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This unit will focus on phonetics and phonetic transcription of speech. You will apply this theoretical knowledge to practice across culturally and linguistically diverse settings. You will form an understanding of the relationship between the vocal tract and speech sounds produced, as well as the interface between phonetics, phonology and suprasegmentals. You will be required to listen to and transcribe speech samples using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and Australian-English vowel symbols. This unit will provide you with a fundamental skill required in speech pathology.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
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- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE comments and instructor feedback
Quiz questions didn't always support learning consolidation.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review quiz questions to ensure they reflect knowledge and practice transcription scenarios common in speech pathology, and also allow meaningful feedback.
Feedback from SUTE comments and instructor feedback
The requirement for narrow transcription in assessment 2 does not align with common practice in speech pathology.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator change the final assessment to require broad rather than narrow transcription in order to mirror typical practice scenarios.
Feedback from SUTE comments
Textbook readings were complex and recorded lectures and tutorials drew mostly from the readings.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the selection of readings to determine if alternative sources may support improved learning and practical application.
- Apply anatomical knowledge of the shape and formation of the vocal tract to describe speech production
- Describe variations in Australian English and other varieties of English, including differences in word and prosodic structure
- Identify phonemes and their allophonic variations within Australian English
- Phonetically transcribe connected speech using the International Phonetic Alphabet symbols and Australian English vowel symbols
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 60% | ||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 40% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||