/channels/news_feeds/all/term/school%20of%20communication%20sciences%20and%20disorders/rss en /channels/channels/news/bilingual-teenagers-montreal-exhibit-writing-skills-par-their-french-unilingual-peers-new-research-368460 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers who examined the writing skills of teenagers in Montreal found that the performance in French of English-French bilinguals was similar to that of near-monolingual francophones. Bilinguals were defined as teens raised in anglophone or bilingual (English-French) households and who had had significant exposure to French through attending French-language school. Further, the English writing skills of the bilingual participants were found to be on par with their French writing skills.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-1461537129-nr.jpg?itok=ohcb64uK" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:01:05 +0000 webfull 212832 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-injectable-gel-shows-promise-voice-loss-treatment-368268 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researchers have engineered a new hydrogel that shows early promise as a treatment for people with vocal cord injuries.</p> <p>Voice loss is often permanent when scarring forms on the vocal cords. Current injectable treatments break down quickly, which can force patients to get repeated procedures that can further damage the delicate tissue.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/vocal-two_shot-2.jpg?itok=cUJkyKOh" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:03:59 +0000 webfull 212551 at /channels /channels/channels/news/do-we-trust-people-who-speak-accent-289812 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>You are in a strange neighbourhood, your cell phone’s dead, and you desperately need to find the closest garage. A couple of people on the street chime in, each sending you in opposite directions. One person sounds like a local and speaks in a nonchalant manner, while the other uses a loud, confident voice but speaks with a strong accent. Who are you going to trust?</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">19 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:16:16 +0000 webfull 141098 at /channels