This module is for speech and language therapists working with people who have communication disorders and others with a special interest and some background in this area.
Through a mixture of lectures, in-depth reading, and interactive discussion, the module will lead you through current research on the nature of cognitively based communication impairments such as dementia, right hemisphere damage, head injury and cognitive deficits in communication impairments such as acquired aphasia and developmental language impairment.
You will learn about current theories of relations between cognition and language in different clinical populations, and current approaches to intervention.
The module will cover:
Dates: TBC
This module is not running again in the current academic year. New dates will be available in August of 2019. Please register your interest to be contacted.
Non EEA students can only apply as part of a programme, not as a stand-alone module.
Individuals with less than a second class degree will be considered where they have substantial relevant experience (Clinical, teaching or other relevant professional experience).
For those students whose first language is not English., the following qualification is also required:
Lucy is a clinical linguist with a particular interest in aphasia, right hemisphere communication disorder and specific language impairment. She joined City University in 2000, and previously worked at University College London. Lucy studied Linguistics at Sussex University and then undertook both her Masters and PhD at University College London. Her ...
