Course overview
In this course, students will be introduced to the role of sound in the communication process, starting from the reception of auditory information (through listening and hearing) to the production of oral information (through speech and voice). Students will explore the key concepts from basic acoustics, including analysis of sound waves and speech to the hearing process (including techniques for gauging hearing ability and hearing loss) as well as the psychology of sound perception and the mechanism of speech and voice production.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the process of sound transmission and reception, including human audition.
- Analyse, interpret and explain psychoacoustic phenomena in relation to sound perception.
- Analyse and explain the process of speech production.
- Explain the personal, cultural and environmental factors that influence communication diversity across the lifespan, with reference to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.
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