Exam 3 Flashcards
Cohesion
how ideas relate to each other. A good paper with proper cohesion is consistent and easy to understand
The use of transitional expressions and other devices to guide readers and show how the parts of a text (written or spoken) relate to one other.
Sequential bilinguals
Those who acquire a second language after a foundation in their first language (second language is acquired after age 5)
Cochlear implant
A device that includes a magnet and electrode array that is surgically implanted in the inner ear as well as an ear-level externally worn speech processor and microphone
Decontextualized Language
Language used to refer to something not present in the immediate context
Consists of language that is understandable without con-textual support (e.g., things that support the meaning of the utterance). Meaning is conveyed only via linguistic cues.
Code-mixing
The use of phonological, lexical, morphosyntactic, or pragmatic patterns from two languages in the same utterance or stretch of conversation
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Permanent hearing loss is due to damage or
dysfunction in the inner ear (such as missing or damaged sensory cells (hair cells) in the cochlea)
Masking
involves testing one ear while noise is introduced into the other ear. This allows for testing each ear separately.
Langauge Loss
When the speech and language features of the first language are no longer utilized by the speaker because they hear and use less of the language over time.
Audiogram
A standard graph for representing hearing sensitivity, in decibels hearing level (dB HL) as a function of frequency
Mixed Hearing Loss
A conductive hearing loss that occurs in combination with a sensorineural hearing loss.
When bone-conduction thresholds are poorer than 20 dB HL and air-conduction thresholds are elevated by another 10 dB or more (an air-bone gap is present), then a ____________ is present.
Hertz
the number of cycles (vibrations) that an object makes when put into motion
Ossicles
Three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sounds to the cochlea (stapes, incus, and malleus)
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
a disorder in which school-age children have normal pure-tone audiograms, but have difficulty perceiving speech that is degraded in any way (such as by background noise, reverberation, competing signals in the contralateral ear, rapid rate of presentation, or filtering)
Onset
An onset is the part of the syllable that precedes the vowel of the syllable (e.g., /s/ from the word sit).
Language Dominance
when bilingual speakers are said to have greater skills in one language but not in the other. Dominance can vary by linguistic skill, environment, or context.
Phonological awareness
Defined as children’s awareness of the sound structure of words. This awareness consists of the ability to notice and manipulate the sounds of a language, separately from the meaning of the word.
Hearing aids
An electroacoustic device which typically fits in or behind the user’s ear and is designed to selectively amplify sound based on the user’s hearing loss for the sake of giving improved access to speech sounds.
Language Proficiency
How well a language is spoken
Cultural Broker
An individual, usually from a family’s cultural background, who can provide an “insider’s “information on that culture and aid in the interpretation of the family’s linguistic and nonlinguistic characteristics
Tympanometry
A procedure conducted principally to assess middle-ear function (how well sound is conducted through the eardrum and ossicles), rather than a test of hearing.
Conductive Hearing Loss
When hearing loss is due to problems with the ear canal, ear drum, or middle ear and its little bones (the malleus, incus, and stapes).
The most common cause is an ear infection. (otitis media)
Pinna
the visible part of the ear
Air Conduction
a method of transmitting sound through the outer and middle ear to the inner ear through an earphone (or other apparatus) delivering sound to the outer ear
Expressive Language
The language an individual produces spontaneously. Expressive language skills consist of a variety of expressive skills, such as expressing words, ideas, and information.
Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL)
can be caused by a one-time exposure to an intense sound, such as an explosion, or by continuous exposure to loud sounds over an extended period of time in a noisy environment.
Bilateral Hearing Loss
Hearing impairment in both ears
Phonemic awareness
Ability to identify what sounds can be put together to form or break down words
A subset of phonological awareness that allows children to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes.
Habilitative
meaning to make able to do something.
Habilitative efforts are efforts and tools for success.
Postlingual
Occurs after the development of language and/or speech
Dynamic Assessment
an interactive approach to assessment that embeds intervention within the assessment process. This begins with a pretest, followed by intervention, and ending with a posttest. The goal of this is to determine the child’s response to intervention
Bilingual
Bilingualism is defined as the ability to speak two languages fluently. It is not an absolute condition but rather a relative one. Bilingual individuals can be slightly bilingual or very bilingual. Bilingual skills reside on a continuum. Being bilingual does not mean that one is equally skilled in both languages.