Chapter 1. Discourses of Linguistic Exceptionalism and Linguistic Diversity in Education

Author(s):  
Jo Anne Kleifgen
Author(s):  
Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero ◽  
María Angustias Ortiz Molina ◽  
Fernando-José Sadio-Ramos ◽  
Santiago Alonso-García

RESUMENLa diversidad en el ámbito educativo abarca una gran cantidad de acepciones, tales como la diversidad cultural, lingüística, de identidad sexual, de género y de capacidad educativa, entre otros aspectos. La finalidad de este estudio es analizar el desarrollo de las investigaciones sobre la diversidad en el ámbito educativo, teniendo en cuenta la producción científica en la base de datos de Web of Science (WoS), en el periodo comprendido entre 2009 y 2019, ambos inclusive. Para ello se ha desarrollado un estudio bibliométrico haciendo uso de técnicas de rastreo, cuantificación documental y mapeo analítico. Se han analizado un total de 25958 documentos extraídos de la búsqueda, realizada en Web of Science, mediante las siguientes combinaciones de palabras: diversity AND education, diversity AND inclusión y diversity AND intervention. Los resultados muestran el auge de la temática de estudio en la comunidad educativa, en la que los artículos escritos en inglés son los principales medios utilizados para comunicar las investigaciones, siendo Estados Unidos el país que más repercusión tiene actualmente. Se puede concluir que la temática “diversidad” se centra en aspectos relacionados con la equidad, la justicia social, los estudiantes, la identidad, la inclusión, la educación, el multiculturalismo y el género, aunque también está cogiendo fuerza estudios relacionados con las actitudes, las mujeres y la desnutrición, siendo cada vez más relevantes y abundantes dichas investigaciones sobre esta temática.ABSTRACT Diversity in education encompasses a wide range of meanings, such as cultural diversity, linguistic diversity, sexual identity, gender diversity and educational capacity, among others. The purpose of this study is to analyze the development of research on diversity in the educational field, taking into account the scientific production in the Web of Science (WoS) database, in the period from 2009 to 2019, both inclusive. To this end, a bibliometric study has been developed using tracking techniques, documentary quantification and analytical mapping. A total of 25958 documents extracted from the Web of Science search were analysed using the following word combinations: diversity AND education, diversity AND inclusion and diversity AND intervention. The results show the rise of the study topic in the educational community, in which articles written in English are the main means used to communicate the research, being the United States the country that has more repercussion at the moment. It can be concluded that the theme of diversity focuses on aspects related to equity, social justice, students, identity, inclusion, education, multiculturalism and gender, although studies related to attitudes, women and malnutrition are also gaining strength, with such research being increasingly relevant and abundant on this subject.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1148-1161
Author(s):  
Camilo Maldonado ◽  
Alejandro Ashe ◽  
Kerri Bubar ◽  
Jessica Chapman

Background American educational legislation suggests culturally competent speech and language services should be provided in a child's native language, but the number of multilingual speech-language pathologists (SLPs) is negligible. Consequently, many monolingual English-speaking practitioners are being tasked with providing services to these populations. This requires that SLPs are educated about cultural and linguistic diversity as well as the legislation that concerns service provision to non-English or limited English proficiency speakers. Purpose This qualitative study explored the experiences of monolingual, American, English-speaking SLPs and clinical fellows who have worked with immigrant and refugee families within a preschool context. It investigated what training SLPs received to serve this population and what knowledge these SLPs possessed with regard to federal legislation governing the provision of services to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) communities. Method Ten American clinicians with experience treating CLD children of refugee and immigrant families in the context of preschool service provision participated in the study. Semistructured interviews were utilized to better understand the type of training clinicians received prior to and during their service delivery for CLD populations. Additionally, questions were asked to explore the degree to which practitioners understood federal mandates for ethical and effective service provision. The data collected from these interviews were coded and analyzed using the principles of grounded theory. Findings The results of this study revealed that there was a general sense of unpreparedness when working with CLD clients. This lack of training also attributed to a deficiency of knowledge surrounding legislation governing service provision to CLD populations.


Author(s):  
Brynne D. Ovalle ◽  
Rahul Chakraborty

This article has two purposes: (a) to examine the relationship between intercultural power relations and the widespread practice of accent discrimination and (b) to underscore the ramifications of accent discrimination both for the individual and for global society as a whole. First, authors review social theory regarding language and group identity construction, and then go on to integrate more current studies linking accent bias to sociocultural variables. Authors discuss three examples of intercultural accent discrimination in order to illustrate how this link manifests itself in the broader context of international relations (i.e., how accent discrimination is generated in situations of unequal power) and, using a review of current research, assess the consequences of accent discrimination for the individual. Finally, the article highlights the impact that linguistic discrimination is having on linguistic diversity globally, partially using data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and partially by offering a potential context for interpreting the emergence of practices that seek to reduce or modify speaker accents.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (14) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Vining ◽  
Edgarita Long ◽  
Ella Inglebret ◽  
Megan Brendal

The overrepresentation of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children in special education, including children who are dual language learners (DLLs), is a major concern. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can play a critical role in reducing this overrepresentation. Using a holistic assessment process that is responsive to the communication patterns of home and community contexts provides a framework for distinguishing actual language disorders from differences associated with cultural and linguistic diversity. This article presents current trends in Native communities that may impact the speech-language assessment process, including a shift from indigenous languages to English and/or Native language revitalization efforts. It also provides a framework for guiding assessment in a manner that considers cultural and linguistic factors in speech-language assessment for AI/AN children who are DLLs.


2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 4-5

Abstract Spinal cord (dorsal column) stimulation (SCS) and intraspinal opioids (ISO) are treatments for patients in whom abnormal illness behavior is absent but who have an objective basis for severe, persistent pain that has not been adequately relieved by other interventions. Usually, physicians prescribe these treatments in cancer pain or noncancer-related neuropathic pain settings. A survey of academic centers showed that 87% of responding centers use SCS and 84% use ISO. These treatments are performed frequently in nonacademic settings, so evaluators likely will encounter patients who were treated with SCS and ISO. Does SCS or ISO change the impairment associated with the underlying conditions for which these treatments are performed? Although the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) does not specifically address this question, the answer follows directly from the principles on which the AMA Guides impairment rating methodology is based. Specifically, “the impairment percents shown in the chapters that consider the various organ systems make allowance for the pain that may accompany the impairing condition.” Thus, impairment is neither increased due to persistent pain nor is it decreased in the absence of pain. In summary, in the absence of complications, the evaluator should rate the underlying pathology or injury without making an adjustment in the impairment for SCS or ISO.


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