COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EVALUATION OF FLUENCY DISORDERS AND THERAPY METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DKT 5004 EVALUATION OF FLUENCY DISORDERS AND THERAPY METHODS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Language and Speech Theraphy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLMIRA KURUOĞLU

Offered to

Language and Speech Theraphy

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the definition of fluency or lack of fluency in speech; causes of fluency problems; species; stuttering, fast speech.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Distinguish pathological non-flowability from normal flow,
2   Know the causes, types of stamina,
3   Learn basic information about fast speech,
4   Learn about stuttering theories,
5   Evaluate stuttering in pre-schoolers,
6   Evaluate stuttering in school-age children
7   Learn and practice stuttering therapy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of stuttering and fluent speech impairment
2 Stuttering theories
3 Stuttering: age, gender, speech, cultural factors, socioeconomic factors
4 Assessment-preschool period
5 Assessment-school age
6 Reporting and evaluation
7 Case study
8 Treatment-pre-school
9 Treatment - school age
10 Treatment-adolescent / adult
11 Fast speech and discrimination in stuttering
12 Reporting and treatment
13 Student presentations
14 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Silverman, F. H. (2004). Stuttering and other fluency disorders. Waveland PressInc.
2. Johnson, W., & Leutenegger, R. R. (1955). Stuttering in children and adults. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
3. Gregory, H. H., Campbell, J. H., Gregory, C. B., & Hill, D. G. (2003). Stuttering therapy: Rationale and procedures. Allyn & Bacon.
4. Dalton, P., & Hardcastle, W. J. (1989). Disorders of fluency. Wiley-Blackwell.4.
5. Current Pubmedb Articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Question & Answer
4. Practice - Exercise
5. Case Study
6. Brain Storming

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 +ASG * 0.20 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +ASG * 0.20 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and final exams
2. Learning outcomes 5, 6 will be evaluated via projects.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 80% class attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation in midterm, homework and final activities will be taken into consideration during evaluation.
3. Cheating and plagiarism attempts in midterm, assignments and exams will be evaluated with a 0 (zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Case study 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.155544554544
LO.255544554544
LO.355544554544
LO.455544554544
LO.555544554544
LO.655544554544
LO.755555555544

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