Curricular Unit:Code:
Alternative Languages and Communication161LACO
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
3UndergraduatePhysiotherapy2 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese26
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
At the end the students must:
1. Understand and apply knowledge about communication, language and speech, alternative and augmentative communication (CAA) e support technologies.
2. Attend communicative and language characteristics of specific CAA cases.
Syllabus:
1 - Communication, language and speech: theoretical background.
2 - The most frequent types of augmentative and alternative communication. The team work: interaction between health professionals.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The programatic contents (PC) were delineated in terms of Learning Goals (LG) of the course. So,
PC1 corresponds to LG1
PC2 corresponds to LG2
CP1 focus on the knowledge and ability to understand the conceptual differences between communication and language, namely augmentative and alternative communication, supported or not in technology.
CP2 focus on the knowledge about (clinical) cases with specific communication abilities.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
- Expositive and supervised practice.
- Technical resources, including multimedia.
- Observation, analysis and discussion of cases.
Assessment: continuous. Final written test.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
Since the course consists of theoretical and practical lessons, the teaching methods used fall within the best procedures used in this area. The development of knowledge and skills of this course will be conducted through an ongoing review of learning, tutored by their joint reflection and practice in the classroom.
Reading:
FRANCO, M.; REIS, M.; GIL, T. (2003) - Comunicação, Linguagem e Fala: Perturbações Específicas de Linguagem em Contexto Escolar. Lisboa: Ministério da Educação.
SORO E. et al. (1988) - Manual de Toma de Decisiones y de Evaluacion para Aprendizaje y uso de los Sistemas Aumentativos de Comunicacion. ATAM, FUNDESCO, Espanha.
VON-TETZCHNER S.; MARTINSEN H. (1991) - Introducion a la Enseñanza de Signos y al uso de Ayudas Tecnicas para la Comunicacion. Madrid, Visor Distribuciones.