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3.00 Credits
Course focuses on continued development of conversational fluency in American Sign Language, including further training in receptive and expressive skills, fingerspelling, vocabularybuilding, and grammatical structures. Students begin to develop understanding of use of classifiers and signing space in ASL. Topics introduced include giving directions, describing physical characteristics, making requests, discussion of occupations, attributing qualities to individuals, and daily routines. 3 CRED ITS
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3.00 Credits
Course is an introduction to various aspects of the deaf community as a linguistic and cultural minority group. Designed for individuals who may or may not have had prior experience with deaf people, course raises questions concerning the nature of sign language and its varieties, education of deaf people, historical treatment of deaf people, sociological and cultural issues important to the deaf community, and political activism. 3 CRED ITS PREREQUISITES: 37-1151 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the fields of interpreting. Focus is placed on the history of the field, growth of the profession and current practices. An introduction to the interpreter's role and ethical decision making is provided. Students will learn in an interactive setting which encourages skills in critical thinking, reading, writing and collaboration. 2 CRED ITS
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3.00 Credits
Summer Enrichment Course emphasizes when and how to use fingerspelling in American Sign Language. Appropriate changes in handshapes and patterns are discussed and practiced as well as the lexicalization of fingerspelling. 1 CRED IT PREREQUISITES: 37-1152 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II
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3.00 Credits
Directed Studies are learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. Directed Studies involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade. 1-3 CRED ITS
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3.00 Credits
Course includes vocabulary-building and mastery of grammar through rigorous receptive and expressive language activities. ASL skills development with application to complex grammatical structures continues. Topics discussed in ASL include the location and description of items in rooms and buildings, complaints, making suggestions, and making requests. Notes on deaf culture are also discussed. 3 CRED ITS PREREQUISITES: 37-1152 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II
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3.00 Credits
Course focuses on continued development of receptive and expressive American Sign Language skills. Course covers the following topics using ASL: telling about life events, describing objects, and discussion of activities and current events. Notes on deaf culture are also included. 3 CRED ITS PREREQUISITES: 37-2153 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III
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3.00 Credits
Course focuses on the linguistic structures of American Sign Language, including phonology, morphology, syntax, and language. Structural aspects of both American Sign Language and English are compared and contrasted, providing students with valuable insight into both languages. 3 CRED ITS PREREQUISITES: 37-1152 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II, 37-1252 DEAF CULTURE
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3.00 Credits
This course prepares students to make the leap from intra-lingual analysis to inter-lingual interpreting. Pre-interpreting skills will be introduced in class each week and weekly lab assignments will be required for skill development. Students will begin to develop important critical thinking in order to prepare them for the next development level. 1 CRED IT PREREQUISITES: 37-1252 DEAF CULTURE, 37-2153 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III, 52-1152 WRITING AND RHETORIC II
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3.00 Credits
Students translate discourse from English to American Sign Language and from American Sign Language to English. Instruction includes analysis of the text, understanding language equivalence, restructuring the message, and judging appropriateness when translating. 3 CRED ITS PREREQUISITES: 37-2154 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE IV, 37-2253 LINGUISTICS OF ASL
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