Year
2021
Units
4.5
Contact
On Campus
1 x 1.5-hour online lecture weekly
1 x 1.5-hour tutorial weekly
1 x 2 hour online exercises weekly
1 x 6.5 hour independent study weekly

External
1 x 1.5-hour online lecture weekly
1 x 1.5-hour online tutorial weekly
1 x 2 hour online exercises weekly
1 x 6.5 hour independent study weekly
Assessment
Assignment(s), Quizzes
Topic description
This topic will broadly introduce speech, language, and communication development across the lifespan. It will explore communication for people with disability and introduce effective support strategies to best support individuals with diverse methods of communication, and their communication partners.
Educational aims

This topic aims to develop a broad understanding of the development of speech, communication, and language across the lifespan, and to identify effective strategies to support people with communication diversity and their communication partners.

Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of speech, language and communication development across the lifespan, specifically pragmatic and lexical development
  2. Identify and describe effective support strategies to assist individuals with diverse communication methods, and their communication partners