SL2005 - Advanced Speech and Language

Credit points:	03
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Speech Pathology

Students in this subject will develop more advanced concepts and knowledge about the form and use of language and speech, as a basis for advanced studies in speech pathology practice. The subject material includes aspects of acoustic phonetics, psycholinguistics, literacy and sociolinguistics. This last module will have a particular focus on language varieties and sociolinguistic issues pertinent to indigenous Australians.

Learning Outcomes

• students will understand the nature of the acoustic signal and the acoustic characteristics of phonetic segments and features and will demonstrate skills in the use of computer-based tools for acoustic analysis of a speech signal;
• students will appreciate the diversity of language in Australia (in respect of both number of languages and number of varieties of English), will appreciate many of the important linguistic and sociolinguistic features of these languages and varieties, and will be able to apply this knowledge to the practice of speech pathology;
• students will demonstrate understanding of theories and models of how language is represented and processed in the brain, and be able to apply to these theories and models to the analysis of language development and impairment;
• students will demonstrate understanding of how to assess, analyse and plan intervention for literacy impairments associated with language impairments, across the lifespan.

Graduate Qualities

• 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 think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Prerequisites:

SL1002

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Coordinator:	Dr Tom Mylne
Lecturers:	Dr Wendy Pearce, Dr Tom Mylne.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (30%); quizzes or tests (20%); tutorial exercises (10%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Each assessment component 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.