1st Bachelor in Speech Therapy

Studying and Improving Voice, Articulation, Speech and Language : voice, speech and oral language

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ECTS Credits4
Number of Hours (h/year)60
Teaching staffROBERT, Nadine
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_LOGO0001/1
Prerequisite

None

Aims and Objectives
  • To integrate voice, speech and gestures as specific human communication tools; to understand speaking and singing voice performance, as also the main principles for harmonious voicing.
  • to master phonetic speech transcription and non verbal messages analysis; to understand and practice various types of exercises in order to improve the vocal production quality
Description
  • Oral communication circuits; symbolic of language; communication axioms, according to Watzlawick & al.; various uses of the voice and audible frequencies; ontogenesis of the voice; physiology and main principles for voice and speech; the singing voice; vocal technique, tessitura and classification of voices; synthesis of the different functional tunings of the voice.
  • training to listen and to phonetically transcribe, the speech and the various local accents; practical works: search and interpretation of gestures, mimics and other non verbal messages; dividing the voice-production, search and practice of relaxing, breathing, voicing and articulating exercises.
Bibliography

HEUILLET-MARTIN, G. et al. (2003). Une voix pour tous. T.1, Solal, Marseille.

WATZLAWICK, P. et al. (1972). Une logique de la communication, Seuil, Paris.

KAZANDJIAN PEARSON, S. (2004). L'instrument du chanteur: son corps, Solal, Marseille.

MALMBERG, B. (1993). La phonétique, Que sais-je ? Ed. PUF, Paris.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
Projects or practical work
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

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