CDS 560 - Multicultural and Multilingual Topics

Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
The course reviews current theories on language acquisition and practical application pertaining to culturally and linguistically diverse persons with communication disabilities. Students will explore and develop cultural competence for assessment, intervention, and family/community interactions in school, community and healthcare settings for persons across the lifespan. Students will gain practical experience in appropriate procedures for use of interpreters and describe community resources for language difference, disorder, and disability.
Grade Type: Letter Grade