Deafness and Language: Intervention 1

This subject is not offered in 2008.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• Demonstrate an understanding of language acquisition by school-aged children with hearing loss;
• Demonstrate an understanding of the speech system including acoustic and articulatory phonetics and apply it to speech perception and speech production;
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of issues associated with assessment of language and communication;
• Demonstrate an understanding of the different assessments used to assess the language, speech and sign of students with hearing loss;
• Collect and analyse a sample in relation to the semantic, syntactic, pragmatic and discourse content;
• Demonstrate an ability to analyse, problem solve and interpret results from different assessments;
• Demonstrate an ability to plan individualized speech, language and communication programs.

Generic Skills

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Evaluation of a child's language and communication competence;
• Use of a range of different assessment tools;
• Collection and analysis of language samples;
• Problem-solve language issues;
• Planning appropriate interventions.