Essential Question:
"How do people perceive the speech produced by an artificial larynx?"

Foundation Questions:
1. What is an artificial larynx?

2. How do laryngectomees with artificial larynges see themselves?

4. How do clients with artificial larynges *think* society sees them?

5. Do clients alter their lifestyle because of the way they *think* society perceives them? If they do, how?

6. How are clients with artificial larynges really viewed by society?

Tentative Point:
An artificial larynx affects both the laryngectomee and society.

Tentative Genres:
Referral Letter - Doctor (Dr. Jones)
Journal Entries - Client (Barb)
Poem - Client (Barb)
Webliography - Clinician
Power Point - Clinician
Interview- with Client (Barb) & friend (Jan)

Integration of Genres:
Ok, I have changed this too! Instead of telling the story about a laryngectomee deciding on an artificial larynx, I now want to do it about society's influence on a laryngectomee and the affect a laryngectomee has on society. I plan on using the interview as the piece that ties everything together. I am hoping its going to be like a story and then the other genres are inserted specific places in the interview.

Tentative Resources:

Blood, Gordon W., & Dineen, Mary (1993). Perceived control, adjustment, and communication problems in laryngeal cancer survivors. Perceptual & Motor Skills, 77(3), 764-766. Retrieved July 12, 2002, from Academic Search Elite database.

Christensen, John M., & Dwyer, Patricia E. (1990). Improving Alaryngeal Speech Intelligibility. Journal of Communication Disorders, 23, 445-451. Retrieved July 12, 2002, from ERIC database.

Craven, Alison, & West, Robert (1987). Counselling and care of laryngectomees. British Journal of Disorders of Communication 22(3), 237-243. Retrieved July 15, 2002 from PsycINFO database.

Gleeson, Michael (1992). Voice after laryngectomy. British Medical Journal. 304(6818), 2-4. Retrived July 15, 2002 from PsycINFO database.

Lauder, Edmund (1970). The laryngectomee and the artificial larynx: A second look. Journal of Speech & Hearing Disorders 35(1), 62-65. Retreived July 15, 2002 from PsycINFO database.

Miralles, Jose L., & Cervera, Teresa (1995). Voice Intelligibility in patients who have undergone laryngectomies. Journal of Speech & Hearing Research, 38(3), 564-571. Retrieved July 12, 2002, from Academic Search Elite database.

Phelps, William R. (1973). Psychology of the laryngectomee. Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology, 3, 60. Retrieved July 15, 2002, from PsycINFO database.

Salva, Caroline T., & Kallail, Ken J. (1989). An investigation of the counseling needs of male and female laryngectomees. Journal of Communication Disorders, 22, 291-304. Retrieved July 12, 2002, from ERIC database.

Smithwick, Lynn, Davis, Priscilla, Dancer, Jess, Hicks, Gretchen Spring, & Montague, Jim (2002). Female laryngectomees' satisfication with communication methods and speech-language pathologists. Perceptual & Motor Skills, 94(1), 204-206. Retrieved July 12, 2002, from Academic Search Elite database.

Xi, Shuxin, Thongchai, Chaweewan, Wankaew, Chanchai, & Xue, Wujun (2001). Body image and social support of patients who experienced total laryngectomy. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 15(3), 153-155. Retreived July 15, 2002 from PsychINFO database.