An accent modification program

Freysteinson, Wyona M.; Adams, JG; Cesario, Sandra K.; Belay, Hanna A.; Clutter, Paula; Du, Jinlan; Duson, Betty M.; Goff, Marilyn; McWilliams, Lenora; Nurse, Rachelle; Allam, Zoheb

doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2016.11.003

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“…Nursing and other allied healthcare students who participated in 12 (non-credit) one-hour accent modification classes demonstrated enhanced perceived self-esteem, and improved overall communication skills. [24] A large-scale study that utilizes mixed method should be conducted to validate the findings of this study. It is suggested that a further research study be conducted 2 years after program completion to validate the findings.…”

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Exploring the communication experiences of international nurses who participated in a 13-week accent modification program

Belay

2018

JNEP

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Objective: This qualitative study explored the personal interactions of the nurses with patients, families, providers and other staff members after taking part in accent modification program.Methods: Hermeneutic Interpretive Phenomenology influenced by philosopher Martin Heidegger provided the philosophical underpinnings to guide this exploration of the communication experiences of international nurses about four to eight months after completion of a 13-week accent modification program.Results: The following six themes emerged from the data: I have the tool, I am self-assured, I speak with intention, I want to involve, My accent is part of who I am, and I am not an introvert.Conclusions: The findings of this study suggested that an accent modification program improves communication skills of international nurses regardless of age, gender, country of origin, and length of stay in the U.S. It is reassuring to employers who realize that there is a potentially effective intervention to improve and enhance linguistic competence of their current international nurses.

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Exploring the communication experiences of international nurses who participated in a 13-week accent modification program

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2018

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“…In the delivery of accent interventions, the majority of included studies (n=17, 65%) engaged a language expert, such as an SLP or English teacher. Among these 17 programs, 9 (often accent modification training programs) employed a language expert as the sole instructor, 21,33,34,36-38,45,49,50 while 8 used a multidisciplinary teaching team that included both a language teacher and a clinical teacher. 7,22,41-44,47,48 Study details are provided in Table 3.…”

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“…Most studies included in this review involved language/communication experts—an SLP or English teacher—in the delivery of accent interventions. These experts led the training either as a sole instructor 21,33,34,36-38,45,49,50 or as part of a multidisciplinary teaching team along with a clinical teacher. 7,22,41-44,47,48 The latter collaborative teaching style was unanimously praised and recommended in all of the studies that used this style.…”

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A Systematic Review of Interventions to Address Accent-Related Communication Problems in Healthcare

Shah

2019

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Background: Linguistic diversity in terms of speech, accent, and dialect can present a barrier to communication in healthcare. This review synthesizes current evidence on the effectiveness of interventions that target accent- or dialect-related communication problems in healthcare.Methods: Eligible studies were identified through a search of literature databases in 2018 using medical subject heading (MeSH) terms and additional keywords. Articles were screened for eligibility according to predetermined inclusion criteria. Because of the heterogeneity of the studies, effect data were analyzed using narrative synthesis.Results: Twenty-six studies (n=964) were included, reporting a range of interventions that provided accent modification training, role play or simulated patient consultation training, general language and consultation skills training, web-based training, and cultural competence training. Most studies (24 of the 26) indicated some benefits of the accent elements in the interventions based on objective or subjective measures. The key benefits were improvements in speech production, communication competence, and academic/clinical performance, as well as perceptual changes.Conclusion: Notwithstanding the low research quality and lack of standardized measures in the included studies, this review establishes an evidence base for implementing accent-related communication improvement strategies in healthcare. Large randomized controlled studies would be helpful to strengthen this evidence base.

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Beyond the Front Yard: The Dehumanizing Message of Accent-Altering Technology

Payne,

Austin,

Clemons

2024

Applied Linguistics

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Over the past decade, the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, as it relates to the speech and voice recognition industry, has established itself as a multibillion-dollar global market, but at whose expense? In this forum article, we amplify the current critiques of the architectures of large language models being used increasingly in daily life. Our commentary exposes emerging AI accent modification technology and services as agents of racial commodification and linguistic dominance, as it rests on the perceived superiority of standardized US English. We discuss our concern for such services leaching into academia. We argue that this technology follows a standardized language framework, which poses a fundamental problem of being informed by purist monolingual principles. These principles often help to perpetuate and maintain harmful raciolinguistic ideologies that result in language discrimination and the continual framing of the language practices of racially minoritized speakers as deficient. Thus, we write this piece with the intent to expose the fabricated humanity of accent modification technology whose existence perpetuates capitalism’s reliance on dehumanization for economic advancement and the legacy and reproduction of white language superiority.

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An accent modification program

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Exploring the communication experiences of international nurses who participated in a 13-week accent modification program

Exploring the communication experiences of international nurses who participated in a 13-week accent modification program

A Systematic Review of Interventions to Address Accent-Related Communication Problems in Healthcare

Beyond the Front Yard: The Dehumanizing Message of Accent-Altering Technology

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