Course: Speech Fluency Impairements

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Course title Speech Fluency Impairements
Course code USS/XXPPR
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Langer Jiří, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Vitásková Kateřina, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The objective of the discipline is to provide a detailed analysis of the area of speech fluency disorders - balbuties (stammer) and tumultus sermonis (jabber) using previous and contemporary evidence-based scientific and research findings published by Czech as well as international professionals in the area of speech-language pathology, neurology and other relevant fields. Focus in on the transformation of relevant terminology in relation to WHO and other institutions' definitions, critical analysis of the development of the perception of speech fluency disorders in history and present, classification of disrupted speech fluency from specific perspectives, development of etiologies of speech fluency disorders and their comparison, symptomatology (description of primary and secondary symptoms of balbuties and their effect on disrupted co-verbal behaviour, psychosomatic symptoms, negative effect on the area of self-assessment and communication pragmatics and other consequences. The discipline also includes diagnostics and differential diagnostics, intervention and therapy, prevention and prognosis of speech fluency disorders, comparison of domestic diagnostic and intervention approaches and methods, significant personalities and literature, special methodological and technical aids and instrumentation, and interdisciplinary cooperation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the exam is to focus on student´s knowledge and understanding of all issues presendted in the subject.
The outcomes of the subject are based on partial profile of the subject`s absolvent.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Fulfilment of subject requirements as stipulated by the teacher
Recommended literature
  • KLENKOVÁ, J. (2006). Logopedie: narušení komunikační schopnosti, logopedická prevence, logopedická intervence v ČR, příklady z praxe. Praha: Grada.
  • Lechta, V. (2003). Diagnostika narušené komunikační schopnosti. Praha: Portál.
  • LECHTA, V. (2005). Terapie narušené komunikační schopnosti.. Praha: Portál.


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