COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IN MULTICULTURAL POPULATIONS

Course Description

    This course focuses on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of multicultural, multilingual clients with communication disorders.  The course includes discussion on normal second language acquisition, bilingual development, and cultural values related to effective service delivery for multicultural clients.  Prerequisites:  SPHP 110, SPHP 112, SPHP 125, SPHP 126.  Spring semester only, 3 units.

Syllabus Spring 2009

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Immigrant/Refugee

Lecture AngloEuropean ch. 3

***There is no PowerPoint for the African American chapter--overheads are used for this lecture***

Lecture Hispanic ch. 4

Study Guide Test 1

Asian Culture chapter 6

Native American Culture chapter 7

Pacific Island Culture chapter 8 (*you have the whole thing because we missed a class for CSHA)

Middle East culture chapter 9 (*you have the whole thing)

Study Guide Test 2

Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism (3/17 and 3/19)

Assessment (3/26)

Advanced Assessment (4/7 and 4/9)

Advanced Assessment Full Lecture With All Notes

Study Guide Test 3

Study Guide Test 4

Intervention for ELL Students (4/21, 4/23, 4/28, 4/30, 5/5)

Special Populations chapter 16 (5/7)

Informal Assessment Tasks