Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Clinical Linguistics
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Eng Lang and Linguistics
Module Code	09 28696
Module Lead	Dr Gareth Carrol
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites	LI Psycholinguistics - (09 27523)
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Exclusions
Description	This module will introduce students to a range of language impairments in children and adults. It will draw on detailed linguistic knowledge to consider developmental disorders of speech and language in children, and acquired and degenerative language disorders in adults. Students will be given the opportunity to analyse language data to consider the impact of specific conditions across all linguistic subsystems, including phonetics and phonology, syntax and morphology, and semantics and pragmatics. The module will focus on the linguistic aspects but will also consider approaches to diagnosis, rehabilitation and therapy.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Understand and describe a range of impairments to the language faculties in children and adults. Understand the link between typical language development and delayed or disordered language. Identify specific conditions (e.g. types of aphasia following stroke) through the analysis of linguistic data. Describe the ways in which a range of acute (stroke, head injury) and degenerative (dementia) conditions impact the "normal" language faculties in adults.
Assessment	28696-01 : Assignment One - Data Analysis : Coursework (40%) 28696-02 : Assignment Two - Essay : Coursework (60%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 1500 word data anlaysis (40%); 1 x 2000 word essay (60%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
Other	None
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