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SLT-10019 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 31 January 2026

SLT-10019 - Linguistics, Phonetics and Phonology
Coordinator: Maxine Winstanley
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

The main concepts in linguistics, phonetics and phonology, relevant to speech and language therapy are considered in this module as well as sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics and their relationship with speech and language therapy. The skills developed in this module will enable you to describe, analyse and interpret typical speech and language data. You will develop transcription skills using the International Phonetic Alphabet which will enable you to make an accurate detailed description of a service users’ communication.

Aims
This module aims to enable apprentices to describe, analyse and interpret typical speech and language data. The main concepts in linguistics, including articulatory phonetics and phonology, relevant to speech and language therapy are considered. Apprentices are provided with the opportunity to consider sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics and their relationship with speech and language therapy. The module further aims to provide learning opportunities for apprentices to be able to describe natural phonology and identify phonological processes. Additionally Gricean pragmatics, relevance theory and inference are also explored.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/slt-10019/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Describe and transcribe typical linguistic and phonetic data.: 1
Describe the production of sounds found in human languages using appropriate terminology.: 1
Explain natural phonology and the phonological processes from transcribed lexical items.: 1
Outline the importance of key psycholinguistic models relevant to speech, language and communication and speech and language therapy practice.
: 2
Determine the differences in psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and all levels of typical processing for individuals including those whose home language is not English.: 2

Study hours

60 hours tutor led active learning will include:
~ 30 hours synchronous interactive lectures
~ 16 hours asynchronous lectures
~ 12 hours synchronous practical workshops
~ 2 hours synchronous assessment preparation
240 hours of independent study will include:
~ 100 hours independent assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Exam weighted 60%
80-minute-test
Multiple choice and short answer questions to explore knowledge and understanding of articulatory phonetics, phonology and linguistics relevant to speech and language therapy.

2: Class Test weighted 40%
60-minute-test
Online multiple choice and short answer questions exam relating to psycholinguistic models and sociolinguistics relevant to speech and language therapy

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 31 January 2026