School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Language Difference: Implications for Clinical Practice
  • Unit Code

    SPE3112
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

The unit explores the impact of language difference on practice for speech pathologists and other professionals. The unit examines the roles of varieties of English and other languages in Australian society including standard and non-standard English, Indigenous and immigrant languages. It discusses language difference, ranging from sound systems and grammar to story schemata and pragmatics.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from SPE1102

Co-Requisite Rule

Must be enrolled in course version K71, Y02

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply an understanding of language varieties and language diversity in professional contexts.
  2. Compare story schemas in narratives of different cultures.
  3. Describe the multilingual nature of Australian society.
  4. Discuss the role of the interpreter in cross-cultural interviews.
  5. Outline problems in intercultural communication.
  6. Review differences between languages.

Unit Content

  1. Issues in intercultural communication.
  2. Language comparisons.
  3. Languages in Australian society: Indigenous and immigrant languages; language policy.
  4. Standard and non-standard English; Aboriginal English.
  5. Story schemas in different cultures.
  6. The role of the interpreter.
  7. Varieties of English in Australia and around the world.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, discussions, workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationClinical scenario40%
AssignmentCase based assignment60%

Text References

  • Simpson, J., & Wigglesworth, G. (2008). Children's language and multilingualism: Indigenous language use at home and school. London: Continuum.
  • Kohnert, K. (2008). Language disorders in bilingual children and adults. San Diego: Plural Publishers.
  • Isaac, K. (2002). Speech pathology in cultural and linguistic diversity. London: Whurr.
  • Bowe, H., & Martin, K. (2007). Communication across cultures. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Journal References

  • Australian Journal of Linguistics.
  • Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.
  • International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders.
  • Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing.
  • Medical Journal of Australia.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Language Difference: Implications for Clinical Practice
  • Unit Code

    SPE3112
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

The unit explores the impact of language difference on practice for speech pathologists and other professionals. The unit examines the roles of varieties of English and other languages in Australian society including standard and non-standard English, Indigenous and immigrant languages. It discusses language difference, ranging from sound systems and grammar to story schemata and pragmatics.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from SPE1102

Co-Requisite Rule

Must be enrolled in course version K71, Y02

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply an understanding of language varieties and language diversity in professional contexts.
  2. Compare story schemas in narratives of different cultures.
  3. Describe the multilingual nature of Australian society.
  4. Discuss the role of the interpreter in cross-cultural interviews.
  5. Outline problems in intercultural communication.
  6. Review differences between languages.

Unit Content

  1. Issues in intercultural communication.
  2. Language comparisons.
  3. Languages in Australian society: Indigenous and immigrant languages; language policy.
  4. Standard and non-standard English; Aboriginal English.
  5. Story schemas in different cultures.
  6. The role of the interpreter.
  7. Varieties of English in Australia and around the world.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, discussions, workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationClinical scenario40%
AssignmentCase based assignment60%

Text References

  • Simpson, J., & Wigglesworth, G. (2008). Children's language and multilingualism: Indigenous language use at home and school. London: Continuum.
  • Kohnert, K. (2008). Language disorders in bilingual children and adults. San Diego: Plural Publishers.
  • Isaac, K. (2002). Speech pathology in cultural and linguistic diversity. London: Whurr.
  • Bowe, H., & Martin, K. (2007). Communication across cultures. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Journal References

  • Australian Journal of Linguistics.
  • Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.
  • International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders.
  • Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing.
  • Medical Journal of Australia.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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