The course is concerned with disorders of human communication. It is designed to provide information concerning the disorders and their etiologies. Details of diagnosis and treatment are covered in succeeding courses. By the end of Speech 253 students will have basic information concerning the characteristics and causes of delayed speech and language development, articulation disorders, voice problems, cleft palate speech, communication problems of cerebral palsied, aphasia, stuttering, and the effects of hearing loss on speech and language. This course is not presently required as part of a sequence.
Lecture is the primary mode of instruction.
The text is Speech, Language, and Hearing, by Skinner, P. and Shelton, R., Addison-Wesley, Co., 1978. This course is of particular interest to nurses, teachers, special educators, psychologists, counselors, and others who have an interest in communication and its disorders. The Natural Acquisition of Language. This lecture course describes phonological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of language development in normal children. Theoretical, historical, and contemporary viewpoints are presented.