Dr. Marisa Cordella
Selected publications
Book
- Cordella M. 2004. The dynamic consultation: A discourse analytical study of doctor-patient communication. Benjamins. Pragmatics and Beyond Series, Amsterdam.
Book chapters
- Cordella, M (2011 in print). “Overcoming Language and Cultural Differences in Medical Encounters: The use of language and culture training course (LACT) in educating IMGs. In English language teaching and the medical profession: Instructing and assessing the communication skills of international physicians. Sara Tipton and Barbara Hoekje.
Emerald Publishers, U.K. - Cordella, M. (2007). "'No, no I haven't been taking it doctor': Compliance, face threatening acts and politeness in medical consultations". In Linguistic Politeness in the Spanish-Speaking World, M. Placencia and C. García (Eds). Pages 191-212. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Refereed articles
- Cordella,M.; Radermacher, H.; Huang, H.; Browning, C. ;Baumgartner, R.; De Soysa, T. and Feldman, S. (2012). Intergenerational and intercultural encounters: Connecting students and older people through language learning. Journal for Intergenerational relations. 10: 1
- Cordella, M and H. Huang (2012, June, in press). Encuentros intergeneracionales e interculturales en Australia: Los roles participativos del adulto mayor y el estudiante de L2. Onomazein, Revista de Lingüística, Filología y Traducción. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Clyne, M.; M. Cordella; D. Schüpbach and B. Maher (2012, in press). Connecting younger second language learners and older bilinguals: interconnectedness and social inclusion. International of Journal of Multicultural Education
- Cordella, M. (2011, December, in press). A triangle that may work well: Looking through the angles of a three-way exchange in cancer medical encounters. Discourse and Communication 5 (4): 336 - 352.
- Paredes, K. and Cordella, M. (2011 in print). “Leading the way and showing affiliation: Participatory roles in a semi-structured narrative interview”. Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas.
- Cordella, M (2010). “Negotiating religious beliefs in a medical setting”. Journal of Religion and Health http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/CAM
- Cordella, M. and S. Musgrave (2009). “Oral communication skills of international medical graduates: assessing empathy in discourse”. Communication and Medicine 6: 129, 142.
- Mistica, M.; T. Baldwin; M.Cordella and S. Musgrave (2008). “Applying Discourse Analysis and Data Mining Methods to Spoken OSCE Assessments”. 22nd International Conference on Computational Linguistics Proceedings of the Conference. 1: 577-584.
- Cordella, M (2008). “Two experts and one patient: Managing medical practices and religious beliefs”. MULP, 6:19-28.
- Cordella, M (2007). “Subtitling the film ‘the children of Russia’: Enhancing understanding through a series of linguistic transformations”. Revista Científica de Información y Comunicación (I/C) 77-88.
- Cordella, M (2007). “Unveiling stories to the oncologist: a matter of sharing and healing”. Panacea@: medicine and translation 9 (26): 230-238.
- Egan G. and Cordella M. (2006) “Las madres de la Plaza de Mayo: Prensa, ideología y resistencia”. Spanish in Context 3(2):255-271.
- Cordella, M (2006). “Discourse analysis and the subtitles of documentaries: the case of The Children of Russia”. ODISEA 7:77-88.
- Cordella M. (2004). "You know doctor, I need to tell you something: A discourse analytical study of patient's voices in the medical consultation". Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 27(2):92-109.
- Cordella, M. (2003). "En el corazón del debate: el análisis del discurso en la representación de las voces médicas". Oralia. Análisis del Discurso Oral 6: 147-168.
- Cordella M. (2002). "La interacción médico-paciente en escrutinio: Un estudio de sociolingüística interaccional". Onomazein: Revista de Lingüística, Filología y Traducción del Instituto de Letras de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 7, 117-144.
- Mascitti-Meuter M. and M.Cordella. (1999). "Español En Marcha Self-Study Spanish Course" CALICO Software Review 16 (4):624-635 and available at website: http://www.calico.org
- Cordella, M. (1999). "Medical discourse in a Hispanic environment: Power and simpatía under investigation". Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 22 (2): 35-50.
- Forbes K., and M. Cordella. (1999). "The role of gender in Chilean argumentative discourse". International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching 37 (4): 277-289
- Cordella, M. and K. Forbes. (1998). "Discourse control and leadership in conflict talk". Onomazein: Revista de Lingüística, Filología y Traducción del Instituto de Letras de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 3: 45-61.
- Cordella, M. (1996). "Confrontational style in Spanish arguments: pragmatics outlook". Language, Culture and Curriculum 9: 148-162.
- Cordella, M., H. Large and V. Pardo. (1995). "Complimenting behaviour in Australian English and Spanish speech". Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication 14: 235-252.
- Cordella, M. (1992). "Travels, cultures and speech acts: A pragmatics study in apology". The Ken Garrad Working Papers in Hispanic Studies 2. Clayton, Vic.: Monash University.
- Cordella, M. (1991). "Spanish speakers apologizing in English: A cross-cultural pragmatics study". Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 14: 115-138.
- Cordella, M. (1990). "Apologizing in Chilean Spanish and Australian English: A cross- cultural perspective". Australian Review of Applied Linguistics Series S, no. 7: 66-92.
Non-referred: Community engagement
- Cordella, M and N. Spike (2008). "Working Toward a Better Communication between International Medical Graduates and their Patients in Victoria". Health Issues www.healthissuescentre.org.au
- Cordella, M. (2007). “La cordillera de los Andes desde mi ventana” In Bajo un cielo Austral (2). Gobierno de Chile Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comisión ‘Chilenos en Australia’ vivencias y memoria’ (Eds). Pages 99-105. Embajada de Chile en Australia, Melbourne.
For media responses to Dr. Cordella's research, see the following articles:
‘Estudios de lingüística en salud: Analizan diálogos entre médico y paciente para mejorar la atención’. El Mercurio, Santiago Chile (2, November 2008). Full pdf copy
Monash Media Releases Expertline (Monash Newsline)
The Age (28 May, 2005 as Adobe Acrobat PDF 65 KB)
Herald Sun (25 May, 2005 as Adobe Acrobat PDF 48 KB)
Waverly Leader (31 May, 2005 as Adobe Acrobat PDF 298 KB)
Oakleigh Monash Leader (30 May, 2005 as Adobe Acrobat PDF 41 KB)