Sign Comm in Instruct Settings

Catalog description

This course introduces and expands upon the advantages that sign language and other visual communication systems offer in the education of DHH learners. Among the topics covered are the history and structure of American Sign Language (ASL), the nature and characteristics of artificial sign systems based on English systems, as well as tactile systems for DHH learners with additional sensory differences including the Deaf Blind. Interpreted education is also reviewed along with other educational tools such as fingerspelling. Eight field experience hours are required for this course.