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Anna Luci Wymer
12/11/2013
Organization: Admin Affairs & Graduate Education
Course Catalog Update
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Course Catalog Update Information:
STU0004
Reference Number: CCU005838
Date: 15-JUL-13
Level: 2.00 of 2.00
Currently On The Worklist Of: Catherine Hackney,
chackne1
Owner: Office of Curriculum Services, 330-672-8558 or 330-672-8559, curriculum@kent.edu
Basic Course Data
Change type: Revise
Faculty member submitting this proposal: Kathy Geething
Requested Effective Term: 201480
Campus: Kent
College: EH-Education, Health and Human Services
Department: LDES-Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences
Course Subject: SPED-Special Education
New Course Subject:
Course Number: 53105
New Course Number:
Course Title: TRANSLITERATING
Title Abbreviation: TRANSLITERATING
Slash Course and Cross-list Information: SPED 43105 + SPED 53105
Credit Hours
Minimum Credit/Maximum Credit: 3 to 3
Contact Hours: Lecture - Minimum Hours/Maximum Hours: 3 to 3
Contact Hours: Lab - Minimum Hours/Maximum Hours:
Contact Hours: Other - Minimum Hours/Maximum Hours:
Attributes
Is this course part of the LER, WIC or Diversity requirements: No
If yes, course attributes: 1.
2.
3.
Can this course be repeated for credit: No
Repeat
Course Limit:
Course Level: Graduate
Grade Rule: B-Standard letter
OR Maximum Hours:
Rationale for an IP grade request for this course (if applicable):
Schedule Type(s): 1. LEC-Lecture 2.
3.
Credit by Exam: N-Credit by exam-not approved
Prerequisites & Descriptions
Current Prerequisite/Corequisite/Catalog Description: Receptive and expressive use of English-based sign language
systems; ASL root words, prefix/suffix use, simultaneous speaking and signing. Explanation and demonstration of cued
speech, exploration of the research related to individuals who use cued speech. Prerequisite: SPED 4/53100 and ASL or
SPED 29202 and graduate standing.
Catalog Description (edited): Students are exposed to the various English-based sign systems that are used in the
education of deaf students as well as variations of sign communication in the deaf community. Focus is placed on developing
transliterating skills utilizing conceptually accurate signed English. Students examine the implications of a diverse sign
continuum and the professional expectation of identifying and meeting the language preferences of deaf consumers.
Prerequisites (edited): ASL 29202; and SPED 53107; and graduate standing
Corequisites (edited): ASL 39201; and SPED 53102
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Registration is by special approval only: No
Content Information
Content Outline:
Content Hours
per Course
Topic
3
9
9
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
Topic Description
History of Manual Communication:
progression of manual coded English
systems and its effect on language
variation in the deaf community
Effective strategies for English to ASL
transliterating: modifications to English
sentence structure, facial grammar,
fingerspelling, use of space, parts of
speech
Effective strategies for ASL to English
transliterating: modifications to English
sentence structure, fingerspelling,
parts of speech
Characteristics of Conceptually
Accurate Signed English: determine
the meaning of lexical items andor
phrases based on the context of the
discourse
Identification of deaf and hard of
hearing consumers language use:
identify characteristics of English based
signing or ASL by deaf signers
Comparison of Interpreting and
Transliterating: characteristics
interpreting versus characteristics of
transliterating; when and why each
type is utilized
Various types of transliterating: oral,
cued speech, and Conceptually
Accurate Signed English
Characteristics of Signing Exact
English: sign markers, initialized signs,
2 out of 3 rule
Characteristics of Signed English: sign
markers, initialized signs
Specialized topic presentation: review
current research on one of the topics
discussed in class and present findings
to the class
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Total Contact Hours: 45
Textbook(s) used in this course: Kelly, J.E. ASL Transliterating: Show me the English. Alexandria, VA: RID Press.
Research articles on class topics
Writing Expectations: Self-assessments, specialized topic paper, interview summary. Grad students have an additional
narrative analysis and transliterate narrative.
Instructor(s) expected to teach: Staff
Instructor(s) contributing to content: Pam Luft
Proposal Summary
Explain the purpose for this proposal:
The purpose of this revision is to update the course name, prerequisites, corequisites, course description, course content,
textbook, instructor information, and writing expectations. Transliterating is one of the main components of Registry
Interpreters for the Deaf national certification exam. In order to prepare students for the exam, this course will provide
students with an introduction to the components of transliterating. By the completion of this course, students will
demonstrate, identify and integrate into their signed and written assignments: 1. The characteristics of English based sign
systems; 2. The necessary modifications to the source language to achieve equivalency in the target language when
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transliterating; 3. Accurate use of meaning based signs when transliterating; 4. Language variation among the deaf and
hard of hearing population; 5. Features of English that need to be maintained when transliterating; 6. Current research and
trends in the field of transliterating.
Explain how this proposal affects program requirements and students in your unit:
No effect.
Explain how this proposal affects courses, program requirements and student in other units:
No effect.
Explain how this proposal affects enrollment and staffing:
No effect.
Units consulted (other departments, programs or campuses affected by the proposal):
None.
Revisions made to form (if applicable):
Course Content
Number
Credit by Exam
Prerequisites
Credit Hours
Schedule Type
Cross-Listed / Slash
Subject
Description
Title
Diversity
Title Abbreviation
Grade Rule
Writing-Intensive (WIC)
Liberal Education Requirement (LER)
Other
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Comments:
Date
User
12/5/2013 Susan M
Augustine
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Other Revisions: writing expectations, textbook
and instructor information.
History:
Date
User
Status
12/5/2013 Susan M Augustine Approved
7/30/2013 Stacey M Dickman Submitted
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