LANG291 - American Sign Language and Literacy Skills

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Academic Year 2005/2006

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

Ella Mae Lentz/Ken Mikos/Cheri Smith: SIGNING NATURALLY LEVEL 2
Marilyn Daniels: DANCING WITH WORDS: SIGNING FOR HEARING CHILDREN'S LITERACY
Gabriel Grayson: TALKING WITH YOUR HANDS, LISTENING WITH YOUR EYES: A COMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Students will be evaluated using a three-tier grading system, including ASL skills, understanding of theory and performance in the field.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Weekly creation of a Powerpoint presentation log entries and documenting the service-learning experience.

COURSE FORMAT: Language

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: LANG290 OR LANG242

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Mullen,Sheila M.

Times: .M..... 04:00PM-06:30PM; Location: FISK101;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: 0 Jr. major: 0

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

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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006