COURSE UNIT TITLE

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

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

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

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes