National Institute of Speech and Hearing

The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) is an institute devoted to the education and rehabilitation of individuals with speech-language and hearing impairments located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city in the Indian state of Kerala. It was established in 1997 on the initiative of the state of Kerala and is a self-financing affiliate college of the University of Kerala.[1][2][3]

Its academic courses include: Bachelor in Audiology & Speech and Language Pathology, Master in Audiology & Speech and Language Pathology, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (for the hearing impaired), and Bachelor of Fine Arts (for the hearing impaired).

Internal mentoring

The NISH launched a mentoring programme for first year students. Each teacher is given three or four students to mentor.

Experiential learning

A programme of experiential learning was started at the NISH in December 2012 with 17 students participating in an activity-based learning method where the students become performers and the teachers, facilitators.

References

  1. ↑ Times of India. (14 April 2012). "NISH team to help cochlear implant project". Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Nair, Sangeetha (2 February 2012). "Wipro offers jobs to 6 deaf students". Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  3. ↑ University of Kerala. Affiliate Colleges: National Institute of Speech & Hearing

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