AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CONVERSATION

Catalog description

This course introduces students to concepts, vocabulary and signing conventions when interacting with the Deaf using American Sign Language (ASL). The conversation surrounds both community members’ public and private lives. Some topics include world news and globalization; types of companies and industries; organizational structures; management; personnel; banking and finance; politics; global warming; environmental changes; natural disasters; and medical professional settings, including types of testing and procedures with advancing technologies. Topics of cross-cultural communication include etiquette and socio-pragmatic conventions, solidarity and deference, directness and indirectness and language variation. Course materials, activities and assessments are carried out within the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (National Standards Collaborative Board) framework and “5 C’s”: communication, cultures, connections, comparisons and communities.