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Reel Talk: Deconstructing Communication Disorders In A Sampling Of Modern Films, Lisa M. Beccera
Reel Talk: Deconstructing Communication Disorders In A Sampling Of Modern Films, Lisa M. Beccera
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This study focused on films that depicted characters that had a communication disorder or characters that have a disability which resulted in a communication disorder. This study examined types of communication disorders depicted in films and the accuracy to which communication disorders are portrayed in films. Thirty films were used in this study and 32 characters were found to have communication disorders. The author used qualitative methods and quantitative methods to examine and deconstruct the depiction of communication disorders in modern films. This paper also illustrates the effective and efficient manner films can be used to educate society and college …