speech and language therapy

Hi Naïma

Do you plan to do speech therapy in English? Are you doing adult therapy?

Hi Naima and Julielai,

Do either of you know if it is possible to be a speech therapist in a language that is not your mother tongue? Or is it possible to be a bilingual speech therapist?

And sorry Naima, I don't know of any books but I think listening to the radio and watching t.v. and comparing your pronunciation to that of a native speaker's can be very helpful ways of lea

I think it depends on how fluent you are in your second language. Tasks that are required of speech therapists: to identify enunciation problems and correct them; to improve social communication deficiency in the appropriate social context; etc. etc...

There are many books for speech therapy written in English. Is that what you are looking for? What year in school are you?

AnonymousDo either of you know if it is possible to be a speech therapist in a language that is not your mother tongue? Or is it possible to be a bilingual speech therapist?

Very few things are impossible in this world. Indeed, if you have studied speech-language pathology in a English, you can work with English-speaking clients. The same is true for other la

I am a speech-language therapist in South Africa. We have 11 official languages and so it is obviously not possible to be fluent in each one. It is definately possible to be a speech therapist in a language that is not your own - although it is definately more challenging. We work with interpreters. Also, many patients are bilingual and their languages may be impaired in different ways (eg a bili

0Dear Naima,02br
02br
00I was doing some research on the internet when I came across your posting. 02br
02br
00I work with Alex Harp Recruitment Consultants and specialise in the medical industry. We have many exciting opportunities in the field of Speech and Language Therapy at the moment in both 00Ireland00 and the 00UK00. If you, or inde

0I just wanted to thank all the people who posted advice and shared information about Speech therapy. I'm planning on doing my Masters in Speech Therapy and am really encouraged to know that I may be able to work in both English and French. Although English is my native language I've been learning and speaking French for so long now that I always felt it would be a real shame to not use it in

0Hello Naima,02br
02br
00My name is Alison, I am hoping to move to France on a permanent basis, and have a 4 yr old son who is recieving SLT in the UK.02br
02br
00Have you any information about SLT in France. We are movinh to the Creuse dept in the Limousin.02br
02br
00Thank You0-

0Hello02br
02br
00I am looking for information regarding SLT in France. My four year old son is currently recieving SLT in the UK.02br
02br
00We are hoping to move to France on a permanent basis and need for him to continue with SLT. We are moving to the Creuse department in the Limousin.02br
02br
00I would appreciate any information an