AUDE 5200 - Acquisition and Development of Communicative Skills

3 credit hours

This course is designed to introduce students to the acquisition and development of communication skills and the impact of hearing loss on these skills. An introduction to disorders of communication will enable students to identify speech, language, voice and fluency concerns and determine appropriate referrals, within the audiologist’s scope of practice. The course will also introduce students to a range of communication options available to individuals who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. These communication options include American Sign Language (ASL), Aural-Oral, Cued Speech, Total Communication, and Bilingual-Bicultural, with variations within each category. Aural rehabilitation approaches and methodologies will be covered, and students will develop aural rehabilitation lessons appropriate for a range of students and auditory abilities.