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Undergraduate Course: Advanced Topics in Phonetics: Speech Production and Perception (Honours) (LASC10058)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaLanguage Sciences Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course will introduce students to theories of representations and processes in speech production and perception, along with supporting experimental evidence from classic and more recent journal articles. Some of the questions addressed are the nature of phonological representations used in speech production planning and perception, how articulations are controlled and coordinated, how articulatory patterns map onto acoustics, and how the acoustic signal is decoded into mental representations.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Honours Foundation: Phonology & Phonetics (LASC10041)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 11:10 - 12:00
CentralLecture1-11 11:10 - 12:00
CentralLecture1-11 11:10 - 12:00
First Class Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Room 1.17, Dugald Stewart Building
Additional information Class location: Rm 1.17 Dugald Stewart Building
Teaching Contact Time: 9 weeks out of 11 at 3 hours/week = 27 hours
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will learn:
- theories of representation and processes in speech production and perception;
- a range of experimental techniques that can be used to test these theories;
- how to interpret, evaluate, and summarise experimental findings in the literature;
- relevant steps and techniques involved in designing, running, analysing, and writing about a phonetic experiment, either in speech production or perception.
Assessment Information
Completion of weekly reading reports (10%); experimental write-up (45%); exam or project (45%).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Teaching Contact Time: 9 weeks out of 11 at 3 hours/week = 27 hours
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Alice Turk
Tel: (0131 6)50 3483
Email: a.turk@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Stephanie Fong
Tel:
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk
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