FULL YR: ONE CREDIT Locations: World Language Department:
Romeo High School
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to advance your knowledge of American Sign Language. Areas of study will include: Vocabulary Development, Grammatical Features, Cultural Awareness, and Conversational Fluency. These components will enable the students to develop visual language skills. Discussion topics include historical information such as sign origin, variations, production, and use of non-manual features. Students will compare and contrast Deaf and Hearing cultural perspectives as well as master basic linguistic structures in English and American Sign Language. Classroom discussions will present opportunities to: 1.) Increase visual language fluency 2.) Analyze current level of function 3.) Identify occurrences of dual language functions: i.e. code switching, pidginization and monolinguistic communication formats.
II. TEXTBOOKS/INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Primary Texts:
The American Sign Language Phrase Book, by Lou Fant
Movers & Shakers: People Who Changed the World by Cathryn Carroll & Susan M. Mather (Dawn Sign Press)
Signing Naturally, by Cheri Smith, Ella Mae Lentz & Ken
Supplemental and Reference Texts:
Signing: How to Speak With Your Hands, Elaine Costello
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American Sign Language: A Student Text, Dennis Cokley
A. Participate in all classroom activities using signs, gestures & print to communicate.
B. Hand-in all class work and homework on time.
C. Report for additional tutorial if necessary during Seminar time if you feel additional help is needed, or if required by your teacher. (Lunchtime appointments are also possible with advance notice.)
IV. CLASS ATTENDANCE See school policy - Student Handbook
V. EVALUATION/GRADING PROCEDURE
Grades will be based on class work, homework, quizzes, tests, classroom activities, field trip, group discussions, and thematic projects. Anyone caught cheating will be given an F on that assignment.
VI. Expected Projects:
1. Sign a childrens book / Poem 2. Sign a song of your choice 3. Present an academic topic from core classes in American Sign Language 4. Present a tour in American Sign Language 5. Record periodic assignments in ASL
Grade Weights:
Homework and Participation (formative): 10% Tests, Quizzes, and Projects (summative): 90%
GRADING SCALE
3 90% - 100% = A 80% - 89% = B 70% - 79% = C 60% - 69% = D 0% - 59% = F
Please exchange your information with 3 other students so materials and/or lecture information can be obtained should a class period be missed.
1.0 Given receptive exposure, the student will demonstrate receptive readiness of American Sign Language, (ASL)
4 2.0 Given opportunity for expression, the student will demonstrate expressive readiness for ASL
3.0 Given targeted commands, questions, and statements, in ASL, the students will demonstrate receptive readiness for ASL.
4.0 Given targeted commands, questions, and statements, in ASL, the students will demonstrate expressive mastery of these in ASL.
5.0 Given targeted vocabulary items from class activities inn ASL, the student will demonstrate receptive mastery of those items
6.0 Given targeted vocabulary items from class activities, the student will demonstrate mastery of these items in American Sign Language
7.0 Given targeted conversations that facilitates behavior, the students will demonstrate expressive and receptive mastery of conversations in American Sign Language, (ASL)
8.0 Given targeted conversations that regulate behavior, the student will demonstrate receptive and expressive mastery conversations in American Sign Language, (ASL)
9.0 Given the opportunity, the student will demonstrate the ability to initiate, conduct and terminate short context specific conversations in American Sign Language, (ASL)
10.0 Given the opportunity, the student will attend at least two social functions of the Deaf Community.