Multilingualism and developmental language disorder in Southeast Asian speech-language pathology practice: An international survey.
Purpose: This study aims to explore the current practices and challenges faced by speech-language pathologists in three Southeast Asian countries (Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam) in assessing and treating multilingual children with developmental language disorder. Method: A survey was designed and...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 54 - 68 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2026
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