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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)
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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%
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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.
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Date Approved:
10/23/88
Date Scanned:
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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.