Advanced ASL and Deaf History

Catalog description

This is an advanced ASL course in which students expand their conversational and narrative range. While receptive readiness activities continue to be an important part of the class, the emphasis moves toward honing expressive sign skills through narrative presentation and ASL-only class discussions. The first half of the course centers on fact-sharing strategies and describing cultural norms while the second half focuses on American Deaf history and the forces that shape its culture. Topics covered in the second half of the course use textual readings, films, class lectures and discussions, and other outside resources to understand the past, present, and possible future trajectories of American Deaf people.