2024
Normative data for tests of visuo-spatial, visuo-constructional skills, and visual memory for Spanish-speaking adults in the United States
Valdés G, Rivera D, Olabarrieta-Landa L, Carrión C, Lequerica A, Maltez F, Rodriguez M, Dini M, Munoz G, Usuga D, Drago C, García P, Rivera P, Perrin P, Arango-Lasprilla J. Normative data for tests of visuo-spatial, visuo-constructional skills, and visual memory for Spanish-speaking adults in the United States. NeuroRehabilitation An International Interdisciplinary Journal 2024, 55: 223-233. PMID: 39302388, DOI: 10.3233/nre-240089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRey-Osterrieth Complex Figure TestClock Drawing TestNormative dataTests of visuo-spatialPractice of neuropsychologyComplex Figure TestVisuo-constructive abilitiesVisuo-constructive impairmentCognitively healthy adultsVisuo-constructive skillsPredictor of performanceSpanish-Speaking AdultsLanguage proficiencyCognitive batteryVisuo-spatialVisuospatial learningExecutive difficultiesBilingual abilitiesConstructional praxisFigures TestVisual memoryMemory recallRecall abilityAcculturation variablesSpanish language proficiencyWHO-UCLA auditory verbal learning test: Normative data for Spanish-speaking adults in the United States
Arango-Lasprilla J, Rivera D, Rodriguez M, Christ B, Moreno O, Usuga D, Olabarrieta-Landa L, Perrin P, Carrión C, Valdés G, Krch D, Amaya A, Drago C, García P, Rivera P. WHO-UCLA auditory verbal learning test: Normative data for Spanish-speaking adults in the United States. NeuroRehabilitation An International Interdisciplinary Journal 2024, 55: 183-193. PMID: 39302389, DOI: 10.3233/nre-240090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWHO-UCLA AVLTSpanish-speaking HispanicsNormative dataAuditory Verbal Learning TestComprehensive neuropsychological batteryVerbal Learning TestMeasures of learningEvaluate cognitive functionSpanish-speaking individualsSpanish-Speaking AdultsDuration of U.S. residenceNeuropsychological batteryLearning TestNeuropsychological assessmentDelayed RecallAssess cognitionCognitive functionLanguage proficiencyLinguistic factorsSpanish proficiencyTest performanceU.S. METHODSCultural nuancesDiverse culturesHispanicsProduction of the English /ɹ/ by Mandarin-English Bilingual Speakers.
Chen S, Whalen D, Mok P. Production of the English /ɹ/ by Mandarin-English Bilingual Speakers. Language And Speech 2024, 238309241230895. PMID: 38462718, DOI: 10.1177/00238309241230895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMandarin-English bilingualsRhotic soundsL2 speech learningEnglish proficiency levelsNative English speakersMechanisms of speech productionL2 learnersMandarin-EnglishPhonetic realizationBilingual speakersNative speakersEnglish speakersLanguage proficiencyProficiency levelsPhonetic similaritySpeech learningF3-F2Fricative noiseSpeech productionBilingualsEnglishHigher F3Native-likeTongue shapeMandarin
2020
Highly proficient L2 speakers still need to attend to a talker’s mouth when processing L2 speech
Birulés J, Bosch L, Pons F, Lewkowicz D. Highly proficient L2 speakers still need to attend to a talker’s mouth when processing L2 speech. Language Cognition And Neuroscience 2020, 35: 1314-1325. DOI: 10.1080/23273798.2020.1762905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchL2 speakersTalker's mouthNative speakersSecond language speechNon-native languageNon-native speakersProficient L2 speakersL2 speechLanguage proficiencyNative speechTalker's eyesSpeakersTalker's faceSuch attentionExperiment 1Experiment 2SpeechLanguageSpanishProficiencyAttentionTalkersProcessing situationsFaceParticipants
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