Area: | School of Psychology |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Introduction to normal communication, language and speech. Models of language. Components of language. Language analysis. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Use psycholinguistic models to describe the processes involved in normal communication. Demonstrate knowledge of the components of language. Use knowledge of language components to analyse communication patterns. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Carroll D.W., (1999), Psychology of Language, 3rd ed., Pacific Grove, Brooks/Cole. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Mid-Semester Test 40%. Semester One Exam 40%. Written Assignment (Communication and Cultural Difference) 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 61700 Rehabilitation Therapies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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