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SPCH13005 - Linguistics and Phonetics 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course will focus on acoustic phonetics, syntactic analysis of English and phonetic transcription of connected speech. Students will learn to understand normal grammatical patterns and how people speak on a day to day basis and be able to describe and analyse this in order to understand the differences found in people with communication disorders. An understanding of the relation of vocal tract shape and gestures to the sounds that result is essential in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of speech disorders. An understanding of the basic units and patterning of English grammar will also assist students in working with both oral and written language in educational settings.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

 

SPCH12XXX

Introduction to Sensorimotor Disorders and

Prerequisite

SPCH12XXX

Speech Pathology Skills and Practice 2 and

Prerequisite

ALLH11004

Evidence-Based Practice for Allied Healthand

Prerequisite

SPCH12XXX

Functional Anatomy of the Head, Neck and Thorax and

Prerequisite

SPCH13XXX

Communication Development and Disorders across the School Years and

Co-requisite

SPCH13XXX

Speech Pathology Skills and Practice 3 and

Co-requisite

SPCH13XXX

Research in Practice 1

Co-requisite

 

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 40%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 40%
3. Online Quiz(zes) 20%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 45.45% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Have Your Say
Feedback
The students commented that this course was interesting and engaging.
Recommendation
It is recommended that both lecturers continue to include interactive and engaging learning experiences throughout the unit.
Action Taken
The lecturers continued to include interactive activities to enhance students engagement with the content of the unit.
Source: Results of quizzes and in-class tests
Feedback
Students performed disproportionately on the acoustics and phonetics sections of the assessment tasks.
Recommendation
The two lecturers will discuss the performance differences between the two content areas and consider strategies to ensure more equitable results.
Action Taken
The lecturers changed the structure of the acoustics content of the unit such that it was taught in one block as opposed to distributed across the term. This resulted in more evenly distributed grades across the phonetics and acoustic content.
Source: Student unit evaluations
Feedback
Students commented that they would have preferred to have the content taught in two separate units as opposed to one unit.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the lecturers continue to collaborate to ensure that both topics are taught in a manner that allows students to understand all content in the one unit.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student unit evaluations
Feedback
Students commented that the lecturers were adept in their delivery of the content for the unit and how well the unit flowed.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the lecturers continue to provide the students with quality learning and teaching experiences.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an introductory level of linguistic knowledge about the syntax, phonology and phonetics of connected speech by appropriate understanding and use of linguistic terminology and by the application of that knowledge to practical problem solving.
  2. Analyse simple and complex English sentences using basic syntactic analysis skills.
  3. Transcribe Australian English connected speech as it is spoken, using the appropriate International Phonetic Association symbols.
  4. Describe the relation of vocal tract shape and vocal tract gestures to the sound that results.
  5. Describe how the acoustic analysis of speech may be used to distinguish one sound from another in all normal speakers, a pathological speaker from the normal population (and in some cases one pathology from another), one individual speaker from others and what is 'accidental' variation.
  6. Demonstrate basic skills in the computer-assisted manipulation, measurement and analysis of speech signals, using standard signal processing software.
  7. Discuss how the science of linguistics explains one important aspect of being human.

Per NPC1350

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Written Assessment • • • • • • •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • • •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •