ASL 226 - Communication and Culture in the Deaf Community

Institution:

Nassau Community College

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Description:

This course explores the communication and culture of deaf people. It focuses on a unique human communication phenomenon: namely a community with a communication and cultural system that is not based on a spoken language. The relationship between communication and culture is examined through analysis of the different aspects of the deaf culture and community, including language, the arts, norms, values, traditions and patterns of everyday life of the deaf community and its interaction with a hearing-dominant society. This course will be

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ncc.edu/

Phone Number:

(516) 572-7501

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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