Deaf Education in Bilingual Communities ((4 Credits))

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This course recognizes the fundamentals of general, special, and bilingual education and how they are infused into Deaf education. It will acquaint students with current issues, trends, and research in the education of Deaf and hard of hearing learners of all ages, including historic and current objectives, techniques, and results. The cultural, historical, philosophical, psychological, linguistic and social aspects of the Deaf community will also be addressed from the educational perspective. Students are challenged to rethink their conceptualization of "Deaf education" as well as “general education” based on their perceptions of their own cultural dimensions. Please note: This course is open only to participants in the ASL-English Interpretation Program (AEIP) through SUNY Empire State College and CUNY LaGuardia Community College.