Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023

CMSD 2004 Phonetics

This course is an introduction to phonetics and transcription as it relates to the field of speech-language pathology practice. Students will learn principles of speech articulation and acoustic features of vowels and consonants as well as the symbols for transcription. Students will begin the transcription process by analyzing and assessing speech across the lifespan in Standard American English, nonstandard dialects, and disordered speech using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Registration Name

Phonetics

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

TBA

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:
1. Define phonetic terminology
2. Classify and describe sounds as related to phonetic terminology
3. Use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
4. Transcribe disordered speech and speech consisting of dialectical variations
5. Describe cross-linguistic phonetic differences
6. Identify basic anatomy and physiology of the speech sound production system