SE207 : Communication skills for people with special needs

Department

Department of Apecial education

Academic Program

Bachelor in Special Education

Type

Compulsory

Credits

04

Prerequisite

SE110SE204

Overview

This course aims to identify basic skills in communicating with people with special needs. It also aims to introduce students to sign language for the deaf, Braille for the visually impaired, verbal and linguistic training, and in distinguishing between sensory and physical communication methods.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:

1. Be familiar with communication and its various topics

2. Explain the origin and development of the communication process and list the patterns of effective verbal and non-verbal communication

3. Determine ways to develop communication skills with different special groups

4. Explain events related to communication skills through small scale research

5. Compare methods of communication and skills with categories of people with special needs

6. Discover methods of communication with different special groups

7. Conclude the importance of effective communication and its role in dealing with others

8. Connect between body movement and facial expressions in accordance with different situations

9. Analyzes events related to communication skills through small scale research

10. Explain and discuss ways and means of communicating with groups with special needs

11. Apply studied material in the area of specialization

12. Perform duties entrusted with in the best way possible

13. Use different methods of communication with people with special needs

14. Employ verbal and non-verbal communication skills

15. To apply and evaluate methods of communication skills with special needs groups

16. Apply the acquired knowledge in practice

17. Use modern technology

18. The student should be able to team work

19. Conduct self-learning and continuous learning

Teaching and learning methods

• Lecture

• Individual and group assignments

• Lab training

Methods of assessments

• Midterm exam 20

• Written report 10

• Oral exam 10

• Final exam 60

Course content

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:

Week	Topic
1	The nature of communication. Definition and elements
2	Stages of the development in the communication process
3	Characteristics of communication, types and obstacles
4	Communication theories
5	Effective communication skills and applications in different situations
6	Midterm exam
7	Characteristics of a good speaker. Tips for improving communication
8	Objectives and principles of communication: Planning the communication process
9	Ways and means of communicating with the hearing impaired
10	Methods of communicating with the visually impaired
11	Ways and means of communicating with the mentally handicapped and the autistic
12	Final exam

References

Teach Me How to Communicate: Step by Step to Develop Children's Language, Communication and Social Interaction Skills, Lama Mohamed Al-Ohali, 2013.

Communication Skills, Ahmed Tawfiq Hegazy, House of Scientific Knowledge Treasures, 2014.

Communication Skills, Nawaf Obeidat, Al-Masirah Publishing House for Printing and Publishing, 2002

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Healthy physical disability (SE107)
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