ASL 105 - American Deaf Culture and the Deaf Community

Institution:

Westmoreland County Community College

Subject:

American Sign Language

Description:

This course is an introduction to deaf culture and examines both the emergence of the deaf community as a linguistic and cultural group and the history of American Sign Language. Students will study cultural norms, values, traditions, and rules of social behavior of the deaf community, as well as dynamics and cross-cultural interactions.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

ASL 102

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.westmoreland.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 925-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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