LANG291 - American Sign Language and Literacy Skills

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Academic Year 2004/2005

American Sign Language and Literacy Skills
LANG 291 SP

Clusters:

Service-Learning

Through this Service-Learning course, students will continue their language training in ASL while focusing on research and applications primarily outside of the Deaf Community. Combining the works of Oliver Sacks (cognitive changes from sign language acquisition), Howard Gardner (Multiple Intelligence Theory) and Marilyn Daniels (signing for hearing children's literacy), students will participate in adding this visual and kinesthetic modality to elementary school language arts programming. The use of sign language for children with a variety of learning disabilities will also be examined and applied through the course service component.

MAJOR READINGS

Marilyn Daniels, DANCING WITH WORDS: SIGNING FOR HEARING CHILDREN'S LITERACY

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

TBA

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students who have not taken ASL at Wesleyan should seek out the instructor to determine whether their level of knowledge is appropriate for this course.

COURSE FORMAT: Language

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: LANG290 OR LANG242

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Mullen,Sheila M.

Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: FISK404;

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-21-2005