Multicultural & Bilingual Considerations Flashcards
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In the context of accent modification services, ASHA's position is that:
Answer: Accents are not a disorder but SLPs may offer elective accent modification
ASHA affirms that accents and dialects are not disorders; however, SLPs may offer accent modification as an elective service when requested by the individual.
Which factor most strongly predicts language disorder rather than language difference in a bilingual child?
Answer: Errors present in both the home language and the second language
When language errors are observed across both languages, it indicates a disorder that transcends any single language rather than difficulty limited to the new language.
An SLP who does not speak a client's home language but wants to conduct a bilingual assessment should:
Answer: Use a trained interpreter in collaboration with culturally appropriate tools
Collaborating with a trained interpreter and using appropriate tools is the most ethical approach to assessing clients in languages the SLP does not speak.
Cultural humility in SLP practice primarily involves:
Answer: A lifelong commitment to self-reflection and openness about one's own cultural biases
Cultural humility emphasizes ongoing self-reflection and openness to learning from clients rather than claiming expertise on any given culture.
When interpreting results of a standardized test for a bilingual child, the SLP should report:
Answer: Standard scores with clear notation that norms may not apply and results should be interpreted cautiously
Ethical reporting requires transparency about the limitations of applying monolingual norms to bilingual children so that results are not misinterpreted.
Which of the following is an example of a culturally based difference in pragmatic communication that should NOT be pathologized?
Answer: Avoiding direct eye contact with authority figures as a sign of respect
Gaze aversion as a cultural sign of respect is a pragmatic difference, not a disorder, and should be interpreted within the client's cultural framework.
A school-age bilingual child with a confirmed language disorder should receive intervention that:
Answer: Supports both languages because strengthening one language benefits the other
Research supports an additive bilingual approach; strengthening the home language facilitates overall language development and can enhance acquisition of the second language.