Placement objectives must be approved by Department Chair prior to enrollment. For Speech majors only. A grade of S or U is recorded. Offered in the fall, spring and summer. A foundation course in the principles and procedures of speech correction for communication impaired children and adults.
Emphasis is placed on disorders of voice, rhythm, language and articulation.
A study of the International Phonetic Alphabet, speech sound production, phonetic transcription, with attention to the physiology of the speech mechanism and the application of phonetics to speech and language areas. Prerequisite SPCH 351. A study of the fundamentals of hearing science. Includes anatomy and physiology of hearing, physics of sound and administrative and interpretation of hearing tests. Theories, diagnostic procedures and therapy techniques in the treatment of disfluent speech.