HS831-7-AU-CO:
Speech and Language Therapy - Paediatrics 1
2024/25
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 13 December 2024
15
22 May 2024
Requisites for this module
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MSC B62024 Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration)
This module runs in parallel with HS830 Foundations 1 and together with this module develops a basic understanding of communication development and the nature of speech and language processes.
It provides the linguistic knowledge and skills which will be developed throughout the programme and will constitute the foundation for the understanding of typical and atypical speech and language functioning, description and analysis. The module runs in parallel with both HS831 and with an associated paediatric clinical placement in school or nursery.
The aims of this module are:
- To develop a thorough understanding of the nature of human communication and of the speech and language development of a typically developing child.
- To gain an understanding of linguistic science and methods of transcription, recording an analysis to enable students to carry out a linguistic analysis of child speech and language data.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Have an understanding of the nature of human communication in its broadest sense including verbal, non-verbal and pragmatic aspects of communication.
- Have knowledge of speech and language development in typically developing children.
- Have an understanding of the nature and breadth of linguistic science including phonetics, phonology, morphosyntax, pragmatics, bilingualism, and sociolinguistic topics.
- Be able to apply an understanding of linguistics to the characterisation and analysis of speech and language at all levels- morphosyntactic, semantic, phonological, phonetic and pragmatic.
- Relate theoretical knowledge gained through the module to observations of child development and their interactions with children on their practice placement
This module begins in Term 1 and compliments the HS830 Foundations 1 module in providing an introduction to the principles of speech & language structure, development and processing from a linguistic perspective. This is considered to be fundamental to the development of a deeper understanding of speech & language pathology which will result from continued study in later modules.
In this module the students are introduced to linguistic skills in the characterisation and analysis of speech and language which they will continue to develop and utilize throughout the programme.
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This module will be delivered via:
- Lectures
- Independent learning
- Placements
- Online
- Tutorials
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Culpeper, J. (ed.) (2023)
Introducing linguistics. London, England: Routledge. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=7145602.
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Nair, V.K., Farah, W. and Cushing, I. (2023) ‘A Critical Analysis of Standardized Testing in Speech and Language Therapy’,
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 54(3), pp. 781–793. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_LSHSS-22-00141.
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Park-Johnson, S. and Shin, S.J. (2020)
Linguistics for Language Teachers. London: Taylor & Francis Ltd. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6145849.
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Henner, J. and Robinson, O. (no date) ‘Unsettling Languages, Unruly Bodyminds: A Crip Linguistics Manifesto’. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.48516/jcscd_2023vol1iss1.4.
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Wei, L. (2018) ‘Translanguaging as a Practical Theory of Language’,
Applied Linguistics, 39(1), pp. 9–30. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amx039.
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Snell, J. (2018) ‘Critical reflections on the role of the sociolinguist in UK language debates’,
Language in Society, 47(3), pp. 368–374. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047404518000313.
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Cushing, I. and Snell, J. (2023) ‘The (white) ears of Ofsted: A raciolinguistic perspective on the listening practices of the schools inspectorate’,
Language in Society, 52(3), pp. 363–386. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047404522000094.
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Knight, R.-A. and Setter, J. (eds) (2022b)
The Cambridge handbook of phonetics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.1017/9781108644198.
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The speech chain: the physics and biology of spoken language. 2nd ed (1993). New York, N.Y.: W.H. Freeman. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4808157.
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Webb, W.G. and Love, R.J. (2017)
Neurology for the speech-language pathologist. Sixth edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier. Available at:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780323100274.
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Capone Singleton, N. and Shulman, B.B. (eds) (2020)
Language Development: Foundations, Processes, and Clinical Applications. 3rd edn. Burlington, US: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1852694.
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Owens, R.E. (2020)
Language development: an introduction. Tenth edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Pearson. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5894758.
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Santrock, J. (2023)
A topical approach to life-span development, 11e. 11th ed. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=6861931.
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Lanza, E. (2021)
Multilingualism across the Lifespan. Edited by R.J. Blackwood and U. Røyneland. New York: Routledge. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003125815.
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The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Two Part Written Assignment |
13/01/2025 |
50% |
| Practical |
Pre-Clinical Ed Placement Reflections |
10/01/2025 |
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| Written Exam |
Linguistics Test |
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25% |
| Written Exam |
Phonetics Test |
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25% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Drasko Kascelan, email: d.kascelan@essex.ac.uk.
Sara Garib-Penna, Drasko Kascelan, Amanda Baxter, Raihana Mohammed, Rachael-Anne Knight, Annabel Kay, Shamala Sundaray, Nelly Joyce, Anna Caute
hscsltadmin@essex.ac.uk - 01206 874496
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Prof Gary Morgan
city university
professor psychology
Available via Moodle
Of 126 hours, 80 (63.5%) hours available to students:
2 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
44 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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