SNLAN 1 – Page 1 Date Approved: 10/23/88 Date Scanned: 5/26/2005 Inactivated by Curriculum Committee 10/26/07__ College of the Redwoods CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: SNLAN 1 DEGREE APPLICABLE NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) COURSE TITLE Introduction to Sign Language LECTURE HOURS: 3.0 LAB HOURS: 0.0 UNITS: 3.0 PREREQUISITE: None Eligibility for: Engl 150 Math 105 Request for Exception Attached CO-REQUISITE: None GRADING STANDARD: Letter Grade Only TRANSFERABILITY: CSUS UC Articulation with UC requested Repeatable yes no CR/NC Only NONE Max No. Units Grade/CR/NC Option Maximum Class Size 30 Max No. Enrollments CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This course studies the various sign systems used in communication with hearing impaired persons in the United States. It also introduces elementary signs, finger spelling, and information about the deaf culture and its history. NOTE: COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES: List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific measurable student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of ‘critical thinking.” Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Explain the different aspects of the various manually coded English systems and American Sign Language. Appreciate the rich culture of the deaf—its history and its present outlook. Understand the current educational options available for the hearing impaired. Recognize the career paths available in the sign language curriculum and related curricula. Finger spell and sign on a limited basis (synthesize the manual alphabet and sign) SNLAN 1 – Page 2 Date Approved: 10/23/88 Date Scanned: 5/26/2005 Inactivated by Curriculum Committee 10/26/07__ COURSE OUTLINE: % of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic Manual Alphabet History of American Sign Language French Sign language and American Sign Language The War of Methods The Controversy The Suppression of Sign Language Basic Signs Manually Coded English Systems Their Similarities and Differences Signing Essential English Signing Exact English Linguistics of Visual English Deaf Culture vs. Hearing Culture Education for the Hearing Impaired Its Method and History: French, German, Rochester, Straight Language, Manual English, Simultaneous, Cued Speech, Total Communication Main Streaming vs. the Residential School Current Schools and Their Options in California Organizations and publications Hearing Impaired Role Models Technology Available for Hearing Impaired Current Cause of Hearing Loss 15% 10% 25% 10% 10% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% SNLAN 1 – Page 3 Date Approved: 10/23/88 Date Scanned: 5/26/2005 Inactivated by Curriculum Committee 10/26/07__ APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS: (Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended; including alternate texts that may be used.) Text(s) Title Deaf Heritage Required Alternate Edition Recommended Author Jack Gannon Publisher National Association of Deaf Date Published 1980 (Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.) For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level: Yes. Basis for determination: is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or Branch Coordinator, or Center Dean) OR has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall Readability Index Scale. No. Request for Exception Attached If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade. 1. Substantial writing assignments, including: essay exam(s) term or other paper(s) written homework reading report(s) laboratory report(s) other (specify) _____ If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate because: The course is primarily computational in nature. The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving. Other rationale (explain) __________________________________________ 2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including: exam(s) quizzes homework problems laboratory report(s) field work other (specify)_______ 3. Skill demonstrations, including: class performance(s) field work other (specify) project of sign, reading signs and finger spelling performance exam(s) 4. Objective examinations, including: multiple choice completion matching items true/false other (specify) 5. Other (specify) receptive quizzes and attendance NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance. SNLAN 1 – Page 4 Date Approved: 10/23/88 Date Scanned: 5/26/2005 Inactivated by Curriculum Committee 10/26/07__ REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS: Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL Degree Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the student to study outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the regular class time the students in this class will be doing the following: Study Answer questions Skill practice Required reading Problem solving activity or exercise Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research) Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the semester) Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert, debate, meeting, etc.) Field trips Other (specify) ____________________________ COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS: Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for non-degree applicable courses. Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc. The student must apply his learning of basic signs and fingerspelling to create new sentences. When communicating to others in sign and/or finger spelling, the student must also synthesize concepts into acceptable forms for the receivers to understand. The student must analyze the reading materials and lecture information to develop answers for essay questions.