Clinical linguistics 15-JKL-KJS-11

C1 to familiarize students with basic speech and language disorders C2 to familiarize students with facilitated communication methods C3 to develop the recognition of selected speech and language symptoms C4 to develop critical thinking skills needed for understanding and interpretation of existing research results C5 to develop communication and team work skills

English philology Specialisation: Applied cognitive linguistics

Classes: 30 hours Student's work: 123 hours TOTAL: 153 godzin TOTAL ETCS: 6

2nd cycle

compulsory

Year 2

Knowledge of basic terminology in the area of general linguistics Sufficient knowledge of English to be able to understand classes conducted in English and to read English academic texts.

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. name basic symptoms in selected speech and language disorders
2. present the etiology of selected speech and language
3. present neurobiological bases of selected speech and language disorders
4. identify selected speech and language disorders based on symptoms
5. present selected facilitated communication techniques
6. present selected methods used in speech and language therapy
7. interpret results of research on speech and language disorders
8. collaborate in a group in order to critically evaluate the hypothesis, research design, and research results in a given research article;
9. provide constructive comments on other students’ presentations, respond to criticism.

Evaluation of presentations and participation in discussion
Mid-term tests
Exam (at the end of the course)

Final course evaluation criteria:

5,0 : the student has excellent knowledge and understanding of speech and language disorders, and is able to use appropriate terminology in presentations and academic writing

4,5 : the student has very good knowledge and understanding of speech and language disorders, and is able to use appropriate terminology in presentations and academic writing, but makes small errors

4,0: the student has good knowledge and understanding of speech and language disorders, and is able to use appropriate terminology in presentations and academic writing, but makes some errors

3,5: the student has sufficient knowledge and understanding of speech and language disorders, and is able to use appropriate terminology in presentations and academic writing, but makes errors

3,0 : the student has sufficient knowledge and understanding of speech and language disorders, and is able to use appropriate terminology in presentations and academic writing, but makes numerous errors

2,0 : the student has insufficient knowledge and understanding of speech and language disorders, is not able to use appropriate terminology in presentations and academic writing, and makes numerous errors

Boeckx, C. et al. (eds.). 2012. Language form a biological point of view: Current issues in biolinguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Cummings, L. 2008. Clinical Linguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Faust, M.(ed.). 2012. The Handbook of Neuropsychology of Language. Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell.

Ingram, J.C.L. 2007. Neurolinguistics. An Introduction to Spoken Language Processing and its disorders. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Paradis, M. 1995. Aspects of bilingual aphasia. Oxford, Pergamon Press.

Rapp, B. 2001. What deficits reveal about the human mind: A handbook of cognitive neuropsychology. Philadelphia: Psychology Press.

Stemmer, B. and H.A. Whitaker. 2008. Handbook of Neurolinguistics. San Diego: Academic Press.

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