Learning from the Self Confrontation of the Ergonomist Interviewer

Abstract

The self confrontation set up by the ergonomist usually concerns the operator. Here we apply the self confrontation – and methods taken from Linguistics – to the Ergonomist to understand the fine mecanisms of the intercomprehension between the Ergonomist-Interviewer and young interviewees. They face an important problem of rehabilitation. The Ergonomist helps them to prepare the skills assessment they have to submit to.

This study is based on knowledge derived from interactionist linguistics and socio-linguistics. It helps in the knowledge of the profession of Ergonomist. It leads to the definition of a double notion: the ‘Epiphore-habitity’ couple defined as what enables to gain in clarity, background and precision, here and now, in the course of the interview.