Cultural competence as a subject of interest in modern speech therapy – on the example of children poetry usage in speech therapy

The article describes cultural competence from the perspective of applied linguistics, primarily that of speech therapy. To narrow down the scope of discussion, poetry for children (paidial poetry) in speech therapy has been chosen as the main subject of study. This kind of writing, which constitutes a part of cultural sphere that is usually understood and interpreted through cultural (cognitive) competence, may become a new tool for broadening the range of diagnostic strategies in speech therapy. Moreover, poems which revolve around child’s point of view are often seen as a link between two speech therapy procedures: building of the competences (linguistic, communicative, and cultural) and improvement of the speech process (realization of phonemes).

The article represents the author’s attempt to develop his parts of the monograph Poetry for Children in Speech Therapy, co-authored by Maria Stasz and published in 2016 by Wydawnictwo Naukowe of Pedagogical University of Cracow.