400

This course covers the physical properties of sound, including how it is generated, received, and interpreted by humans. The importance of environmental and linguistic sounds in the human experience will be explored. Learners will also discover the dynamic interplay of respiration, phonation, articulation and resonance that results in human speech.

Human infants are born with reflexive feeding instincts that allow for their survival and ability to thrive. This course will explore the evolution of successful feeding and swallowing in children. Babies are also predisposed to interact socially with caretakers and thereby learn to communicate. The amazing journey toward communicative competence is explored in detail, including the evolution of articulate speech patterns, and receptive and expressive language. The role of early literacy experiences in the development of oral and written language is outlined, as well.