An examination of the historical and philosophical basis for teaching speech in the secondary school. A survey of the causes and treatments of disorders of speech and language in children and adults. Requirements and responsibilities of speech-language clinicians in various work settings are discussed. A study of the sound system of American English. Emphasis is placed on taxonomy of sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet and on understanding the mechanisms of articulation, phonation, and prosody as applied to broadcasting, theatre, and speech pathology.
Basic acoustics is introduced.
A study of speech and its effects on man and society. Emphasis is on the semantic and linguistic aspects of spoken language as well as the phonetic social and psychological implications of spoken language. A survey of the effects of aging on communication mechanisms and processes. Attention is directed toward the nature and treatment of pathologic communication in the geriatric population and methods of communicating with individuals demonstrating these problems. A study of the normal processes of developmental progression by which the child acquires the syntax, semantics, morphology and phonology of language.