Publication Date
2023
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Buac, Milijiana
Degree Name
M.A. (Master of Arts)
Legacy Department
School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Abstract
A large proportion of children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices to communicate are bilingual. Although many AAC devices allow access to each of the bilinguals’ languages, the devices are designed in such a way that access is limited to a single language at a time. Further, most devices contain translated vocabulary from English into the bilinguals’ other language. This study aimed to fill this gap by identifying core vocabulary words from narrative language samples of 4-year-old bilingual children to create ecologically valid communication boards. The language samples were analyzed to obtain the most frequently and commonly produced words in both Tagalog and English languages. These words were used to create a Tagalog, an English, and a bilingual Tagalog-English core communication boards that are culturally and linguistically appropriate for Tagalog-English bilingual children in the Philippines.
Recommended Citation
Ocampo, Vianca A., "Tagalog and English Core Communication Boards for Tagalog-English Bilingual Children in the Philippines" (2023). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7914.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7914
Extent
56 pages
Language
en
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
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