PLING302 - Advanced Topics in Speech Perception

Outline (more details can be found on the Life Sciences Faculty Courses Database)

The course will include a range of topics, based on the students' interests and current trends in this scientific field. These might typically include: theories of speech development; second-language learning and accent; atypical populations (e.g., cochlear implants, aphasia); speech perception under noisy conditions; perception of talker characteristics; perception of clear and spontaneous speech. Each week will involve a critical discussion of a set of core readings that will be assigned each week. One student per week will be required to read these and related papers in greater depth, and to lead the group discussion. The lecturer will help moderate the discussion, raise issues, and provide additional background. The teaching methods are designed to bridge the gap between lecture-based teaching and the kinds of reading, discussion, and writing activities that are typical for working scientists and research students. Each session will last for two hours (once a week for 10 weeks), and there will be an additional ten required attendances of talks by visiting researchers that will be integrated with the main discussion sessions.

Value: 15 credits

Taught by:

• Paul Iverson