Book contents
- Emoji in Higher Education
- Emoji in Higher Education
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 The Emoji Phenomenon Reviewed
- 2 Emoji Literacy as a Teaching Tool
- 3 Emoji in Healthcare Communications and Education
- 4 A Mixed Methods Study
- 5 Emoji across the Healthcare Landscape
- 6 Emoji in General Education
- 7 Implications and Applications
- References
- Index
3 - Emoji in Healthcare Communications and Education
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 May 2024
- Emoji in Higher Education
- Emoji in Higher Education
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 The Emoji Phenomenon Reviewed
- 2 Emoji Literacy as a Teaching Tool
- 3 Emoji in Healthcare Communications and Education
- 4 A Mixed Methods Study
- 5 Emoji across the Healthcare Landscape
- 6 Emoji in General Education
- 7 Implications and Applications
- References
- Index
Summary
The historical relationship between semiotics and healthcare is explored in Chapter 3. The authors look specifically at the link between education and healthcare communications that is established by the use of emoji in such communications. The semioliterate nature of healthcare and its implications for respective education are explored, particularly as these relate to early diagnoses based on physical signs and symptoms. Parallels are then drawn between the semioliterate qualities of emoji in the Petcoff study (Chapter 2) and the potentiality of emoji as an effective doctor-to-patient healthcare communicative tool. The chapter concludes by considering how the emoji code can be inserted into traditional healthcare professional education settings, so as to show students how effective it can be in practitioner–patient interactions.
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- Emoji in Higher EducationA Healthcare-Based Perspective, pp. 56 - 82Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024