Language Proficiency and Dominance Considerations When Working With Spanish-English Bilingual Adults

Manuel Vicente; Lauren Calandruccio; Margaret K Miller; Jenna M Browning; Jacob Oleson; Lori J Leibold

doi:10.1044/2019_AJA-19-0028

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Language Proficiency and Dominance Considerations When Working With Spanish-English Bilingual Adults

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Language Proficiency and Dominance Considerations When Working With Spanish-English Bilingual Adults

Manuel Vicente, Lauren Calandruccio, Margaret K Miller, Jenna M Browning, Jacob Oleson and Lori J Leibold

American journal of audiology, Vol.28(3), pp.724-729

09/13/2019

DOI: 10.1044/2019_AJA-19-0028

PMCID: PMC6808312

PMID: 31265332

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Abstract

Purpose As the Hispanic population continues to increase within the United States, there is a pressing need to incorporate rigorous and efficient clinical assessments of language dominance and proficiency when working with Spanish-English bilingual patients. The purpose of this study was to begin addressing this need by evaluating the association between language dominance and language proficiency. Method The association between scores for the English Versant Test (Pearson Education, 2010), an automated assessment of spoken language proficiency, and dominance and proficiency scores obtained using the Bilingual Language Profile, a self-report questionnaire was evaluated. Results The results indicated that half of the variance in the English Versant Test was explained by the response to a single question included in the Bilingual Language Profile. Conclusion These data support the inclusion of asking patients to not only indicate how many languages they speak but, for those patients that speak more than 1 language, to also ask how well they understand each of the languages.

Adult

Comprehension

Female

Hearing Tests - methods

Hispanic Americans

Humans

Male

Middle Aged

Multilingualism

Speech Perception

United States

Young Adult

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Title: Subtitle: Language Proficiency and Dominance Considerations When Working With Spanish-English Bilingual Adults
Creators: Manuel Vicente - Boys Town National Research Hospital, Center for Hearing Research, Omaha, NE
Lauren Calandruccio - Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Margaret K Miller - Boys Town National Research Hospital, Center for Hearing Research, Omaha, NE
Jenna M Browning - Boys Town National Research Hospital, Center for Hearing Research, Omaha, NE
Jacob Oleson - Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Lori J Leibold - Boys Town National Research Hospital, Center for Hearing Research, Omaha, NE
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of audiology, Vol.28(3), pp.724-729
DOI: 10.1044/2019_AJA-19-0028
PMID: 31265332
PMCID: PMC6808312
NLM abbreviation: Am J Audiol
ISSN: 1059-0889
eISSN: 1558-9137
Grant note: R01 DC015056 / NIDCD NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 09/13/2019
Academic Unit: Biostatistics
Record Identifier: 9984214822702771

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