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Manchester Metropolitan University
The aim of this course is to provide a broad and basic grounding in the skills and understanding required to teach lipreading and other communication skills to adults who have a hearing impairment who need, or wish, to use speech.
The course also aims to enable the teacher to communicate effectively with people with a hearing impairment, make effective referrals to other people and organisations, and provide the information and support needed.
The course qualifies students to set up and teach speechreading classes. These may be held in, for example, colleges and centres of adult and further education, hospitals, day centres, clubs for people who are hard of hearing, clubs for people who are retired, and homes for people who are elderly.
What will I study?
The course comprises six major but interlinked subject areas. These are:
- Communication of people with a hearing impairment who use speech;
- Practical and psychological implications of a hearing impairment;
- Communication of the teacher;
- Teaching adults;
- Medical and audiological aspects of hearing impairment;
- General information and support.
Communication of people with a hearing impairment who use speech and teaching speechreading to adults
This includes:
- Speechreading;
- Listening;
- Combined speechreading and listening;
- Conversation strategies and problem solving;
- Psychological aspects of communication;
- Teaching speechreading and helping people with a hearing impairment who use speech to make the most of communication.
Practical and psychological implications of a hearing impairment
This includes:
- The practical and psychological effects of hearing impairment and their relationship with the teaching of speechreading. (see also General Information and Support).
Communication of the teacher
This includes:
- The strategies, skills, understanding, attitudes and commitment required for effective communication with people with a hearing impairment who use speech.
Teaching Adults
This includes:
- Group members and the learning situation;
- Adult learning;
- Teaching methods;
- The teacher;
- Course organisation;
- Organisation of further and adult education;
- Introduction to counselling;
- Accreditation.
Medical and audiological aspects of hearing impairment
This includes:
- Introduction to acoustics;
- Medical aspects;
- Audiological aspects;
- Noise.
General information and Support
This includes:
- Environmental aids;
- Social work with people who are hearing impaired and use speech;
- Disability Employment Advisor;
- National and local statutory and voluntary agencies;
- Hearing therapy;
- Welfare rights;
- Impairment and disability.
How will I be taught?
The course is taught by means of lectures, seminars, micro teaching, workshops, supervised teaching and communication practice, observation and tutorials. Practical work forms an important part of the course. The course is taught by lecturers in the University as well as outside experts and professionals, including people who are hearing impaired. Some help will be given with study skills if necessary.
How will I be assessed?
The course is assessed by means of continuous assessment and formal examinations in the theoretical and practical aspects of the course, including communication.
How long is the course?
This course may be taken over one year, two years or nine months depending on the student needs and on which courses are running at the time. (The two year course is specially designed for people who are working or have other commitments).
There are normally 10 weeks spent in college on the one year and nine months courses, and 10 weeks and one block of two days on the two year course. These weeks are normally spread over the course as are the minimum 88 hours of observation and supervised teaching and communication practice.
It is often possible for students to do their observation and supervised teaching practice in their own areas with local teachers, though their work can also be carried out in Manchester.
How often do I have to attend?
Students are normally expected to attend the whole course.
What are the entry requirements?
Applicants are normally expected to have five GCSE/GCE passes including two at 'A' level or equivalent qualifications (e.g. a good ONC and OND, or BEC/TEC, GNVQ, or at least one Open University full credit).
A number of audiologists, social workers, graduates and trained teachers have also attended this course and found it very useful to their work.
Exceptionally, a mature student may be admitted to the course without the minimum entrance requirements but entrants in this category will be expected to present evidence that they are capable of fulfilling the academic and practical demands of the course.
Admission will be by interview.
Candidates will be expected to be able to express themselves competently in written and spoken English. Candidates must have the ability to speak clearly and be lipreadable.
Candidates must also have a genuinely warm and caring attitude, and wish to help people with an acquired hearing impairment communicate more effectively.
It is important that course members enjoy helping those who are hearing impaired, and conversing with them so that they are fully understood because so many hearing impaired people have suffered by being excluded from conversation.
Applications from people with hearing impairment are welcomed. Applications are welcomed from people with a hearing impairment regardless of the severity of the impairment. A loop system is normally used throughout the course and all speakers are requested to use clear speech. This course has been developed by a course team which has a majority of people who are hearing impaired.
CATS points
This course carries 120 CATs points at first degree level.
How to apply
The Admissions Tutor
Certificate of Higher Education (Teaching Speechreading to Adults)
Department of Psychology and Speech Pathology
The Manchester Metropolitan University
Elizabeth Gaskell Campus
Hathersage Road
Manchester Ml 3 OJA
Telephone: 0161-247 2565
Further information about the University is available on the Website: http://www.prospectus.mmu.ac.uk and further information about the Department of Psychology and Speech Pathology is available on: http://www.did.stu.mmu.ac.uk
