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Introduction to Acoustics for Speech Therapists (The12th Introductory Course in Phonetics)

July 22nd, 2013
Date 2pm-6pm, August 3rd (Saturday), 2013 (coffee break included)
Topic Introduction to acoustics for speech therapists
Target Speech therapists, students at schools of speech therapists
Lecturer Professor Hideaki SEKI (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Place Nihon College of Welfare and Education, Main Campus, 6th floor, Computer room.

2-16-3 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Phone：03-3205-1611
1 minute walk from Takadanobaba Station (JR Yamanote line, Seibu Shinjuku line, Tokyo Metro Tozai line)
  *The campus is in front of #4 Exit, Takadanobaba Station, Tokyo Metro Tozai line.
  http://www.nippku.ac.jp/access/go2.html
There are other events on campus on August 3rd. Please come directly to “Gengo Soudanshitsu” (language consultation room) on 2nd floor for registration.
Organizer Phonetics Promotion Committee, Phonetic Society of Japan
Facilitator Kyoko TAKEUCHI (Kokugakuin University)
Fee Member: 1000 yen, Non-member: 2000 yen
Limitation 30
Please apply in advance. Applications will be closed when the number reaches 30.
How to apply Please send an email to: psj_f@yahoo.co.jp
Please write "Application for Introduction to Acoustics for ST" in the email subject.
Please send us the following information:
  • Name
  • Affiliation:
  • Name of speech therapist school you are attending, or have attended:
  • Member or non-member of the Phonetic Society of Japan:
  • Contact information (please indicate home or workplace, address, phone/fax number, email address, etc.):
  • Email address for contacting before August 3rd (required):
  • Requests for the course, if you have any:
Preparation Please bring headphones with a microphone (see example:  http://www2.elecom.co.jp/multimedia/microphone/hs-hp15/index.asp)
Overview In this course, you will learn basic acoustics and practice using wavesurfer (acoustical analysis software) needed for speech therapists (e.g. what to be careful about when recording sounds at clinical sites, how to analyze waveforms and sound spectrograms, etc.). We will also think about the possibilities of analyzing speech sounds. This course is aimed for speech therapists that are beginners of acoustical analysis. We will use Windows OS for this course.