An integrated multi-media package for learning clinical phonetics and linguistics.

Abstract

Competence in the phonetic and linguistic analysis of normal and disordered spoken language is a basic requirement for all students and practitioners of speech and language therapy. This paper presents a learning package specifically designed for individuals who need to acquire or update practical skills and theoretical knowledge in clinical linguistic analysis. VISUAL-CLIP (VIdeo SUpported Active Learning in Clinical LInguistics and Phonetics) is a student-centred, interactive, multi-media tutorial in clinical linguistics and phonetics, based on digitised video- and audio-taped speech data from a child with a complex communication disorder. Data can be analysed from different perspectives and at different levels of difficulty using separate but inter-linked modules on phonetics, phonology, grammar, semantics and pragmatics. Case history information, formal assessment results, theoretical background and an annotated bibliography are also integrated into the CD-ROM based package.