BASLP - Semester I

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Course overview

The program shall be of 4 academic years including 1 year of internship and should be completed within six years from the date of admission.

What will i learn?

Function as audiologists and speech-language pathologists in different work settings
Understand concepts in speech, language, communication, hearing and disability
Screen, evaluate, diagnose and assess the severity of different disorders related to speech, language, swallowing and hearing,
Manage speech, language, swallowing and hearing disorders across life span
Counsel persons with disorders of communication and their family members
Rehabilitate persons with speech, language, swallowing and hearing disorders
Prevent speech, language, swallowing and hearing disorders
Liaise with professionals in allied fields and other stake holders
Implement public awareness and education program,
Undertake advocacy measures on behalf of and for persons with speech language and hearing disorders

Requirements

Pass in 12th Standard (50%)
Clearing Online Entrance examination of RCI (AIOAT).

Curriculum for this course

237 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Anatomy and physiology of labyrinth

11 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Anatomy of bony and membranous labyrinth
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Macro anatomy of cochlea
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Micro anatomy of cochlea
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Innervations and blood supply to cochlea
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Overview of theories of hearing
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Physiology of cochlea
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Electrical potentials of the cochlea
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Physiology of hearing through bone conduction
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Overview to physiology of balancing mechanisms
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Overview to anatomy of central auditory pathway
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Overview to central auditory mechanism
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Linguistics

9 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Introduction to linguistics and different branches of linguistics: applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, metalinguistics, neurolinguistics and clinical linguistics
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Language characteristics and functions, difference between animal communication systems and human language
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Morphology – concepts of morph, allomorph, morpheme, bound free and compound forms, roots etc.
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Processes of word formation, content and function words
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Endocentric and exocentric constructions, form classes, grammatical categories
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Inflection and derivation, paradigmatic and syntagmatic relationship
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Principles and practices of morphemic analysis
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Langue versus parole
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Competence vs. performance
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Neuropsychology and its relevance to study of speech

7 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Neuropsychology: introduction and definition
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Neuropsychological assessment
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Neuropsychological rehabilitation
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Application of neuropsychology in the field of speech and hearing
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Counselling: introduction and definition
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Types of counselling: directive and non- directive
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Characteristics of a good counselor
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Principles of learning and behaviour modification

7 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Learning: meaning, definition and characteristics
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Theories of learning: introduction
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Pavlov’s classical conditioning: experiments and principles
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Skinner’s operant conditioning: experiments and principles
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Therapeutic techniques based on learning principles
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Skill behavior techniques
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Problem behavior techniques
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Developmental psychology

9 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Child and developmental psychology: meaning, definition and scope
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Meaning of growth, development & maturation
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Principles of child development
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Motor development: general principals of motor development
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Stages in motor development: early motor development, motor development during later childhood and adolescence, decline with age
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Cognitive development: growth from early childhood to adolescence
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Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
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Emotional development
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Social development
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Assessment procedures in clinical psychology

8 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Methods in clinical psychology: case history, clinical interviewing, clinical observation, definition and types of psychological testing
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Assessment of cognitive functions
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Adaptive functions
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Personality
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Behavioural assessment
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Classification of abnormal behavior
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History, need & rationale of classification
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Current classificatory system: DSM, ICD
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Introduction to psychology

9 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Introduction to psychology: definition, history and schools of psychology
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Scope of psychology
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Meaning and definition of clinical psychology
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Historical development, modern clinical psychology
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Significance of clinical psychology in health sciences
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Role of clinical psychology in speech and hearing
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Concept of normality
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Concept of abnormality
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Models of mental disorders: biological, psychological social models
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Speech, language and communication

7 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Speech as an overlaid function
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Speech chain
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Normal development of speech & language
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Pre-requisites and factors affecting speech-language development
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Audiology – historical aspects, development of instrumentation in audiology
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Definitions of speech, language, communication, and their components
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Distinctions, similarities and functions of communication, speech and language
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Anatomy and physiology of external and middle ear

10 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Anatomy of the external ear
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Physiology of external ear including localization
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Head shadow effect, inter-aural intensity and time differences
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Brief anatomy of temporal bone
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Anatomy of tympanic membrane and associate structures
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Anatomy of middle ear and ossicles
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Anatomy of Eustachian tube and middle ear muscles
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Physiology of Eustachian tube
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Middle ear transformer action
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Physiology of middle ear muscles
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Anatomy and physiology of speech production systems and swallowing

10 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Mechanisms of breathing with emphasis on speech breathing
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Supportive frame work of larynx
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Anatomy of larynx
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Anatomy of oesophagus
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Brief mechanisms of swallowing
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Mechanisms of phonation
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Anatomy of articulators and associated structures
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Contribution of articulatory structures to speech production
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Anatomy of resonatory mechanisms
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Contribution of resonatory mechanisms to speech production
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Embryology

9 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Basic terminologies related to embryology
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Development of external ear
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Development of middle ear
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Development of Inner ear and the auditory system
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Five examples of embryonic anomalies affecting speech-language & hearing
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Development of respiratory structures
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Development of larynx
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Development of facial region and palate
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Development of tongue and teeth
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Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing - Introduction

5 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

General anatomical terms
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Anatomical positions and planes of reference
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Cells, tissues and muscles
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Muscle connection and joints
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Tissue - vascular and neural
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Introduction to Audiology and Speech-language Pathology

8 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Historical aspects of the field of speech-language pathology
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Development of speech and language pathology: Indian and global context
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Scope of practice in speech-language pathology
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Interdisciplinary nature of speech-language pathology
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Audiology – historical aspects, development of instrumentation in audiology
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Development of audiology: Indian and global context
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Branches of audiology
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Scope of audiology
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Audibility & hearing

5 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Hearing range –intensity and frequency
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Up-down and staircase procedure of estimating minimum audible levels
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Minimum audible pressure and field, Missing six dB and related issues
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Reference equivalent threshold sound pressure levels and hearing levels
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Sensation levels, Threshold of pain, Most comfortable levels
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Sound intensity and concept of decibel

4 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

acoustic energy and power, absolute and relative units – importance of reference
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sound intensity and intensity levels –absolute and relative measurements
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Bel and decibels, sound pressure and decibel sound pressure levels, relationship between intensity and pressure
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Characteristics and application of decibels
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Bases of speech and language

4 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Overview of speech production – speech sub-systems
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Speech mechanism as a sound generator, vocal tract, periodic and aperiodic sounds
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Acoustic theory of speech production
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Social, cognitive, neurological, and genetic bases of speech and language
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Phonetics and Phonology

10 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Introduction to phonetics
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Articulatory, acoustic, auditory and experimental phonetics – an introduction
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Articulatory classification of sounds – segmental and supra-segmental
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Classification description and recognition of vowels and consonants
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Pathological aspects of speech sound production
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Transcription systems with special emphasis on IPA. Transcription of samples of normal and disordered speech
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Introduction to phonology, classification of speech sounds on the basis of distinctive features and phonotactics
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Application of distinctive feature theory to speech pathology and speech therapy, phonotactics, phonotactic patterns of English and Indian languages
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Phonemic analysis – Principles and practices; their practical implications for speech pathologists
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Common phonological processes - assimilation, dissimilation, metathesis, haplology, epenthesis, spoonerism, vowel harmony, nasalization, neutralization
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Morphology, syntax, semantics and applied linguistics

14 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Morphology – concepts of morph, allomorph, morpheme, roots, compound forms - endocentric and exocentric constructions, free and bound morphemes, inflection and derivation, principles and practices of morphemic analysis
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Syntax – different methods of syntactic analysis
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IC analysis, phrase structure, grammar, transformational generative grammar
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Introduction to the major types of transformations
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Sentence types, notions about competence versus performance
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Deep structure versus surface structure
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Acceptability versus grammaticality language versus parole etc.
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A brief introduction to semantics – semantic feature theory, pragmatics
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Processes of word formation, content and function words, form classes, grammatical categories
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Syntax – concepts of phrases and clauses, sentence and its types
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Different methods of syntactic analysis – Immediate constituent analysis, Phrase structure, grammar, transformational generative grammar– deep structure versus surface structure, acceptability versus grammaticality; Introduction to the major types of tran
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Usefulness of morphemic and syntactic analysis in planning speech and language therapy
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A brief introduction to semantics, semantic relations, semantic feature theory
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A brief introduction to pragmatics and discourse.
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Language acquisition

9 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Issues in first language acquisition
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Pre-linguistic stages, linguistic stages
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Acquisition of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics
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Language and cognition
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A brief introduction to theories and models of language acquisition
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Biological maturation theory, linguistic theory, behavioral theory, information processing theory, social interaction theory
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An integrated approach to theories communicative competence and its development
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Applied linguistics with special reference to communication disorders
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Usefulness of morphemic and syntactic analysis in planning speech and language therapy
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Bi/multilingualism

9 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Introduction to the language families of the world and India
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Issues related to second language acquisition & factors influencing it
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Inter-language theory, language transfer and linguistic interference
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Differences between first and second language acquisition/learning
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Bilingualism/Multilingualism
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Metaphonology
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Writing systems – types of writing
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History of writing systems
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Indian writing systems
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Electronic components and power supply

10 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Resistors, capacitors, inductors
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Transformers and potentiometers,
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Semiconductor diodes and transistors
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Light emitting devices, seven segment displays, Liquid crystal displays
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Principles of operations and working of Field Effect Transistors, Uni-junction transistors and thyristors
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Introduction to linear and digital integrated circuits
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Block diagram of a DC power supply
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Linear regulated power supplies, line regulation and load regulation, specifications of DC power supply unit, Switched Mode Power Supply
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AC power supply, stabilizers, Uninterrupted Power Supply, and inverters
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Basic electronic concepts such as Polarity, Grounding
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Introduction to acoustics

8 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Vibrations and their characteristics
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Sound - generation and propagation
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Characteristics of sound
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Amplitude, frequency and phase of pure tones
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Amplitude, frequency and phase of complex tones (FFT and spectrum, relationship between time waveform, FFT and impulse response)
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Reflection and absorption, acoustic impedance, reverberation
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Impedance and admittance
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Electro-mechano-acoustic transformers
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Acoustical treatment, transducers and basics of computers

10 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Introduction to audiometric rooms
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Absorption coefficient, Sabine’s formula
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Materials for construction of audiometric rooms
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Lighting, grounding and other miscellaneous issues related to audiometric rooms
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Evaluation of efficiency of sound proofing in the audiometric rooms
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Amplifiers
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Microphones, loudspeakers - types and function
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Fundamentals of digital electronics, binary number system, Hex code, bit, byte, logic gates, counters, flip-flops etc.
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Introduction to computers
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Operating systems, hard ware, software, memory devices and other peripherals, care and preventive maintenance of computers
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Digital signal processing

10 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Digital signal processing –introduction and need
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Analog to digital converters, sampling and quantization
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Fundamentals of digital filtering
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Infinite impulse response and finite impulse response filters
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Time domain methods of speech processing
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Frequency domain methods of speech processing
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Linear predictive analysis of speech signals
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Digital coding of speech signals
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Automatic speech recognition
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Speech synthesis
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Instrumentation in speech and hearing

3 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Introduction to electronic instrumentation in speech and hearing
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Electrodes, filters and preamplifiers
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Principle of operations, block diagram, calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting of audiometers, immittance meters, oto-acoustic emissions, hearing aids, evoked potential system, speech and voice analyses systems, artificial larynx, electroglottograph
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Introduction to research methods

8 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Meaning and purpose of research: meaning
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Need for research in audiology and speech-language pathology
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Funds/grants for research
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Steps in research: identification, selection
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Formulation of research questions: aims, objectives, statement of problem, hypothesis
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Types of variables; types of sampling procedures (random and non-random)
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Types/ methods of data collection and their advantages and disadvantages
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Reliability and validity (internal and external validity)
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Research design in audiology and speech-language pathology

6 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Types of research: survey, ex-post facto research, normative research, standard-group comparison
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Experimental and quasi experimental research: group design & single subject design
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Internal and external validity of research
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Between groups vs. repeated measures design
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Documentation of research: scientific report writing, different formats or styles (APA, AMA and MLA),
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Ethics of research
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Introduction to statistics and data collection

7 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Application of statistics in the field of Audiology and speech-language pathology.
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Scales of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio
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Classification of data: class intervals, continuous and discrete measurement
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Normal distribution: general properties of normal distribution, theory of probability, area under normal probability curve
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Variants from the normal distribution: skewness and kurtosis
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Measure of central tendency: mean, median, mode
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Measures of variability: range, deviation (average and standard deviation), variance
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Statistics and research designs

6 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Choosing statistics for different research designs
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Correlational techniques: Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient; Spearman’s Rank order correlation coefficient
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Statistical inference: concept of standard error and its use; the significance of statistical measures; testing the significance of difference between two means z-test, t-test; analysis of variance, post hoc tests,
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Non-parametric tests: Chi-square test, Wilcoxon test, Mann-Whitney U test
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Reliability and validity of test scores: reliability and validity, Item analysis
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Software for statistical analysis
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Epidemiology

5 Lessons 00:00:00 Hours

Basic epidemiologic concepts and principles
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Epidemiologic data sources and measurements
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Epidemiologic methods – questionnaire survey, screening, personal survey, testing
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Media - their advantages and disadvantages
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Incidence and prevalence of hearing, speech, language disorders as per different census (NSSO, WHO)
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