Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Have a complete understanding. Analyse any communicative situation (real or depicted) in reference to the theoretical and methodological frameworks within various scientific approaches to language.
• Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge and methodological approaches to understand and explain the normal/atypical/pathological functioning of individuals, groups or organisations, using any form of language.
• Communicate effectively. Communicate and exchange information in a structured and adapted way to the intended purpose and relevant public.
• Write a well-justified report about an intervention in a situation of linguistic nature.
• Have a willingness to keep learning. Assess and pursue professional and personal development.
• Continue to train and improve their skills.
• Adopt a scientific approach. Master the scientific approaches in language sciences.
• Master the different steps to carry out research in language sciences.
• Appropriately apply different scientific research methods.
• Construct a reference framework, formulate questions or hypotheses from the analysis of scientific literature.
• Collect data and thoroughly analyse it qualitatively and quantitatively.
• Adequately interpret results taking into account the reference framework within which the research was developed.
• Speech Sciences : adopt a specialist approach. Master the concepts, techniques, methods, and devices specific to speech sciences so that they can be used in research practice.
• Master basic speech signal analysis techniques.
• Master the basic concepts of phonology.
• Master the basic concepts of phonetics.
• Master the basic concepts of psycholinguistics.
• Master the relationships between phonetics, phonology, psycholinguistics, and general linguistics.
• Justify the relevance of research in speech sciences given the current state of science.
• Assess the feasibility of research in speech sciences.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of the instruction, the students will be able to identify different types of bilingualism, explain effects of bilingualism on cognitive development and language acquisition, construct a questionnaire of linguistic bibliography, apply it and make critical observations about the results obtained .They will be able to  describe, on base of  a set of linguistic and cognitive tools, the cognitivo-linguistic profile of bilingual individuals and to compare the results with the data of the scientific literature They will be able to discuss bilingualism intervention practices, describe and comment on international recommendations and position of professional associations for this population.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Conceptual adjustments, types of bilingualism. Evolution of data on the effects of bilingualism on the linguistic, cognitive and socio-communicative levels. Role of environment and acquisition contexts. Clinical history and bibliographic questionnaires(PaBiQ , ... ). Cross-linguistic influences. Concept of cognitive reserve. EBP principles of diagnosis / intervention in bilingual children.Clinical practices among the bilingual population: research reports and international recommendations.
 

Prior Experience

Not applicable