EDUC00040 Communication & Language

Academic Year 2024/2025

This module focuses on all aspects of Communication from an understanding of basic language development to augmentative and assistive technology to support communication for students with sensory deficits such as hearing and sight impairment.

The importance of communication as a foundational skill for supporting vulnerable students is highlighted along with an understanding of how students communicate through certain behaviours. Conditions which are commonly associated with behaviours of concern, such as ADD/ADHD will be highlighted here.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Students will become familiar with the importance of developing consistent skills of communication in order to work within a cohesive and multidisciplinary support team, as well a range of technology to assist communication for students with communication deficits.

Child Protection, Data Protection and GDPR will be studied here, along with issues such as Bullying and the role of the SNA in building awareness and skills in order to support existing school policies on this important area.

The development of independence in living skills will be a primary focus throughout this course and this module will highlight how SNAs can best support such independence.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Specified Learning Activities

12
Autonomous Student Learning

96
Total

120
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The key teaching and learning approaches used in the module will include
1) self-directed knowledge checks and quizzes which punctuate each individual session
2) reflective writing in weekly discussion forums and a final reflective essay 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.