HISTORY

Pursuing the idea that in the researches of speech and language only multidisciplinary approach, through practical verification and application of scientific-research results, can enable more comprehensive insight into such a complex phenomenon, professor Djordje Kostic founded laboratory for experimental phonetics within Serbian Academy of Sciences in 1949, which in 1951 developed into the Institute for experimental phonetics, learning of foreign languages and speech pathology. Being revolutionary in the approach to scientific-research work, the Institute quickly became one of the leading institutions in the area of speech and language researches. This dynamic development includes collaboration with large number of institutes and faculties in the country and abroad, through a range of national and international projects.

Widest frameworks of speech and language researches led to original scientific results, which found their place both in theory and in practical application. These knowledges have significantly influenced the change of established concepts in different spheres, often resulting in qualitatively new approaches in certain areas. The Institute for foreign languages in Belgrade and Faculty of Defectology were formed under the patronage of the Institute. Also, KSAFA system is developed as a unique approach in work with hearing impaired children and children with speech communication disorder.