American Sign Language VI (ASL 416)

Term: 2011-2012 Academic Year Fall

Faculty

Ms. Shauna Rae WardShow MyInfo popup for Ms. Shauna Rae Ward

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Schedule

Wed, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (8/22/2011 - 12/9/2011) 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 120 Deaf Culture and ASL 305 American Sign Language V