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ASHA Multicultural and Diversity Considerations Flashcards

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  1. According to ASHA, what is the distinction between a communication difference and a communication disorder?

    Answer: A difference reflects a variation from another language or dialect and is not a disorder; a disorder impairs communication within the individual's own community

    ASHA defines a communication difference as a variation influenced by dialect, language, or culture, which should not be classified as a disorder if it does not impair functional communication within the person's own community.

  2. When assessing a bilingual child for a possible language disorder, which approach is recommended by ASHA?

    Answer: Dynamic assessment and evaluation in both languages

    ASHA recommends evaluating bilingual individuals in both languages using dynamic, culturally, and linguistically appropriate tools to distinguish language difference from disorder.

  3. Which term refers to the systematic study of the sound patterns of a specific language or dialect?

    Answer: Phonology

    Phonology is the branch of linguistics concerned with the sound systems and rules of a language, including how phonemes pattern and contrast.

  4. African American English (AAE) is best characterized as which of the following?

    Answer: A rule-governed linguistic system with distinct phonological, morphosyntactic, and pragmatic features

    AAE is a fully rule-governed dialect of American English with its own systematic phonology, morphosyntax, and pragmatics, recognized by ASHA as a legitimate linguistic variety.

  5. What is 'code-switching' in the context of bilingual or bidialectal communication?

    Answer: Alternating between two languages or dialects within or across conversations

    Code-switching is the competent ability of multilingual or bidialectal individuals to shift between languages or dialects depending on the social context, audience, or communicative purpose.

  6. ASHA's position on accent modification services is that they should be offered:

    Answer: Only when requested by the individual as an elective service, not to 'fix' a difference

    ASHA affirms that accent modification is an elective service available to individuals who voluntarily seek it, and accents are not disorders requiring correction.