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Overview
What you will study
A crosslinguistic perspective will be taken, and socioeconomic and sociocultural factors will be considered. By the end of the Developmental Language Disorder course offered by City, University of London , you will have a deeper understanding of research relevant to your work that will enable you to reflect on this critically. In turn, this will inform your assessment, decision-making and intervention in the field of speech and language therapy.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Explain and critically reflect on current theoretical issues and research methods in language development and DLD
- Explain and integrate research findings relevant to your area of work and/or interests
- Describe and justify your use of assessments and interventions in working with a particular client group or client, with reference to current theoretical perspectives, research methods and findings.
- Present issues, evidence and conclusions clearly, concisely and coherently in verbal and written presentation
- Critically evaluate and synthesise relevant research from a range of sources.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to issues of human diversity including culture, ethnicity and disability and act accordingly
- Show an insight into and respect for the experience of service users and participants in research.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
Credits
15 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Language Studies View 134 other Short Courses in Language Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Required
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- First or second-class honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate subject
- The Licentiate Diploma of the Royal college of Speech and Language Therapists is also accepted.
If your first language is not English, one of the following is required:
- A first degree from a UK university
- A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by City, University of London as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions from Australia, Canada or the United States of America.
- International English Language Test Service (IELTS) a score of 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) score 72 required
- TOEFL 100 overall with 24 in Writing, 20 in Listening, 19 Reading and 20 Speaking
Tuition Fee
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International
1405 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1405 GBP for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
1125 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1125 GBP for the full programme during 2 months.
Living costs for London
1137 - 2157 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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