Multilingual assessment & ethical global engagement S8E10

About this episode

Dr Josephine Bampoe discusses her Ghanaian English assessment tool and insights on multilingual assessment and ethical global engagement in speech pathology.

In this week’s episode we speak with Dr Josephine Bampoe about the Ghanaian English assessment tool she created, and learnings that speech pathologists can apply to practice and research. She discusses multilingual assessment, converging evidence, principles of co-design, and global engagement that is ethical, multi-directional, and sustainable. Resources: Application of a framework for culturally and linguistically responsive speech and language assessments in multilingual contexts https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2025.2553425 Conceptualisation of a culturally responsive speech and language assessment for Ghanaian-English speaking children. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2025.2532790 Speech-language pathologists’ perspectives on a prototype of the first Ghanaian-English speech and language assessment tool. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2025.2542459 Piloting a speech and language assessment tool for Ghanaian English-speaking children: A qualitative content analysis of video stimulated recall. https://doi.org/10.1159/000547150 Development of the first formal Ghanaian English-speech and language assessment tool for multilingual children: Application of a converging evidence…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Josephine Bampoe

Topics covered

• multilingual assessment
• ethical global engagement
• speech pathology
• Ghanaian English
• co-design principles
• culturally responsive practice

Keywords

• multilingual assessment
• Ghanaian English
• speech pathology
• co-design
• culturally responsive
• global engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Speech Pathology Australia

Books & works: Application of a framework for culturally and linguistically responsive speech and language assessments in multilingual contexts, Conceptualisation of a culturally responsive speech and language assessment for Ghanaian-English speaking children, Speech-language pathologists’ perspectives on a prototype of the first Ghanaian-English speech and language assessment tool, Piloting a speech and language assessment tool for Ghanaian English-speaking children: A qualitative content analysis of video stimulated recall, Development of the first formal Ghanaian English-speech and language assessment tool for multilingual children: Application of a converging evidence approach, Culturally responsive speech pathology practice, Working in a culturally and linguistically diverse society

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