LANG191 - American Sign Language II

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Academic Year 2003/2004

American Sign Language II
LANG 191 SP

Intermediate American Sign Language will provide a continuation of the work done in LANG 190. The course will cover grammatical and linguistic material in some depth, as well as teaching additional vocabulary. There will also be a focus on students' use of the language in class to improve their conversational abilities. The course will also introduce students to Deaf culture and the signing community, and will include ethnographic and analytical readings related to culture, linguistics, and interpretation.

MAJOR READINGS

Leah Hager Cohen, TRAIN GO SORRY: INSIDE A DEAF WORLD

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

TBA

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students who have not taken LANG 190 may be admitted if they have equivalent experience in the study of American Sign Language.

COURSE FORMAT: Language

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE Grading Mode: Student Option

Prerequisites: LANG190

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Mullen,Sheila M.

Times: .M.W.F. 10:00AM-10:50AM; Location: FISK305

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: 0 Jr. major: 0

SR. non-major: 7 Jr. non-major: 6 SO: 6 FR: 6

Special Attributes:

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004