services. Since these are form communication takes place via electronic devices internet, it considered Computer-Mediated Discourse (CMD), also known as Communication (CMC). From title, consumers’ published in mostly negative, with live interaction comments m...

Abstract This study investigates the use of interactive metadiscourse markers in first language (L1) and second (L2) English editorials. It also identifies how L1 L2 editorials differ these markers. To this end, utilizes Hyland’s (2019) model to analyse – based on a descriptive approach 80 collected from two highly reputed newspapers: The Guardian Jordan Times , distributed evenly. data were an...

Portfolio assessment as one of the alternatives to testing is defined as the systematic collection of student work measured against predetermined scoring criteria. This paper aimed to investigate the effect of portfolio assessment in the oral performance of EFL learners in an attempt to examine its impact on their metadiscourse awareness. To determine the impact of portfolio assessment on the o...