Overview
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, speech sounds produced, and speech sounds perceived. You will develop an appreciation of the interface between phonetics, phonology, speech rate, suprasegmentals, acoustics, and intelligibility. 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 fundamental foundation skills 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 - 2026
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).
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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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
Intermittent transcription errors were made in lecture slides, which related to the change in Australian vowel transcription protocols from the previous year.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the lecture slides to ensure vowels are consistent across the unit.
Feedback from SUTE comments
Students suggested to assign transcription practice as homework to allow tutorials to focus more on phoneme production and articulation.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator adjust lecture and tutorial content to strengthen focus on phoneme production and assign transcription exercises as homework instead of using tutorials for this purpose.
Feedback from SUTE comments and instructor feedback
Students commented that opportunities for feedback and practice in tutorial reinforced the theory in the weekly lecture content.
It is recommended that feedback and opportunities to practice applying knowledge continue to be provided throughout the unit.
Feedback from UC reflection
The nature of assessments in this unit places them at risk for use of artificial intelligence, yet transcription remains an important skill for which students need to develop independent competence.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator review the quizzes and the final assessment to minimise potential for artificial intelligence use while ensuring authenticity.