AMANDA HYNAN FINAL THESIS PDF

a text using symbolised vocabulary that was then converted to a standard written text
by her VOCA. When she received a reply the VOCA turned it into a spoken message
for her to listen to. Georgie liked texting on her VOCA because she could do this
independently,
Amanda: Right okay and which do you prefer Facebook or, shall I put my
hands up, Facebook or texting which do you like best
Georgie: (looks to Facebook)
Amanda: Facebook
Georgie: (looks to texting)
Amanda: oo both. Do you like both the same, (decides to double check) this is
Facebook and this is texting (holding up hands again)
Georgie: (looking at texting hand)
Amanda: so texting, you like texting best
Georgie: yeah
Amanda: and is that because you can do it yourself on your talker
Georgie: yeah
Amanda: so that means you can do it when you want to do it
Georgie: yeah
Amanda: yeah, okay so that’s important
1 st interview:
Amanda: right so, um, at the moment you use texting sort of via your dad’s
phone
Peter: yeah
Amanda: so do you use a mobile phone?
Mary: ‘yes’ (nods head)
Amanda: How do you keep in touch with your family when you are here is it
by email or text
Sean: “phone”
4.4.5. Frequency of use
Frequency of use varied considerably ranging from once a week to daily
1 st interview
Amanda: so you go onto Facebook at home, so that would be maybe at the
weekend when you’ve got time, on a Saturday or a Sunday?
Peter: yeah
2 nd interview
Email question: Can you try to describe how using the internet fits into a
typical day
Peter: “Now I am able to access it myself I go on every day. I mainly use
Facebook to catch up with friends”
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