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The AzBio Sentence-in-Noise Test was developed in 2011 and was successful in minimizing speech-recognition ceiling effects, giving clinicians and researchers a more accurate representation of a listener's speech-in-noise recognition. Recently, the Spanish version of the AzBio corpus was developed as a sentence-recognit…

PURPOSE: This study used structural equation modeling to investigate the dimensionality of language in Spanish-English bilingual kindergartners. Five theoretical models were compared, including (a) a unidimensional model; (b) a two-dimensional model by language (Spanish, English); (c) a three-dimensional model by domai…

Telehealth services that allow remote communication between the patient and the clinical team are an emerging part of care delivery. Given language barriers, patients with limited English proficiency present a unique set of challenges in integrating telehealth and ensuring equity. Using data from 84,419 respondents in…

BACKGROUND: There are 3 million refugees living in the United States today whose health and wellbeing may be diminished by not being able to understand and use health information. Little is known about these barriers to health in multiethnic refugee communities. OBJECTIVE: This present study examined (1) the relations…

The Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire (YABOQ) is a validated, English-language patient-reported outcome assessment of young adults' recovery from burn injury across 15 scale domains. We evaluated the cross-cultural validity of a newly developed Spanish version of the YABOQ. Secondary data from English- and Spanish…

BACKGROUND: Heritage speakers acquire their native language from home use in their early childhood. As the native language is typically a minority language in the society, these individuals receive their formal education in the majority language and eventually develop greater competency with the majority than their nat…

STUDY OBJECTIVES: The current study investigated the factor structure of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) among English speaking non-Hispanic whites (NHW) and English and Spanish speaking Hispanics of Mexican descent (HMD). DESIGN: The PSQI was administered during a telephone interview. In order to test the f…

PURPOSE: Obtaining information on both languages of English language learners for assessment can be a challenge in a multilingual context. It is often difficult or impossible to observe a child's first language directly due to the absence of resources available in every language spoken. The objectives of this study wer…

OBJECTIVE: Few studies have examined the effect of limited English proficiency on use of mental health services by persons with mental illness from ethnic minority groups who are uninsured or publicly insured. This study examined how indigent or publicly insured Latino and Asian adults with limited English proficiency…

The Screen Dependency Scale (SDS) is a parent-report tool designed to assess screen media dependency in preschool children which was originally developed in Malay within the Malaysian community. This study aimed to translate and validate the English version of the Screen Dependency Scale (SDS) to enable broader partici…

OBJECTIVE: English language learner (ELL) students comprise an important demographic within health professions programs. Although ELL students in higher education have been studied, data describing ELL students who apply to the PharmD program are lacking. The objective of this study is to describe the ELL applicant pop…

The Natural Language Processing (NLP) and speech recognition have transformed language learning by providing interactive and real-time feedback, enhancing oral English proficiency. These technologies facilitate personalized and adaptive learning, making pronunciation and fluency improvement more efficient. Traditional…

Establishing the effect of limited English proficiency (LEP) on cognitive performance within linguistically diverse populations is central to cross-cultural neuropsychological assessments. The present study was designed to replicate previous research on cognitive profiles in Romanian-English bilinguals. Seventy-six par…

BACKGROUND: In 2013, 25.5 million people in the United States self-identified as having limited English proficiency (LEP). LEP in adults has been associated with longer hospital stays, increased adverse events, increased emergency room visits, and decreased understanding of medications prescribed. This study aims to de…

A plethora of scientific evidence has pinpointed that teaching English as a foreign or second language (EFL) is difficult, challenging, and emotionally burdensome. Nevertheless, most English language teachers remain committed to the teaching profession and actively engage in the instructional environment. This has insp…

This non-experimental study employed three questionnaires adopted from and validated by prior studies. To carry out the study, an electronic survey created through, a computer program for conducting an online survey in China, was employed and convenience sampling technique was used. Guided by the control-value theory o…

This study examined (a) the identification of various reading groups across languages in Chinese (L1) adolescents learning English as a second language (ESL), in terms of their word-reading and reading comprehension skills, (b) overlap in reading group membership across languages, and (c) the performance of the various…

AIMS: The aim of this study was to provide a description of normative speaking fundamental frequency (f) characteristics for adult speakers of Australian English. The effects of age, sex, and geographical location on fwere also examined to assess whether variations existed. METHODS: fdata for 244 female and 135 male s…

INTRODUCTION: As the number of patients with limited English proficiency grows, there is increasing awareness in the medical community about disparities in health outcomes for this population. The proper use of professional medical interpreters improves communication between physicians and patients with limited English…

BACKGROUND/AIMS: An increasing body of research is being conducted with non-English-speaking subjects. Study-related materials, including those essential for obtaining informed consent, must often be translated from English into other languages. In this study, we sought to examine the types of issues that may arise whe…