A contrastive analysis of the phonologies of two Fiji English dialects: A diagnostic guide for speech–language pathologists

Hopf, Suzanne; McLeod, Sharynne; Geraghty, Paul

doi:10.1080/2050571x.2015.1133037

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“…Given the socioeconomic salience of English in the Fijian context and the ongoing debates on language policy in the country (Goundar, 2019a; Hopf et al ., 2016; Prasad, 2020; Siegel, 1998; Willans and Prasad, 2021), a sociocultural problem arises when students enter universities in Fiji from different high school backgrounds. Some come from urban or semi-urban high schools, while others come from rural high schools which are located in the interior of the country, including on smaller islands.…”

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Language, educational inequalities and epistemic access: crafting alternative pathways for Fiji

Goundar

2023

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PurposeThe goal of this article is two-fold. The first is to contribute new insights to inform education policies for addressing the underlying educational inequalities and injustices that are caused by lack of epistemic access in the context of Fiji higher education. The second is to explore how the Grounded Theory Methodology can be applied to longitudinal language testing research that seeks to reverse epistemic injustices and educational inequalities in Fiji and other comparable multilingual countries.Design/methodology/approachTo explore how the Grounded Theory Methodology can be applied to longitudinal language testing research that seeks to reverse epistemic injustices and educational inequalities in Fiji and other comparable multilingual countries. The study was conducted at a university in Fiji where 120 students were sampled at the beginning of the first year and at the end of their first year of university programme. The same cohort was tracked throughout the project, out of which 30 students were interviewed at the end of the first year.FindingsThe four indicators include: (1) lack of teaching and learning resources, (2) language barriers, (3) problems with the medium of instruction and (4) shortage of experienced teachers.Originality/valueAlthough widely acknowledged in previous studies from elsewhere, the indicators of educational inequalities identified in this study are worth reporting on due to the unique socio-cultural and linguistic context of Fiji.

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Language, educational inequalities and epistemic access: crafting alternative pathways for Fiji

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2023

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“…Marshall, 1997;Pachigar, Stansfield, & Goldbart, 2011 (Hopf, McLeod, & McDonagh, 2017a;; and (2) explored the implications of variable proficiency and use in these languages for children's daily interactions in different environments in Fiji (e.g. home, school, community) (Hopf, McLeod, & McDonagh, 2017a, 2017b (Fijian Fiji English and Fiji Hindi Fiji English) was conducted to assist SLPs in the assessment of the speech production of these speakers (Hopf, McLeod, & Geraghty, 2016). Similarly, to provide a simple screening tool for SLPs and other agents of delivery of intervention for PWCD in Fiji, the Intelligibility in Context Scale (McLeod, Harrison, & McCormack, 2012) was validated for the Fijian context (Hopf, McLeod, & McDonagh, 2017c).…”

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Communication Capacity Research in the Majority World: Supporting the human right to communication specialist services

Hopf

2017

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

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Receipt of accessible and appropriate specialist services and resources by all people with communication and/or swallowing disability is a human right; however, it is a right rarely achieved in either Minority or Majority World contexts. This paper considers communication specialists' efforts to provide sustainable services for people with communication difficulties living in Majority World countries. The commentary draws on human rights literature, particularly Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Communication Capacity Research program that includes: (1) gathering knowledge from policy and literature; (2) gathering knowledge from the community; (3) understanding speech, language and literacy use and proficiency; and (4) developing culturally and linguistically appropriate resources and assessments. To inform the development of resources and assessments that could be used by speech-language pathologists as well as other communication specialists in Fiji, the Communication Capacity Research program involved collection and analysis of data from multiple sources including 144 community members, 75 school students and their families, and 25 teachers. The Communication Capacity Research program may be applicable for achieving the development of evidence-based, culturally and linguistically sustainable SLP services in similar contexts.

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Advancing Workplace Diversity Through the Culturally Responsive Teamwork Framework

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Am J Speech Lang Pathol

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Purpose Diversification of the profession is an important element of combating racism, bias, and prejudice in the speech-language pathology workforce at national and systemic levels. However, national and systemic change needs to be combined with equipping individual speech-language pathologists to adapt to the challenges that they face to engaging in culturally responsive practice. This paper presents four interacting levels of practice within the Culturally Responsive Teamwork Framework (CRTF): (a) intrapersonal practices, (b) interpersonal practices, (c) intraprofessional practices, and (d) the interprofessional practices. Conclusion CRTF is a practical, strengths-based framework that draws on international research and expertise to expand personal and professional practice and describe critical behaviors within the workplace that can be used to promote principles of evidence-based practice and social justice, especially when working with people from nondominant cultural or linguistic groups.

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A contrastive analysis of the phonologies of two Fiji English dialects: A diagnostic guide for speech–language pathologists

Cited by 7 publications

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Language, educational inequalities and epistemic access: crafting alternative pathways for Fiji

Language, educational inequalities and epistemic access: crafting alternative pathways for Fiji

Communication Capacity Research in the Majority World: Supporting the human right to communication specialist services

Advancing Workplace Diversity Through the Culturally Responsive Teamwork Framework

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