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Exploring 'attitude' in information for parents of newly identified deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) children in NSW: an Appraisal Analysis of two early intervention websites
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posted on 2022-03-28, 13:43 authored by Emily KecmanIt is often argued that the provision of information is not a technical activity, but rather a contextualised social action. Previous research into informed choice for parents of D/HH children reinforces this perspective, highlighting the role contextual factors play in increasing 'subjective presence' within information provided to parents of D/HH children. This research analyses the websites of two major early intervention centres in NSW using a social semiotic approach, employing APPRAISAL analysis to the websites to contribute to a better understand the nature of information parents encounter in the contemporary context. APPRAISAL allows for systematic analysis of linguistic resources employed within texts to express attitudes, adopt stances, or to encourage positive or negative evaluations of phenomena from readers/listeners. The qualitative and quantitative findings indicate a number of discursive patterns of evaluations and attitudes within the websites. Certain intervention approaches and services are appraised more frequently and positively than others, and D/HH children and their families are appraised as 'conditionally successful' -with the condition being that they receive the right kind of assistance from the right organisation. It is argued for that these and other patterns of evaluation affect the extent to which families are genuinely supported to exercise informed choice.
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Table of Contents
1. -- Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 3. Methodology -- 4. -- Findings -- 5. Conclusions.Notes
Bibliography: pages 106-114 Theoretical thesis.Awarding Institution
Macquarie UniversityDegree Type
Thesis MResDegree
MRes, Macquarie University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of LinguisticsDepartment, Centre or School
Department of LinguisticsYear of Award
2017Principal Supervisor
John KnoxRights
Copyright Emily Kecman 2017 Copyright disclaimer: http://mq.edu.au/library/copyrightLanguage
EnglishExtent
1 online resource (162 pages): illustrations (some colour)Former Identifiers
mq:72195 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1282343Usage metrics
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Keywords
informed choiceinformation provisionfamily centred early intervention (FCEI)Deaf childrenHearing impaired children -- Services forwebsite analysisdecision makingDeaf children -- Languageparents of deaf childrenattitudinal languagediscourse analysisSystemic Functional Linguistic (SFL)Hearing impaired childrendeaf childrenD/HH childrenAPPRAISAL analysis