New England ITA Network
Spring Meeting
Friday, May 12, 2006
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Agenda
Communication Differences?
Communication Disorders?
What ITA Instructors Need to Know
Sponsored by the University of Massachusetts ITA Communication Program
the Center for Language, Speech, and Hearing
with funding from the University of Massachusetts Graduate School
Four faculty members from the Communication Disorders Department,
University of Massachusetts Amherst will address how a communication disorder
can manifest itself and affect one's ability to learn and successfully
communicate in a second language.
| 9:00-10:00 |
Arrival, Get acquainted (coffee pastries and fruit) |
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| 10:00-10:15 |
Welcome to UMass, Overview of sessions |
Dr. Myrna Cronen |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Cultural and linguistic differences in the human voice and voice
disorders |
Dr. Mary Andrianopoulos |
| 11:00-11:45 |
Phonological differences vs phonological disorders |
Dr. Shelley Velleman |
| 11:45-12:15 |
Fluency and stuttering in first and second language learners |
Dr. Pat Mercaitis |
| 12:30-1:30 |
Buffet Lunch and conversation |
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| 1:30-2:2:15 |
Effect of hearing loss and auditory processing disorders on second
language learning |
Dr. Jane Baran |
| 2:15 |
Business meeting |
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| 3:00 |
Adjournment |
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