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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: CCU006072
Date: 29-AUG-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: Luft
Requested Effective Term: 201380
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: 53310
New Course Number:
Course Title: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS
Title Abbreviation: LANGUAGE DEVELOP DEAF/HH
Slash Course and Cross-list Information: SPED 43310 + SPED 53310
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
Course Limit:
Repeat
Course Level: Graduate
OR Maximum Hours:
Grade Rule: B-Standard letter
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: (Repeatable 3 times for credit) Reviews research, theories and
theorists in the field of language development for hearing and deaf children; develops awareness of language differences
commonly demonstrated by deaf and hard-of hearing children; demonstrates ways to sasses linguistic differences and
facilitate instruction. Six topic areas include theories of language development (review), language and cognition, normal
language acquisition in signed an spoken languages, child-caregiver interaction, language learning in a bilingual setting and
language assessment. Students gain foundational understanding of language development and awareness of classroom
applications for this knowledge. Includes 20 hours of field work. Course may be repeated up to 3 times. Prerequisite: SPED
53309 with a minimum grade of B (3.000); and ASL 19202; and graduate standing.
Catalog Description (edited): Reviews research, theories and theorists in the field of language development for hearing
and deaf children; develops awareness of language differences commonly demonstrated by deaf and hard-of hearing
children; demonstrates ways to assess linguistic differences and facilitate instruction. Six topic areas include theories of
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language development (review), language and cognition, normal language acquisition in signed and spoken languages,
child-caregiver interaction, language learning in a bilingual setting and language assessment. Students gain foundational
understanding of language development and awareness of classroom applications for this knowledge. Includes 20 hours of
field-lab experience. Deaf Education majors must achieve a minimum grade of B (3.000) in SPED 53309 before registering
for this course.
Prerequisites (edited): SPED 53309; and ASL 19202; and graduate standing
Corequisites (edited): None
Registration is by special approval only: No
Content Information
Content Outline:
Content Hours
Topic Description
per Course Topic
11.25
11.25
11.25
11.25
Define and provide examples for each
of the critical aspects of language in
terms of spoken and signed
languages.
Recognize critical milestones of
language development in young
hearing and deaf children, and when
these milestones typically occur.
Assess and plan instruction to
facilitate the language development of
deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Describe the benefits of using a
bilingual approach to facilitate
language development of deaf
students.
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Total Contact Hours: 45
Textbook(s) used in this course: Owens, R., Language development. Easterbrooks, S.R. & Baker, S., Language learning
in children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Allyn & Bacon: Boston; additional readings asrequired by instructor.
Writing Expectations: Reports, exams, presentations. Students at the graduate level must do an additional research
project or presentation related to course content.
Instructor(s) expected to teach: Kritzer
Instructor(s) contributing to content: Luft, Kritzer
Proposal Summary
Explain the purpose for this proposal:
The purpose of this proposal is to change the course attribute to NOT REPEATABLE, to revise the description slightly (correct
typos, add lab experience, intangible prereq), prerequisites (remove B requirement), and update textbook information. An
intangible prereq is added to the course description, stating that DFED majors must achieve a minimum grade of B in SPED
53309 before registering for this course. It is understood that SPED faculty is responsible for checking and deregistering
students not meeting this requirement.
Explain how this proposal affects program requirements and students in your unit:
No impact; this is a course information clean up.
Explain how this proposal affects courses, program requirements and student in other units:
NA
Explain how this proposal affects enrollment and staffing:
No impact.
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
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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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Comment
Other Revisions: repeat status, textbook
information.
History:
Date
User
Status
12/5/2013 Mary M. Dellmann-Jenkins Approved
12/5/2013 Susan M Augustine
Submitted
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