Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand the theoretical and methodological fundamentals in psychology, educational sciences and language sciences to analyse a particular situation involving speech therapy
• Identify and explain the concepts, principles, and models of basic theoretical approaches in psychology, educational sciences and language sciences and their applications
• Identify and describe the specific characteristics of psychology, educational sciences and language sciences, and their relationship to other contributory disciplines
• Explain and illustrate, with examples, human functioning, particularly in its pathological dimensions
• Describe the main methodological approaches (goals, methods, techniques and tools) to understand and explain the functioning of individuals and groups
• Understand the fundamentals of speech therapy interventions
• Describe and illustrate the different types of intervention in language sciences
• Describe and illustrate the different types of intervention in psychology and educational sciences (or education systems)
• Describe the steps of the implementation process of interventions and identify the stakeholders involved
• Explain the concepts and relationships of theoretical models of intervention adopt a critical stance regarding these models.
• Identify the type of intervention, with reference to a theoretical framework, including the choice of appropriate tools to be implemented based on the analysis of a well-defined situation
• Provide clear, accurate, and reasoned information
• Provide information (both orally and in writing) regarding the fields of psychology, educational sciences and language sciences in an intelligible manner, with a good command of communication techniques.
• Summarise the contributions of different sources to justify an opinion or decision
• Write bibliographic references and results of statistical analysis in a standardised way (according to APA standards)
• Collaborate, work in a team
• Interact effectively with other students to carry out collaborative projects.
• Identify and appropriately implement the different ways of working in a group
• Act ethically and professionally
• Name, and be familiar with legal frameworks and ethical principles that govern research and practice in speech-language therapy, and implement them in their studies in a well-thought out manner (exams, coursework, etc.)
• Grow personally and professionally
• Name the separate branches of speech-language therapy
• Develop their scientific curiosity and open-mindedness
• Understand the various means available for documentation, to promote self-learning and lifelong learning
• Understand the fundamentals related to the scientific approach in psychology, educational sciences and speech therapy
• Identify and describe the specific characteristics of scientific processes
• Conduct relevant research from scientific literature, from both Francophone and Anglophone references, and select appropriate elements with respect to a particular research topic.
• Give a critique and argue a point of view as part of a scientific approach
• Understand, describe and analyse the French language
• Demonstrate a perfect command of the French language, orally and in writing, in both production and understanding

Learning Outcomes of UE

Realization of a scientific watch allowing the communication around theoretical notions related to speech therapy sciences.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

The course will consist of several activities:

- the presentation of theoretical elements related to the main oral language pathologies, including: developmental language disorders (language disorder, speech sound disorders); the specificities of language development in the context of hearing impairments; and acquired disorders affecting either the peripheral aspects of language (dysarthria) or the central aspects (aphasia, apraxia);
- an introduction to the epistemological aspects of research in the field of speech and language therapy, through participation in seminars presenting diverse studies in the speech and language sciences, as well as the possibility of attending external scientific events organized by professional bodies in speech and language therapy—subject to feasibility depending on practical and logistical arrangements;
- a group project on a case study related to one of the topics addressed. This project will include the analysis of data provided by the teaching team (audio recordings), the completion of test administration protocols, a descriptive analysis of the patient’s profile in terms of symptomatology and diagnostic hypotheses, and a discussion of the results in relation to recent scientific literature. Students will also be asked to design one or more assessment tasks targeting a specific language aspect to be further explored based on their observations, as well as to propose remediation strategies supported by the literature.

Prior Experience

Not applicable.