American Sign Language VI (ASL 345)

Term: 2016-2017 Academic Year Spring

Faculty

Becky M. DavisShow MyInfo popup for Becky M. Davis

Email address is hidden, click here to email

Schedule

Tue-Thu, 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM (1/9/2017 - 5/5/2017) Location: MAIN BUR 002

Description

Upper level ASL course with a focus on diglossia, variation in sign language use, and viewing the Deaf community as part of a linguistic and cultural minority. Topics that will be covered include perspectives on Deafhood and Deaf/deaf communities, attitudes toward Deaf people and signed languages, technology and communication, history of the Deaf community, contributions of Deaf people to society, communication issues and the politics of language use, choices, and power. Students will expand on vocabulary through working on areas of advanced subject matters, application of non-manual markers, use of classifiers, and proper pronominalization.
Prerequisites: ASL 305