HEARING AND SPEECH THERAPY

FTR368

Course Code: FTR368
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Will be able to explain the differences between definitions by defining communication, language and speaking skills orally
Will be able to classify communication disorders
Will be able to explain the importance of hearing loss in communication disorder orally and in writing
Will be ableto define language disorders and express why and symptoms verbally and in writing
Will be able to define speech disorders and express why and symptoms verbally and in writing
Will be able to define sound disorders and expresses why and symptoms verbally and in writing
In the scanning and scanning of communication disorders, it fulfills its responsibilities given in multidisciplinary studies within the description of the task

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course will cover basic anatomy, physiology and pathologies of hearing, voice, speech and language functions and diagnosis and habilitative / rehabilitative methods of their pathologies. It is aimed to discuss the sound production, sound waves (sinusoidal, complex, periodic, aperiodic), frequency, intensity, resonance concepts. Ear (external, middle and inner), larynx, vocal tract, respiratory system, oral and nasal cavity, articulators and anatomy and physiology of central system will be covered as well. Psychoacoustics, subjective / objective evaluation of hearing problems and their conventional and digital amplification and cochlear implantation for rehabilitation will be studied.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Anatomy and Physiology of Hearing
3^rd Week	Hearing Assessment, Hearing Assessment in Infants and Children
4^th Week	Intervention, Education and Therapy in Children with Hearing Loss
5^th Week	Speech Sound Production: Articulation and Phonological Processing
6^th Week	Speech Audiometry
7^th Week	Midterm, General Review
8^th Week	Normal Speech and Language Development in Children
9^th Week	National Sovereignty and Children's Day
10^th Week	Swallow Anatomy and Neurophysiology
11^th Week	Assessment and Treatment in Swallowing Disorders
12^th Week	Vestibular Rehabilitation
13^th Week	Speech Disorders in Neurological Diseases (Aphasia..)
14^th Week	Hearing Loss and Management in the Elderly
15^th Week	General Review

Recommended or Required Reading

1 Bernthal, J.E., Bankson, N.W., Flipsen, P. (2017). Articulation and phonologic disorders. Speech sound disorders in children. (Eighth Edition). USA: Pearson.
2 Duffy, J. R. (2013). Motor Speech Disorders E-Book: Substrates, Differential Diagnosis, and Management (s. 191-564). Elsevier Health Sciences.
3 Guitar, B. (2014). Stuttering: An ıntegrated approach to ıts nature and treatment. (4. Edition). Burlington, Vermont.
4 Hallowell, B. (2017). Best practices in assessment. aphasia and other acquired neurogenic language disorders: A guide for clinical excellence (1. Edition pp: 259-261).. Plural Publishing.
5 Paul, R., Norbury, C.F. (2012). Language disorders. From infancy through adolescence. (Fourth Edition). USA: Elsevier Mosby.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	1	14
Preparation for Final exam	1	18	18
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	14	14
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)
Project
Article
Total Work Load			90
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6	LO7
K1	X	X		X	X
K2
K3
K4			X	X	X
K5
K6