Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
HSLS 1080 - Introduction to Communication Differences and Disorders
Introduction to communication sciences and disorders, including a wide spectrum of impairments and disabilities in hearing, speech, and language for people. Considerations for people from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds are integrated throughout the course.
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Bridge: Diversity and Practice
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2AS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to describe typical speech, language, and hearing processes.
- Students will be able to identify speech, language, and hearing disorders and their causes, prevalence, and characteristics.
- Students will be able to pose and answer thoughtful questions about communication disorders with consideration of various cultural perspectives.
- Students will be able to reflect upon, discuss, and distinguish ‘disorder’ and ‘difference’ as it relates to speech and language abilities for people with different cultural backgrounds and beliefs.
- Students will be able to describe their own cultural views and perceptions, as well as those of different cultures, in relation to communication disorders.
- Students will be able to explain the social, linguistic, cultural barriers that individuals with communication disorders face in striving for full inclusion.
- Students will be able to identify policies advocating for individuals with communication disorders, including state and federal level policy making and legislation.
- Students will be able to initiate and develope interactions that are judgment-free with people who have communication disorders and differences.
- Students will be able to initiate and develop interactions that are judgment-free with people from different cultural backgrounds.
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