WHAT SPECIFIC CONTENT IS COVERED IN THE ARTICULATION SHORT COURSE?

TOPIC ONE

• How speech sounds are made using the articulators and larynx
• The 44 phonemes in English, including 24 consonants and 20 vowels
• Phonetic transcription symbols for voiceless th /θ/, voiced th /ð/ and voiced zh /ʒ/
• The difference between consonant and vowel phonemes
• The characteristics of consonant phonemes - Place, Manner and Voice
• The oral structures : tongue, teeth, lips, alveolar ridge, soft palate, larynx & vocal folds
• The categories for manner: plosives, nasals, glide, fricatives, affricates and liquids
• How to determine whether sounds are voiced or voiceless
• Diagrammatic view of where sounds are made in the mouth (front, middle, back)

TOPIC TWO to TOPIC TWELVE - Click here to download the Course Content for ALL TOPICS

READY TO ENROL IN TOPIC ONE?

Click Here to gain access to Topic One of the Articulation Short Course.

The Articulation Short Course is hosted on MOODLECLOUD.

Upon enrolment in the Articulation Short Course, participants are authenticated as official users on the AASPEECH Moodlecloud Site. This enables access to Topic One of the course.

Moodle can be accessed on a desktop computer or hand held device. All materials can be viewed online or downloaded to a desktop or handheld device.

Each topic includes handwritten activities that assist with consolidating skills. Participants are encouraged to download and print activity sheets for the handwritten activities however, marking-up documents on screen is also suitable for people who prefer not to print.

We can print and send out booklets (for a small additional fee) for participants who do not have access to a printer but prefer to complete activities using a pen or pencil.

TIME FRAMES FOR COMPLETING TOPICS:

• The Articulation Short Course consists of 12 topics.

• Participants can elect to enrol in Topic One as a trial, then can continue to further topics if desired.

• For people undertaking the full course, the topics are suited to being undertaken on a weekly or fortnightly basis (however, participants may choose their own pace for completion of each topic)

• Participants complete the entire short course via self-study, using an online ‘on-demand’ approach.

• Course access is is available 24/7 via the aaspeech page on the Moodlecloud website (or via the Moodlecloud App on a compatible device).

The following time commitment can be used as a guide for each topic:

1) Introduction to the topic

• reading a handout
• watching a video
• completing a worksheet
• allow 0.75 to 1.5 hours

2) Main body of the topic

• watching and engaging with pre-recorded tutorial
• includes use of downloadable workbooks
• allow 1.5 hours

3) Consolidating learning from the topic

• explore further learning through the supplementary items
• review and self-mark worksheet
• complete one page quiz to reinforce concepts learnt in the workshop
• email quiz to course coordinator (speech pathologist) to receive feedback and certificate
• allow 0.5 to 1.0 hour

COMPLETE TOPICS IN NUMERICAL ORDER

Each new topic consists of content that builds on skills and knowledge covered in previous topics:

• Topics are required to be undertaken in chronological order

• All 12 topics are required to be undertaken if wishing to fully complete the short course

• Participants may choose to complete the course more quickly or slowly, depending on learning style (Up to 12 months* is available for completion, with extensions possible in some circumstances *conditions apply)