TÄ°D618 - LANGUAGE and SPEECH DISORDERS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANGUAGE and SPEECH DISORDERS | TÄ°D618 | 3rd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Other: hands-on workshops | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Membes of the department | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with various language and speech disorders and to provide a discussion of deafness in association with language and speech disorders. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The course covers discussions on the consideration of hearing impairment and Deafness in the context of language and speech disorders and gives an emphasis on the understanding of Deafness as a cultural and linguistic variable, rather than being a physiological impariment. | |||||
| References | J. S. Damico, N. Müller and M. J. Ball (eds.) (2012). The Handbook of Language and Speech Disorders, Wiley-Blackwell | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Language and speech disorders: Definitions, fundamental concepts and terminology |
| Week 3 | Different perspectives on language and speech disorders |
| Week 4 | Social and practical approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of language and speech disorders |
| Week 5 | Language issues with respect to language and speech disorders (language variation, bilingualism, multilingualism, etc.) |
| Week 6 | Language issues with respect to language and speech disorders (language variation, bilingualism, multilingualism, etc.) |
| Week 7 | Midterm |
| Week 8 | Diagnosis, intervention and treatment in language and speech disorders |
| Week 9 | Diagnosis, intervention and treatment in language and speech disorders |
| Week 10 | Types of language and speech disorders |
| Week 11 | Types of language and speech disorders |
| Week 12 | Genetic syndromes and communicative disorders |
| Week 13 | Case analyses |
| Week 14 | Case analyses |
| Week 15 | Overview |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 38 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 15 | 5 | 75 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 131 | 240 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Will gain knowledge about the basic concepts of linguistics and linguistic features of sign languages. | |||||
| 2. Will survey the literature on interdisciplinary areas pertaining to sign linguistics and understand the interaction of sign linguistics with fields such as sociology, translation sciences and communication sciences. | X | ||||
| 3. Have knowledge about the historical development of sign languages and Turkish Sign Language. | |||||
| 4. Will evaluate phenomena such as language contact, language genesis, creole, bilingualism within the context of sign languages. | |||||
| 5. Develop research design on sign linguistics and make data analyses through efficient use of academic resources. | |||||
| 6. Pursue academic studies, plan related activities, monitor the Pursue academic studies, plan related activities, monitor the process, decide on and apply ways of accessing information. | |||||
| 7. Will carry out scientific research independently by using knowledge in linguistics, translation studies, communication sciences and related fields and present it. | |||||
| 8. Use their knowledge within the perspective of social responsibility and scientific ethic values. | |||||
| 9. Have general knowledge of the cultures of the languages they work on. | |||||
| 10. Master the languages they work with sufficiently in different communication situations. | |||||
| 11. Have fundamental knowledge of terminology and special field knowledge in order to make TID-Turkish/Turkish-TID translations. | |||||
| 12. Have professional knowledge of translation and translation studies. | |||||
| 13. Define stages of translation processes, translation strategies and problems encountered and develop methods for solving these problems. | |||||
| 14. Communicate effectively at basic level in TID. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest