CIPA213 Developmental Language Related Disorders (5 cr)

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Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Psychology
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

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Note! In spring 2020 the course is taught in Moodle, and the recorded lectures are available from April 27 on.

Description

he course will cover related topics, including specific language impairment and dyslexia –phenotypes, characteristics of reading disorders in different languages (orthographies), math learning problems, development of auditory and speech perception, development of language acquisition and reading, genes and language related disorders, neural substrates and neurocognitive risk factors, training for these difficulties and challenges brought by new digital media.

Learning outcomes

Competences

The student will have a comprehensive overall view of the phenotypes of language related disorders, understand the basic principles of development of language and related skills, understand the underlying risk factors and their accumulation in developmental learning disorders, have a basic view of different types of training methods for these disorders, and is able to evaluate articles/literature on language and reading disorders.

Description of prerequisites

No specific prior knowledge required. However, prior basic knowledge of cognitive skills and neuropsychology will help in integrating the course material into own thinking.

Completion methods

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Teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish

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