Naslov
The Global TALES protocol's for extracting personal narratives from children across the world Paper Number 138

Autori
Kuvač Kraljević, Jelena ; Theodorou, Eleni, Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna Thelma, Lyons, Rene

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
11th ESLA Congress

Mjesto i datum
Salzburg, Austrija, 26.05.2022. - 28.05.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
narrative ability, personal stories, GLOBAL Tales protocol

Sažetak
Background: We are sharing personal stories in everyday social interactions. Even though story- telling is universal, little is known about the similarities and variances in children's narratives worldwide. Aiming to address this gap, the Child Language Committee of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (known as IALP), where representatives from four European countries participate, developed the Global TALES protocol, consisting of six question prompts. The protocol allows clinicians and researcher to collect and analyze personal narratives by school-aged children from different languages and cultures. Aim: The ultimate goal is the development of a global tool to support assessment and intervention for narrative skills in children with challenges in language development. Methods: Protocol was translated and adapted in eight languages by native speakers. Then qualified speech pathologists, speech pathology students under supervision, or linguists elicited narratives by children aged 9 ; 6 to 10 ; 11 years old. Children were tested individually in a quiet setting. In response to the six questions, all youngsters were invited to 'tell a story’ (e.g. Tell me a story about a time when you felt proud of yourself). A total of 248 typically developing children (ages 9 ; 6–10 ; 11) from ten different nations (eight languages) took part in the study. Results: Initial analysis focused on the themes of the children's responses and their performance in response to the six questions on measures of verbal production. In answer to the six questions, most children, independent of culture or language is spoken, developed personal event narratives. However, individual diversity was high, with a total number of utterances ranging between 10 and 200. Regardless of the culture or language is spoken, the topics were comparable among the children. Conclusions: This study provides preliminary evidence for the Global TALES protocol's feasibility. The protocol will be described in detail, as well as future directions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Logopedija

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