COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE AND SPEECH DISORDERS IN NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DKT 5009 LANGUAGE AND SPEECH DISORDERS IN NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Language and Speech Theraphy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR VESILE ÖZTÜRK

Offered to

Language and Speech Theraphy

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable students to learn the basic concepts of language and speech disorders in neurological and psychiatric disorders, what these disorders are, what kind of effects they have and how these disorders can be removed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Know the language and speech disorders seen in neurological diseases,
2   2. Know the language and speech disorders seen in psychiatric diseases
3   3. Dominate the characteristics and differences of these disorders,
4   4. Know the subtypes of these disorders,
5   5. Know the therapeutic approaches for these disorders

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Language and Brain Relationship
2 Brain Imaging Methods
3 Standard Language Tests, Evaluation, Practice
4 Acquired Language Disorders Therapy Practices
5 Speech disorders in psychiatric disorders
6 Language disorders in psychiatric disorders
7 Evaluation of Mutism
9 Aphasia: Definition, Terminology
10 Aphasia Types, Clinical and Linguistic Classification, Evaluation
11 Apraxia / Dyspraxia: Definition, Terminology
12 Apraxia Types, Evaluation, Therapeutic Approaches
13 Dysarthria: Definition, Terminology, Evaluation
14 Dysarthria: Therapeutic Approaches

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Cummings, L. (2008). Clinical Lingusitics. Edinbourg University Press.
2. Kertesz, A. (1979). Aphasia and Associated Disorders: Taxonomy, Localization, and Recovery. Austin, TX: Holt Rinehart & Winston.
3. Papathanasiou, I., Coppens, P., and Potagas, C. (2012). Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Communication Disorders. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation about the topic
2. Lecture with the examples/ Discussion
3. Question and answer

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 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 3 42
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) 136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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