CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND COMMUNICATION
CS&D 120
The impact of cultural and linguistic diversity on the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD); different ideas about what culture is, how culture influences different aspects of communication, and how cultural and linguistic differences intersect with neurodiversity, and with difficulties in speech, language, hearing, voice, and swallowing. Language variation, including bilingualism, multilingualism, dialect, and accent. Culturally responsive assessment and intervention; working with interpreters and translators. Main focus is on two populations - Spanish-English and African American English speakers in the United States. Also discusses other cultural and linguistic communities in the US and around the world.