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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the aspects of deafness by familiarizing students with the physiology of the ear, causes and types of hearing losses, social and psychological aspects of deafness, national and community organizations (i.e. NAD, RID), and history of deaf education. Prerequisite: Reading Proficiency.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to expand student's knowledge, recognition, and understanding of American Sign Language semantic units. Focus will be on interpreting and translating ASL idiomatic expressions into equivalent English meaning and usage; developing a recognition of cultural variations of sentence types, time, pronominalization, subjects and objects, classifiers, locatives, pluralization and temporal and distributional aspects. Emphasis will be on cross-cultural influences on language usage and thought. Prerequisites: DCS:104 and DCS: 115 with grades of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency.
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3.00 Credits
This class will explore and mount a small theatre of the deaf production. Theatrical sign and mime skills will be utilized. All students will be involved in developing the ASL translation of a script, building sets and props and performing. The show will perform for elementary school children on Fridays during class time. Prerequisites: DCS:106 and DCS:110 with grades of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide increased interactive opportunities for students to continue development of their knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical features of ASL. Instructional approaches include discussion, expansion and explanation in the target language. In addition, the course focuses on colloquialisms, varying registers and socially restricted vocabulary in numerous contexts. Prerequisites: DCS:105 with a grade of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces basic skills necessary for an individual to interpret ASL to English or English to ASL. The course is built around a sequencing of drills and incorporates video and deaf signers. The Code of Ethics is reinforced in the classroom. Prerequisite: DCS:106 and DCS:109 with grades of "C" or better, or permissions of Department and Reading Proficiency.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces basic skills necessary to simultaneously transliterate Contact/PSE to English or English to Contact/PSE. The course is built around sequencing of drills and exercises and incorporates videos and deaf signers. The Code of Ethics will be reinforced in context. Prerequisites: DCS:106 and DCS:109 with grades of "C" or better or permission of Department and Reading Proficiency.
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3.00 Credits
Introductory field experience involving observation, interpreting/transliterating, and interacting totaling 100 hours during the semester. Lecture portion will discuss problems encountered, development of a professional log and portfolio. Prerequisites: DCS:206, DCS:207 and DCS:218 with grades of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency.
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1.00 Credits
Designed to reinforce concepts discussed in DCS:206/207 within individualized and small group settings. Concurrent enrollment in DCS:206 or DCS:207. Additional lab hours required. Prerequisite: Reading Proficiency.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to provide the student an opportunity to build skills in interpreting and transliterating into spoken English from ASL and various contact varieties. Prerequisites: DCS:206 and DCS:207 and COM:111 with grades of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency.
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3.00 Credits
Various interpreting settings are explored, including educational, legal, medical, mental health, religious, platform, rehabilitation, and performing arts. The course also develops understanding of additional types of communication techniques, such as interpreting for those who are deaf-blind, oral or exhibit minimal language skills. Prerequisites: DCS:105 and COM:111 with grades of "C" or better and Reading Proficiency.
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