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Topics in Communication Sciences and Disorders (469-0-6)

Topic

Multilingual Considerations for Assessment and Int

Instructors

Adriana Weisleder

Meeting Info

Frances Searle Building 1421: Wed 5:30PM - 8:00PM

Overview of class

Current scientific and professional issues in communication sciences and disorders. Topics vary by offering.

Class Materials (Required)

Selected journal articles or chapters which are available via Canvas.

Class Notes

About one in five people in the United States are multilingual, yet most speech-language assessments and interventions were developed for and by English-speaking monolinguals. In this course, we will discuss considerations for diagnosis and treatment of speech-language conditions with multilingual clients (children and adults), with a focus on cognitive, linguistic, and socio-cultural considerations. The course will provide an overview of relevant approaches to working with multilingual clients, which may include: ethnographic interviewing, dynamic assessment, collaborating with interpreters, and family-centered practice, as well as discuss more and less valid methods of adapting existing assessments and interventions.