SST 251: Anatomy And Physiology Of Speech And Language
* “So You’ve Got to Write a Term Paper in SST 251"
When your instructors for SST 251: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Language got together to decide the term paper requirements, we asked ourselves several questions. First, how can we make this project meaningful and not just "busy work?" Second, because this is an online section, how can we grade the term paper in a way that rewards students who do a commendable job? The third and final question we asked ourselves was, "How can we make this term paper assignment a true learning experience in speech and language anatomy and physiology for the students?" After discussing several options, we came upon the following assignment that we think answers positively all three questions. It …show more content…
For example, to produce the /s/ sound, you would say something like the following...
"The tongue tip is elevated to make contact with the alveolar ridge, while the velum is elevated to restrict airflow from the nasal cavity and direct it through the oral cavity." The tongue muscle(s) responsible for elevating the tip is/are the __. The __ originates at __ and inserts (attaches) into ___."
Do the same thing for the action of lowering the velum including the muscles involved and where they originate and attach. Continue through each sound in your word describing the muscles involved in the production of each sound (phoneme) in your word.
If you have a sound that is repeated in your word, you may just list the muscles involved and note that you already described it earlier. To indicate this you could say for example, “see /n/ …show more content…
You must use APA style guide for your formatting and references. That is, appropriately cite any references in the text of your paper and in a reference page. Also double space your paper with one inch margins and use 12 point Times New Romans font. You do not need to include an abstract. When you include information that is general knowledge and put it in your own words, you do not need a reference. For the purpose of this paper, you can cite information that is directly quoted, but information that you put into your own words does not need to be cited. Most of the information covered in this class is not new ideas and can be considered general knowledge.
This term paper is due at the end of the course and you should get started on it as soon as possible. As you go through the modules, you will learn about the muscles involved in “your” word. Also, keep this term paper because it will be a great resource for you in future courses. Also, if you take SST 375, you will do a similar paper but with a focus on the acoustic and physiological phonetics of word
When your instructors for SST 251: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Language got together to decide the term paper requirements, we asked ourselves several questions. First, how can we make this project meaningful and not just "busy work?" Second, because this is an online section, how can we grade the term paper in a way that rewards students who do a commendable job? The third and final question we asked ourselves was, "How can we make this term paper assignment a true learning experience in speech and language anatomy and physiology for the students?" After discussing several options, we came upon the following assignment that we think answers positively all three questions. It …show more content…
For example, to produce the /s/ sound, you would say something like the following...
"The tongue tip is elevated to make contact with the alveolar ridge, while the velum is elevated to restrict airflow from the nasal cavity and direct it through the oral cavity." The tongue muscle(s) responsible for elevating the tip is/are the __. The __ originates at __ and inserts (attaches) into ___."
Do the same thing for the action of lowering the velum including the muscles involved and where they originate and attach. Continue through each sound in your word describing the muscles involved in the production of each sound (phoneme) in your word.
If you have a sound that is repeated in your word, you may just list the muscles involved and note that you already described it earlier. To indicate this you could say for example, “see /n/ …show more content…
You must use APA style guide for your formatting and references. That is, appropriately cite any references in the text of your paper and in a reference page. Also double space your paper with one inch margins and use 12 point Times New Romans font. You do not need to include an abstract. When you include information that is general knowledge and put it in your own words, you do not need a reference. For the purpose of this paper, you can cite information that is directly quoted, but information that you put into your own words does not need to be cited. Most of the information covered in this class is not new ideas and can be considered general knowledge.
This term paper is due at the end of the course and you should get started on it as soon as possible. As you go through the modules, you will learn about the muscles involved in “your” word. Also, keep this term paper because it will be a great resource for you in future courses. Also, if you take SST 375, you will do a similar paper but with a focus on the acoustic and physiological phonetics of word