The Stuttgart-based association “Bild und Sprache” offers resources on its website https://www.medi-bild.de that use pictures to support language acquisition and communication. The materials help educators, teachers, patients, counselors, and foreign-language parents in particular to overcome language barriers in everyday life. They can be downloaded for free.
For doctor’s and hospital visits, for example, there are so-called “tip doc” questionnaires. For instance, the medical history form used to collect data on patients’ conditions is now available in 31 languages. Words and images explain why a swab is necessary to test for germs
(https://medi-bild.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Abstrich_erweiterter_MRSA_BUS.pdf). The so-called Asylum Health Booklet contains illustrated worksheets for counseling asylum seekers in ten languages.
Practical information with images
In addition to medical questions, the platform also offers easy-to-understand information on other topics, such as bed bugs or how to handle diarrhea in daycare centers and schools:
https://medi-bild.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tipdoc_Kinderkrankheiten_DEU_Durchfall.pdf. The materials are available in six languages: Arabic, German, English, Farsi, Turkish, and Ukrainian. They can make daily work easier and support communication in everyday life.
Further information and materials can be found here:
https://www.medi-bild.de/menschen
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