Introducción: El síndrome de agotamiento profesional (SAP) o burnout tiene gran importancia y prevalencia entre los trabajadores de la salud y está parcialmente estudiado entre los docentes. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia y las características asociadas al SAP en tres colegios públicos de Bogotá. Método: Se realizó un diseño de corte transversal, tipo encuesta, en tres colegios públicos de Bogotá. Se evaluaron los docentes mediante el Inventario de Maslach para agotamiento profesional y un cuestionario diseñado para evaluar factores sociodemográficos, personales y laborales. Resultados: Se realizaron 343 encuestas, de 367 previstas, para un índice de respuesta del 93,4%. Se halló que el SAP tiene una prevalencia de 15,4% para los docentes y que podría aumentar a 29,7% si se tiene en cuenta que dos de los tres dominios del SAP están por encima del percentil 30. Un 25,3% de los docentes presentaron cansancio emocional alto. La prevalencia de SAP fue menor en docentes mayores de 55 años, con 21 a 30 años de experiencia; en aquellos que solamente trabajan una jornada, y en los que tienen cargos directivos. Es menos frecuente en docentes casados y en aquellos que tienen más hijos. Conclusión: El SAP es frecuente en docentes y requiere intervenciones de salud mental que lleven a mejorar la interacción docente-alumno.

Introduction: Burnout syndrome is highly prevalent among health care professionals, but has only been partially studied in teachers. Objective: To determine the characteristics associated to burnout syndrome in teachers of three public schools in the city of Bogotá (Colombia). Method: Teachers were evaluated according to the Maslach Inventory for Burnout and a questionnaire designed to evaluate socio-demographic, personal and job-related factors. Results: 343 out of 367 questionnaires were completed, giving a response index of 93.4%. It was noted that burnout syndrome had a prevalence of 15.4% in teachers but it could actually rise to 29.7% if the fact is taken into account that two out of three domains of burnout syndrome were above the 30th percentile. 25.3% of the teachers had high emotional tiredness. The prevalence of burnout syndrome was lower in teachers over 55 years of age with 21 to 30 years of working experience, also in those who worked less hours a day and in those with high directive positions. It was also less frequent in married teachers and in those who have more children. Conclusion: Burnout syndrome is frequent in teachers and requires interventions in mental health in order to improve the teacher-student relationship.

OBJETIVO: investigar a distribuição e funções das pausas silenciosas no discurso oral em narrações de programas de televisão de natureza diferenciada. MÉTODOS: para este estudo foram selecionadas amostras de fala de dois jornalistas em cinco programas de televisão. As medidas foram embasadas na análise fonético-acústica, segmentando-se os tempos de narração e de pausas silenciosas em milisegundos (ms) por meio do programa Praat. RESULTADOS: os resultados apontam para mudanças ocorridas no uso das pausas, em função do estilo de narrativa. CONCLUSÃO: as pausas, em estilos de programas interativos de televisão têm o papel de construir turnos de fala.

PURPOSE: this study aims at investigating the distribution and functions of silent pauses in oral discourse, particularly in narratives of TV programs with differentiated nature. METHODS: for this study, speech samples of two journalists from five TV programs were selected. The analyses were based on phonetic-acoustic analysis and the time of narrative and silent pauses was measured in milliseconds (ms) by means of PRAAT speech analysis program. RESULTS: the results indicate that the use of pauses vary according to the style of the narrative. CONCLUSION: terminal pauses are longer than intermediate pauses, which respect the higher order constituents (subject/predicate).