SL2005 - Advanced Speech and Language

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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Enrolment in this subject is restricted to all students enrolled in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology.

This subject will develop more advanced concepts and knowledge regarding linguistics and phonetics particularly in relation to more complex or higher level speech and language impairments. This subject will also develop the topic of sociolinguistics, cultural influences on language, and dialect. Particular emphasis will be given to Aboriginal English and Indigenous languages.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate knowledge and skills in theoretical understandings, developmental patterns, assessment and analysis of: Development and impairment of discourse skills, including functional linguistic approaches; Language-based literacy and learning difficulties in older children & adolescents; Acoustic properties of speech; Speech and language processing; Dialects of English and English as a second language.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner.

Prerequisites:

SL2001 and SL2002All year one subjects

Availabilities
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Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc161295
Lecturers:	jc156216, jc161295.
Contact hours:	39 hours 26 hours
Assessment:	(30%); (25%); (5%); (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	All assessment components must be passed.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.