http://www.multicsd.org/ 2010-03-09T22:46:37-08:00 http://www.multicsd.org/ http://www.multicsd.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-03-09T22:44:04-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=language&rev=1268203444&do=diff * Acholi * African American Vernacular English * American Sign Language (ASL) * Amharic * Arabic * Armenian (Armenia) * Bantu * Bosnian * Cantonese * Chamorro * Chinuk Wawa * Croatian * Dari * German * Haitian Creole text/html 2010-03-09T22:41:51-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=bilingualism&rev=1268203311&do=diff General Information on Bilingualism * Frequently Used Terminology * Factors Influencing Speech And Language Development For Bilingual Children * Sequential/Successive Bilingualism * Simultaneous Bilingualism text/html 2010-03-09T20:16:46-08:00 Karrie Petersen http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=east_africa_languages&rev=1268194606&do=diff [swahili-afmap3.gif] * Arab visitors often used the word Swahili as they traveled to the coast. Its literal translation means “the coast”. It is a word that is now used to describe the people and their language. * Swahili language is thought to be an old language, with its earliest authors writing about having used it as far back as the second century A.D. The oldest surviving documents written in Swahili date back to the early part of the 18th century. text/html 2010-03-09T19:57:03-08:00 Lisa Arakelian http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=somalia:somali_bantu&rev=1268193423&do=diff [Somali Bantu farmers near Kismaayo] Who are the Somali Bantu? The Somali Bantu are an ethnic group distinct from ethnic Somalis. The label “Somali Bantu” was first used by the international aid community. Somali Bantu had lived for almost two centuries as slaves, and then forced agricultural workers, first under the Somali sultanate, then under colonial Italian rule, in Somalia. They were discriminated against by ethnic Somalis, and afforded little chance at education or economic mobilit… text/html 2010-03-09T19:50:15-08:00 Lisa Arakelian http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=country&rev=1268193015&do=diff Afghanistan Armenia Bosnia Cambodia China Croatia Cuba El Salvador Ethiopia Germany Ghana Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong India Iran Italy Japan Kenya Mexico Nigeria Peru Philippines Poland Russia Samoa Saudi Arabia Serbia text/html 2010-03-09T19:28:32-08:00 Lisa Arakelian http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=africa&rev=1268191712&do=diff [Array] East Africa Ethiopia Ghana [Array] Kenya [Array] Nigeria Somalia: The Somali Bantu [Array] Tanzania [Array] Uganda text/html 2010-03-09T14:28:42-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=start&rev=1268173722&do=diff This website is a work-in-progress of the graduate students in Speech-Language Pathology at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. It is intended to be a resource for SLPs in the Portland area working with individuals from a different cultural and/or linguistic background than their own. It differs from many resources because we are including cultural background information as well as linguistic information, realizing that valid assessment & intervention for communication disorders can n… text/html 2010-03-09T14:18:45-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=speech_sound_disorders&rev=1268173125&do=diff Speech Sound Disorders Speech sound disorders are present in cultures around the world. However, the acceptable range of intelligibility as well as treatment practices are highly variable. A culture's values, beliefs and history all influence how speech sound disorders are assessed, perceived and treated. text/html 2010-03-09T13:12:33-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=cambodia&rev=1268169153&do=diff Who are the Khmer? Khmers are descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia during the 10th and 13th centuries. Ninety percent of the population of Cambodia consider themselves to be Khmer as do minorities in neighboring countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. The Khmer language is the official language of Cambodia. text/html 2010-03-09T11:38:28-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=acholi&rev=1268163508&do=diff History Acholi: An ethnic group from northern Uganda and southern Sudan. Acholiland: Commonly refers to the geographic area they used to inhabit. Due to British colonial influences Acholi people comprised the majority of manual labor and military in northern Uganda. text/html 2010-03-09T09:22:00-08:00 Lisa Arakelian http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=arabic&rev=1268155320&do=diff Green: Sole official language Blue: One of many official languages Arab World Arabic is the official language of 25 countries, the third most in the world after English and French. Arabic is spoken in Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, and Yemen. Modern Arabic is considered to be a macrolanguage, with … text/html 2010-03-08T19:38:05-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=autism_spectrum_disorders_and_culture&rev=1268105885&do=diff Introduction This web page explores Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from a cultural perspective, addressing the role culture may play in its diagnosis and treatment. Incidence rates, as well as diagnosis and treatment practices in Oregon, the United States and other countries are identified. Multicultural views of ASD, such as family impact and the social and political identity of ASD (including changing views of Asperger's Syndrome in relation to its diagnosis in the DSM-5), are also addres… text/html 2010-03-08T19:01:42-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=ghana&rev=1268103702&do=diff Ghana is 238,538 sq. km. (92,100 sq. mi.) which relationally is just about the square mileage of Oregon. Several of the larger cities include the capital Accra (metropolitan area pop. 3 million est.), Kumasi (1 million est.), Tema (500,000 est.), and Sekondi-Takoradi (370,000 est.). The terrain consists of plains and scrubland, rainforest, savanna. The climate is tropical. text/html 2010-03-08T17:46:15-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=communication_disorders_from_different_cultural_perspectives&rev=1268099175&do=diff * Autism Spectrum Disorders and Culture * ADHD and Culture * Special Education in Other Cultures * Speech Sound Disorders * Literacy for U.S. and Other Cultures text/html 2010-03-08T17:46:00-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=cultural_topic&rev=1268099160&do=diff * Aging * Deaf Culture * Gender Roles * Generational Poverty * Religion * Transgenderism * Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Queer & Questioning Populations text/html 2010-03-08T17:11:19-08:00 cegn http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=honduras&rev=1268097079&do=diff Ancient History [Copan ruins, Honduras. From http://www.earthoria.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/copan_ruins_honduras.jpg ] The first settlers in Honduras arrived by about 10,000 B.C., and are hypothesized to have been hunters and gatherers, traveling through the region on their way to South America. Because of its position at the center of the Americas, Honduras was a crossroads for indigenous cultures during pre-Columbian times. At some point between 3000 and 1000 B.C., the region was popula… text/html 2010-03-08T15:41:56-08:00 Susie Zuller http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=chamorro&rev=1268091716&do=diff CHAMORRO PEOPLE AND CHAMORRO LANGUAGE a. Guam: 65,000 b. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI): 14,749 c. Oregon: 1,015 d. Washington: 5,823 e. California: 20,918 Religion Most Chamorro are Roman Catholic, but belief in spirits and taboos may combine with Catholicism. as well as some ancestor worship. text/html 2010-03-08T15:37:35-08:00 Thomas Murphy http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=additional_resources&rev=1268091455&do=diff Below is a listing of additional resources. To find resources specific to one topic, please check “Resources” under the topic page. The information below was current at the time of this posting. Community Resources for Culturally and Lingually Diverse Clients The greater Portland area offers a multitude of resources for clients from many different cultural backgrounds. This list will provide information about many of the resources available. Some resources are culturally specific, wh… text/html 2010-03-07T21:47:38-08:00 Nycci Vander Meer http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=special_education_in_other_cultures&rev=1268027258&do=diff This page provides information about special education in China, India, Mexico, and Russia. For each of the countries, history, availability & eligibility, service delivery model, and future directions are discussed. Please reference the Table of Contents (to the right) for easy navigation among countries and topics. Additional information may be accessed for some of the countries through the main (home) page by searching “by specific language” or “by geographic region.” text/html 2010-03-05T20:02:01-08:00 Claire Connell http://www.multicsd.org/doku.php?id=khmer&rev=1267848121&do=diff Who are the Khmer? Khmers are descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia during the 10th and 13th centuries. Ninety percent of the population of Cambodia consider themselves to be Khmer as do minorities in neighboring countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. The Khmer language is the official language of Cambodia.