Linguistics Applied to Language Pathologies
Code: 101731 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500893 Speech therapy | OB | 1 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Joaquim Llisterri Boix
- Email:
- Joaquim.Llisterri@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Teachers
- Io Salmons Llussa
Prerequisites
It is recommended that the students can read publications in English on subjects related to the contents of the course.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The goals of the course are mainly two: (1) to offer the basic knowledge to compare normal and impaired speech, and (2) to identify the linguistic features that characterize language and speech pathologies.
Competences
- Critically evaluate the techniques and instruments of evaluation and diagnosis in speech therapy, as well as its procedures of intervention.
- Demonstrate an understanding and correct use of the terminology and methodology of speech-therapy research.
- Demonstrate an understanding of disorders in communication, language, speech, hearing, voice and non-verbal oral functions.
- Evaluate the scientific production that supports speech therapists’ professional development.
- Identify, analyze and solve ethical problems in complex situations.
- Use the exploratory techniques and instruments pertaining to the profession, and register, synthesise and interpret the data provided by integrating this into an overall information set.
Learning Outcomes
- Conduct an examination of language via the techniques of linguistics and use the results of this exploration to issue prognoses of evolution.
- Correctly use the terminology of linguistics and psycholinguistics, as well as the nomenclature of language disorders.
- Describe and explain the usefulness of techniques used in linguistics to assess language disorders.
- Explain the linguistic characteristics of distinct language disorders.
- Explain the linguistic characteristics of people with and without language disorders, described in scientific publications.
- Identify, analyze and solve ethical problems in complex situations.
Content
1.- Introduction to clinical linguistics
2.- Phonetic analysis of disordered speech
The International Phonetic Alphabet and the articulatory classification of the speech sounds. Phonetic description of Catalan and Spanish. Phonetic transcription of disordered speech.
3.- Phonological analysis of disordered speech
Phonological analysis. Phonological description of Catalan and Spanish. Phonological analysis of disordered speech.
4.- Morphology, syntax and semantics in language and speech pathologies
The morphosyntactic and semantic structure of language. A linguistic model of language acquisition.
5.- Morphosyntactic and semantic analysis of language pathologies.
Developmental disorders: specific language disorder. Acquired disorders: aphasia. Other pathologies: Williams syndrome, Down syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Methodology
The teaching methodology combines theoretical and practical sessions. The lectures cover the basic concepts needed to identify the linguistic features of language and speech pathologies, whereas the goal of the practical sessions is to apply the theoretical knowledge.
The proposed teaching and assessment methodologies may experience some modifications because of the restrictions on face-to-face learning imposed by the health authorities. The teaching staff will use the Moodle classroom or the usual communication channel to specify whether the different directed and assessment activities are to be carried out on site or online, as instructed by the faculty.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Lectures | 21 | 0.84 | 3, 4, 5, 1, 2 |
| Practical sessions | 28 | 1.12 | 3, 4, 5, 1, 6, 2 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Study of course content, readings, and search for additional information | 95 | 3.8 | 3, 4, 5, 1, 6, 2 |
Assessment
The final mark of the course will be determined by the outcome of three assessment activities:
Ev1 - Face-to-face individual written exam on units 1, 2, and 3 of the course syllabus (35% of the final mark).
Ev2 - Face-to-face individual written exam on units 4 and 5 of the course syllabus (35% of the final mark).
Ev3 - Online individual written assessment on the content of compulsory readings (30% of the final mark).
These are the only three assessment activities taken into consideration to calculate the final qualification of the course. A mark of zero will be given for each assessment activity not taken. Students will successfully complete this course by getting an overall grade of 5 or higher.
Students who have submitted assessment evidences with a weight equal or greater than 40% of the total grade of the course could not be considered as ‘non-assessable’.
At the time of each assessment activity, information will be provided on the procedure and the date for reviewing the grades.
In order to sit the reassessment exam, it is necessary to have obtained a mark between 3.5 and 4.9 and to have delivered a set of assessment evidences whose weight is equivalent to a minimum of the 2/3 of the total grading of the course.
Reassessment will consist of a final exam covering all the contents of the syllabus, including the compulsory readings. The mark of this exam will be the final qualification of the course.
No unique final synthesis test for students who enrol for the second time or more is anticipated.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a 0 (zero) for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a 0 (zero) as the final grade for this subject. (Pautes d’avaluació de les titulacions de la Facultat de Psicologia 2021-22. Aprovat en Comissió Acadèmica el 19 d’abril de 2021. https://www.uab.cat/doc/DOC_Pautes_Avaluacio_FP_2020).
Any student with problems to understand the written exams in Catalan may request the translation to Spanish formally to the teaching team by the week 4 of the semester at the latest. (Criteris de traducció de proves d’avaluació, Facultat de Psicologia. Aprovats en Junta Permanent de la Facultat de Psicologia el 25 d’abril de 2016.https://www.uab.cat/doc/DOC_Criteris_proves_avaluacio_2021).
More information on assessment procedures can be found at https://www.uab.cat/web/estudiar/graus/graus/avaluacions-1345722525858.html
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ev1 - Face-to-face individual written exam on units 1, 2 and 3 of the course syllabus | 35% | 2 | 0.08 | 3, 4, 5, 1, 6, 2 |
| Ev2 - Face-to-face individual written exam on units 4 and 5 of the course syllabus | 35% | 2 | 0.08 | 3, 4, 5, 1, 6, 2 |
| Ev3 - Online individual written assessment on the content of compulsory readings | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 3, 4, 5, 1, 6, 2 |
Bibliography
There are no required textbooks for this course. The references below can be useful to clarify concepts and to study more in depth on specific issues of the course. More references and materials will be provided during the semester.
Baastianse, R., & Thompson, C. K. (Eds.). (2012). Perspectives on agrammatism. Psychology Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203120378
Ball, M. J., & Müller, N. (2005). Phonetics for communication disorders. Psychology Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315805573
Ball, M. J., Perkins, M. R., Müller, N., & Howard, S. (Eds.). (2008). The handbook of clinical linguistics. Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444301007
Ball, M. J., Rahilly, J., Lowry, O. M., Bessell, N., & Lee, A. (2020). Phonetics for speech pathology (3a ed.). Equinox.
Castro Torres, J. A. (Ed.). (2018). Introducción a la lingüística clínica: aproximaciones a los trastornos de la comunicación. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Fondo Editorial. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/173118
Crystal, D., & Varley, R. (1998). Introduction to language pathology (4th ed.). Whurr.
Damico, J. S., Müller, N., & Ball, M. J. (Eds.). (2021). The handbook of language and speech disorders (2nd ed.). Wiley Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119606987
Friedmann, N., & Grodzinsky, Y. (1997). Tense and agreement in agrammatic production: Pruning the syntactic tree. Brain and Language, 56(3), 397–425. https://doi.org/10.1006/brln.1997.1795
Grodzinsky, Y., & Amunts, K. (Eds.). (2006). Broca’s region. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195177640.001.0001
Grodzinsky, Y. (2000). The neurology of syntax: Language use without Broca’s area. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 23(1): 1–71. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x00002399
Guasti, M. T. (2017). Language acquisition: The growth of grammar (2nd ed.). The MIT Press.
Levy, Y., & Schaeffer, J. (Eds.). (2003). Language competence across populations: Toward a definition of specific language impairment. Psychology Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781410606792
Lidz, J., Snyder, W., & Pater, J. (Eds.). (2016). The Oxford handbook of developmental linguistics. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199601264.001.0001
Müller, N. (Ed.). (2006). Multilayered transcription. Plural Publishing.
Prieto, P. (2004). Fonètica i fonologia: els sons del català. Editorial UOC.
Quilis, A. (2012). Principios de fonología y fonética españolas (11th ed.). Arco/Libros.
Ryalls, J., & Behrens, S. J. (2000). Introduction to speech science: From basic theories to clinical applications. Allyn & Bacon.
Shriberg, L. D., Kent, R. D., McAllister, T., & Preston, J. L. (2019). Clinical phonetics (5th ed.). Pearson.
Software
Boersma, P., & Weenink, D. (2021). Praat: Doing phonetics by computer (Version 6.1.48) [Computer Software]. University of Amsterdam. http://www.praat.org