Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC136274 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 聴覚障害乳幼児指導法
Subject Name
(Katakana)
チョウカクショウガイニュウヨウジシドウホウ
Subject Name in
English
Instructional Methods for Infants and Preschool Children with Hearing Impairments
Instructor AMACHI MASAAKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
アマチ マサアキ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  Second Semester,  Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte:EDU C203
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive)
In case unavoidable circumstances occur, it may be conducted online (simultaneous interactive type, Zoom will be used). 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Education
Eligible Students Students of Faculty of Education Cluster1(School Education), Program in Special Needs School Teacher Education
Keywords hearing impairment, infant, clinical practice 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
To learn and consider how the knowledge and skills learned in lectures on the field of hearing impairment are applied in actual clinical practice. At the same time, to experience applying and imagining the information and stance of the instructors that you will learn about in this class to the educational situations you will be involved in in the future. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1: Early intervention for infants with hearing impairment
Lesson 2: Prerequisites / Fundamental conditions for communication of infants with hearing impairment
Lesson 3: Auditory learning
Lesson 4: Audiometry, fitting of hearing aid, mapping of cochlear implant
Lesson 5: Welfare and engineering knowledge for deaf education
Lesson 6: Newborn hearing screening and Genetic Diagnosis
Lesson 7: Sign language and language development
Lesson 8: Development and support of infants using cochlear implants
Lesson 9: Early intervention for multiple-disabled infants
Lesson 10: Development of hearing and language (Pre-linguistic development - communication with caregivers)
Lesson 11: Development of hearing and language (Vocabulary acquisition period - syntactic structure acquisition period)
Lesson 12: Development of hearing and language (Aquisition of literacy and discourse)
Lesson 13: Developmental tests for infants with hearing impairments
Lesson 14: Technique of consultation for family members of infants with hearing impairments
Lesson 15: A typology of personality and sensitivity that is useful in clinical practice

Quiz and reports 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Handouts will be distributed. Reference books will be introduced as necessary. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Zoom
(More Details) Text, handout, movies 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Project Learning, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lesson 1, 9, 15: Review of contens about "Fumdamentals of Education for Children with Hearing Impairments"
Lesson 2, 4-8, 10-12: Review of contens about "Psychology of hearing Impairments"
Lesson 3, 13, 14: Review of contens about "Instractional Methods of "Autonomous Activities"(JIRITSU-KATSUDO) for the Hearing Impairments" 
Requirements  
Grading Method Students will be evaluated comprehensively based on commitment to assignments, accomplishment of assignments (15%), contribution in discussions (10%), and a writing exam or a report (75%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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