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CAUD8001 – Speech Perception and Production

2021 – Session 1, Special circumstances, North Ryde

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General Information

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Mridula Sharma
Margaret Wood
Lecturer
Anita Szakay
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Lecturer
Andy Gibson
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Tunde Szalay
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Nan Xu
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MClinAudiology
Corequisites Corequisites
(CAUD802 or CAUD8002) and (CAUD803 or CAUD8003) and (CAUD804 or CAUD8004)
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit aims to: provide an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of speech production mechanisms; discuss the acoustic categorisation of speech, and its acoustic and linguistic structure; demonstrate how speech sounds are measured and analysed; and discuss the effect of speech perception and production in hearing and language disordered populations.

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms underpinning speech production
  • ULO2: Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the linguistically relevant cues within the acoustic speech signal, and their implications for speech perception
  • ULO3: Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the processes and factors influencing speech perception
  • ULO4: Demonstrate an understanding of speech production models

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Practicum report 20% No 5/4/2021
Speech Acoustics Quiz 20% No 22/04/2021
critique literature 20% No 17/5/2021
Examination 40% No Exam week

Practicum report

Assessment Type 1: Lab report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: 5/4/2021
Weighting: 20%

 

short Q and A based on the lab experiment

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms underpinning speech production
  • Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the linguistically relevant cues within the acoustic speech signal, and their implications for speech perception
  • Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the processes and factors influencing speech perception
  • Demonstrate an understanding of speech production models

Speech Acoustics Quiz

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 28 hours
Due: 22/04/2021
Weighting: 20%

 

1 hour in-class quiz

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms underpinning speech production
  • Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the linguistically relevant cues within the acoustic speech signal, and their implications for speech perception

critique literature

Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: 17/5/2021
Weighting: 20%

 

1000 words Essay

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the linguistically relevant cues within the acoustic speech signal, and their implications for speech perception
  • Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the processes and factors influencing speech perception
  • Demonstrate an understanding of speech production models

Examination

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Exam week
Weighting: 40%

 

3 hour written exam with short and long questions

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms underpinning speech production
  • Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the linguistically relevant cues within the acoustic speech signal, and their implications for speech perception
  • Demonstrate and apply an understanding of the processes and factors influencing speech perception
  • Demonstrate an understanding of speech production models

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

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All lectures will be delivered online asynchronously or synchronously. 

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Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook