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Karla N. Washington; Rachel Wright Karem; Leslie E. Kokotek; Michelle León – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: There is a shortage of available methods to accurately inform the developmental status of children whose cultural and linguistic backgrounds vary from the mainstream. The purpose of this review article was to describe different approaches used to support the accurate characterization of speech, language, and functional communication in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Relevance, Evaluation Methods, Cultural Differences
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Ruwe, Donelle – English Journal, 2013
The American edition of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" has significant changes from the original British version, and every word of a Harry Potter book in translation derives from a translator's decision-making process. Focusing students on British-to-American cultural translation problems in the Harry Potter series encourages…
Descriptors: Translation, North American English, Language Usage, Cultural Differences
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Aydin, Kamile Bahar – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
This study investigated the cultural validity of the almost perfect scale-revised (APS-R) with 300 Turkish and 300 American and international college students. First, the validity of the original APS-R was conducted on American students and international students. Hence, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) offered two-factor scale to be consistent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Cultural Background, Factor Analysis