| CODE | CMT1000 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Clinical Analysis of Speech, Language and Communication | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Communication Therapy | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will familiarise students with: a) the main methods and tools employed in the assessment of speech, spoken and written language as well as communication skills in children and adults for clinical and research purposes; b) analytical methods and measures that enable the evaluation of speech, language and communication data collected through assessment. Study-Unit Aims: - To introduce students to the main methods and instruments employed in the assessment of speech, spoken and written language as well as communication for clinical and research purposes; - To familiarise students with assessment instruments developed purposely for use in the Maltese linguistic and cultural context; - To familiarise students with analytical methods and measures that may be employed to evaluate speech, language and communication data collected through assessment; - To provide a basis for further theoretical and practical content related to assessment and diagnosis in the subsequent years of the B.Sc. (Hons) Communication Therapy programme. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe methods used in the assessment of speech, language (spoken and written) and communication skills in children and adults; - describe instruments that may be employed to implement specific assessment methods - define formal and informal assessment; - identify specific assessment instruments as formal or informal; - name analytical methods employed with speech, language and communication data; - recognise measures generated through the analysis of speech, language and communication data. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - categorise specific assessment methods according to their focus on speech, spoken language, written language and communication skills; - differentiate between assessment methods used with children and adults; - distinguish between formal and informal assessment instruments; - propose analytical methods and measures that may be employed with specific categories of speech, language and communication data. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Brookshire, R. H. & McNeil, M. R. (2015). Introduction to Neurogenic Communication Disorders (8th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier – Health Sciences Division. - Lees, J. & Urwin, S. (1997). Children with Language Disorders (2nd ed). Whurr. - McLeod, S. & Baker, E. (2017). Children's Speech: An evidence-based approach to assessment and intervention. Pearson. - Paul, R. (2020). Introduction to Clinical Methods in Communication Disorders (4th ed.). Brookes. - Paul, R., Norbury, C., & Gosse, C. (2018). Language disorder from infancy through adolescence: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and communicating. Elsevier – Health Sciences Division. - Shipley, K.G., & MacAfee, J.G. (2016). Assessment in Speech Language Pathology: A Resource Manual (5th ed.). Singular Pub. - Stein-Rubin, C., & Fabus, R. (2012). A guide to clinical assessment and professional report writing in speech-language pathology. Delmar. Supplementary Readings: - Dollaghan, C. A. (2007). The Handbook for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders. Brookes. - Kamhi, A. G., Masterson, J., & Apel, K. (Eds.). (2007). Clinical decision making in developmental language disorders. Brookes. - Manasco, M. H. (2020). Introduction to Neurogenic Communication Disorders. (3rd ed.) Jones and Bartlett. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Group Learning | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Roberta Calleja Stafrace Rachael Agius Daniela R. Gatt Helen Grech Ritienne Grima |
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