UCL - Oral language : disorders and treatment

[LOGO1341]

[60h] 6 credits

This course is taught in the 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Bernadette Pierart

Language: French

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the main problems in language development. They will be able to identify and differentiate them, and be familiar with the etiological hypotheses. They will be able to adopt a critical stance towards the expert literature and be familiar with the main rehabilitation and remediation therapies currently in use.

Main themes

Language development problems : delay in speaking, delay in language, dysphasia, stammering. Problems and interventions in the oro-facial area : orthodontics, dyslalia, tubal rehabilitation, rhinophony.

Content and teaching methods

- Problems and treatments of oro-facial pathologies affecting correct position of intrabuccal points (8 hours): orthodontics, tubal therapy, rhinolalia .
- Articulatory and phonological problems and treatment (10 hours). Dysphasias and simple delays in language (25 hours), from dyspraxic, linguistic, metalinguistic, cognitive and socio-affective perspectives.
- Pragmatic problems :stammering in adults and children (12 hours).
- Checking effectiveness of therapy in all these pathologies (5 hours).
Methods : Lectures.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Lectures, clinical illustrations.