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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 and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. An understanding of the relationship of vocal tract shape and gestures to the sounds produced 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 and culturally and linguistically diverse 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

SPCH12006 - Linguistics and Phonetics 1 - Pre-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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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2015

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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. Analyse simple and complex English sentences using basic syntactic analysis skills.
  2. Transcribe Australian English connected speech as it is spoken, using both the appropriate International Phonetic Association symbols and Australian vowel symbols.
  3. Describe how speech sounds are produced utilising both acoustic analysis techniques and anatomical knowledge of the shape and formation of the vocal tract.
  4. Identify and analyse examples of language use with regard to encoding meaning and processing language within the brain.

Achieving the above learning outcomes is essential to meeting Range of Practice standards for entry level speech pathologists in the criteria of language and speech. Competency in linguistic analysis of speech and language samples is necessary to meet range of practice standards for speech and language for both paediatric and adult clients, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The Competency-based Occupational Standards met in this course include Unit 1 Assessment, Unit 2 Analysis and Interpretation and Unit 3 Planning Evidence Based Speech Pathology Practice. 

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Problem Solving • • • •
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4 - Information Literacy • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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