Module Provider: |
Clinical Language Sciences |
Number of credits: |
20 [10 ECTS credits] |
Level: |
M |
Terms in which taught: |
Autumn and Spring |
Module Convenor: |
Dr
T
Loucas |
Pre-requisites: |
All MSc Speech and Language Therapy Year 1 modules
Co-requisites |
Co-requisites: |
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Modules excluded: |
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Current from: |
2005/6 |
Aims:
The aims of this module are to introduce the main disorders affecting the pronunciation of speech in children and adults (both phonological and articulatory); to learn how to plan and deliver therapeutic interventions to remediate the impairment; to introduce the diagnosis and management of eating and swallowing disorders; to enable the students to understand both the theoretical and clinical basis of orofacial abnormalities; to explain and evaluate different diagnostic and treatment approaches to the above disorder groups; and to enable students to apply their knowledge from previous medical courses to the main physiological systems involved in the production of speech. This includes professional assessment and intervention in developmental and acquired speech disorders. |
Assessable learning outcomes:
By the end of the module, it is expected that the student will be able to:
Discriminate between phonologically delayed and disordered speech and give a rationale for discrimination relative to the research literature
Analyse children's speech using a psycholinguistic framework to arrive at a differential diagnosis of the impairment
Devise appropriate treatment plans that include therapy outcome measures and show sensitivity to the wider social/educational context of the client
Accurately transcribe disordered speech using a variety of procedures including phonetic transcription
Identify and describe the structural abnormalities associated with cleft lip and palate
Identify the process of both normal and disordered swallowing (dysphagia)
Describe the process of assessment (instrumental and non-instrumental) in the diagnosis of dysphagia
Critically evaluate current theories for intervention and formulate appropriate treatment goals for the above client groups
Evaluate the communication potential of a specified client with a developmental or acquired speech disorder. |
Additional outcomes:
Students will be able to synthesise and integrate information from previous modules, such as anatomy, physiology and medicine, with specific therapeutic issues. They will be able to discuss professional issues such as clinical audit, the function of a multi-disciplinary team and the evaluation of therapeutic outcomes. The students will develop their IT, report and writing skills using audio-visual and other indicated resources. |
Outline content:
The students are first introduced to the range of developmental speech disorders that are not related to any specific aetiology. The module then introduces the disorder group that is defined by structural abnormalities, including cleft lip and palate and syndromes/sequences affecting orofacial development. It also introduces the diagnosis, assessment and management of the main motor speech disorders (dysarthria and dyspraxia), including the aetiologies and clinical manifestations of each disorder. Finally it considers the neurological and anatomical features of normal and abnormal swallowing (dysphagia). |
Brief description of teaching
and learning methods:
Ten one-hour lectures on phonological remediation in children and four one-hour lectures focusing on cleft lip and palate; sixteen hours on the diagnosis and treatment of motor speech disorders and fourteen hours on the diagnosis and management of dysphagia. Lectures will include video presentations and practical classes. |
Contact hours:
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Autumn |
Spring |
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| Lectures1430 |
10 |
38 |
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| Practicals |
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| Other contact (eg study visits) |
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| Total hours |
14 |
30 |
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| Number of essays or assignments |
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1 |
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Assessment:
Coursework:
The students will submit a written report of no more that 1500 words on a video of a client with dysphagia seen in the practical sessions.
Relevant percentage of course work: 20%
Penalties for late submission:
Penalties for late submission of coursework will be those specified by the University.
Examinations:
One two-hour paper to be taken at the Year 2 examinations: 80%
Requirements for a pass:
A mark of 50% overall.
Re-assessment arrangements:
Coursework will be carried forward if it bears a mark of 50% or more. Otherwise it must be resubmitted by 1 September. |
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