London, England: Broadening Horizons in Speech and Language

In keeping with the most recent initiative of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association to increase international awareness and collaboration, we are introducing our new undergraduate study abroad program in London. The Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology offers students an opportunity to engage in the increasingly international field of speech and language pathology by providing experience in British and American schools overseas. In a world of global communication, speech and language pathologists are required to work with multicultural and multilingual populations. London is a truly multicultural city with most of the world's languages represented. Issues related to bilingualism are important when working with a population with speech and language disorders. In addition, differences in American and British English pronunciation and usage provide a striking example of dialectal differences for students of speech and language.

Students in this course benefit from input provided by guest lecturers from University College of London in the areas of articulation and reading disorders. Students gain an understanding of different theoretical perspectives and differences pertaining to language and dialect that may have an impact on assessment and intervention with children with articulation disorders and/or reading disorders.

If you are interested in participating in the summer abroad program, please contact Harriet B. Klein, Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, School of Education, New York University, 665 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10012; (212) 998-5267.

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Lund, Sweden: Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

The Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Summer Program offers post-baccalaureate and masters level students in speech-language pathology and postmasters speech-language pathologists an opportunity to earn six graduate credits or sixty New York State Continuing Education Units while living and studying in Sweden. Sweden is a country known for its state-of-the-art approaches to speech science and speech disorder remediation. Housed in the Department of Logopedics and Phoniatrics of Lund University in Lund Sweden, the program combines lectures with directed enrichment activities.

The Department of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, located within the university's Medical School, provides an ideal setting for the academic programs focus on motor speech disorders and swallowing disorders. With this summer's emphasis on organically caused speech-language disorders, the program uses the available expertise of Lund University neurologists, otolaryngologists, radiologists and speech pathologists to create a setting in which course content, diagnostic and remediation procedures are tightly integrated. In addition, guest lectures from Malmo hospital. Carolinska Institute in Stockhohn, or Gotenberg University address the group. Students also learn about current research projects in an international environment that supports both basic as well as applied research.

All participants must take both courses and participate in required field trips to hospitals or rehabilitation centers. Each course meets for seven and one-half hours per week for five weeks, leaving Fridays free for field trips and enrichment activities.

If you are interested in participating in the summer abroad program, please contact Associate Professor Celia Stewart, Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, School of Education, New York University, 665 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10012; (212) 998-5230.