English language learning in a non-native environment is always challenge. This especially so among limited proficiency (LEP) learners. Despite having eleven years of instructions primary and secondary school, there are still quite number LEP learners entering the university. may be attributed to lack exposure language, as classroom instruction alone not sufficient for mastery second language. ...

California is home to one-third of the U.S. population with limited English proficiency (LEP). Studies indicate that treating LEP patients without professional interpreters can result in miscommunication, decreased patient satisfaction, and serious medical errors. To address this problem, federal laws require all health care institutions receiving federal monies to provide interpretation servic...

OBJECTIVE The number of individuals with limited English proficiency in the USA is large and rapidly growing. Consequently, addressing language barriers in access to medical care is becoming increasingly important. Previous studies have reported that individuals with limited English proficiency have more difficulty gaining access to care, compared to English-proficient individuals. We assessed ...

Objective Limited English proficiency (LEP) is a risk factor for health care inequity and an important focus improving communication quality. This study examines the association between LEP pediatric emergency department (ED) revisits. Methods was retrospective, cross-sectional of patients 0 to 21 years old discharged home after initial visit from academic, tertiary ED January 1, 2017, June 30,...

The number of Americans with limited English proficiency (LEP) is growing, and legal protections mandate that LEP individuals have equal access to health care services. The aim of this study was to determine the availability of interpretation services in U.S. dental school clinics and the kinds of instruction dental students are given regarding treatment of LEP patients. A survey was distribute...

This paper aims to provide a description of the need for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) for Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients, an identification of how the lack of CLAS for LEP patients can compromise patient safety and healthcare quality, and discuss barriers to the provision of CLAS.

Hispanic children with (n=148) and without (n=148) limited English proficiency were given the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT; J. A. Naglieri. 1997a) and the Stanford Achievement Test-9th edition (SAT-9: 1995). The groups were selected from the NNAT standardization sample (N=22.620) and matched on geographic region, gender, socioeconomic status, urbanicity. and ethnicity. There was a very...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the association between language access programming and quality of psychiatric care received by persons with limited English proficiency (LEP). METHODS In 1999, the California Department of Mental Health required county Medicaid agencies to implement a "threshold language access policy" to meet the state's Title VI obligations. This policy required Medi-Cal agenc...

BACKGROUND Immigrants and refugees to the United States have a higher prevalence of depression compared to the general population and are less likely to receive adequate mental health services and treatment. Those with limited English proficiency (LEP) are at an even higher risk of inadequate mental health care. Collaborative care management (CCM) models for depression are effective in achievin...

BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT New Zealand is becoming more ethnically diverse, with more limited English proficiency (LEP) people. Consequently there are more primary care consultations where patients have insufficient English to communicate adequately. Because effective communication is essential for good care, interpreters are needed in such cases. ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEM The literature on the use o...