2. Research paper
200
Syllabus for SLNG 1445
ASL: Intermediate II
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
Integration of expressive and receptive skills with emphasis on
literature, discourse styles, and contextualization at an intermediate level.
Provides students with information on idiomatic/colloquial usages for
signs and grammatical structures for complex sentences.
Prerequisite: SLNG 1444.
To be eligible to enroll in this sign language class, you must have at
least a grade of C in the prerequisite. Course
requires significant time outside of class.
REQUIRED
TEXTS/MATERIALS:
1)
One Blank Mini DVD-RW (not DVD-R)
2)
Deaf Tend Your (workbook
only) by Byron Bridges and Melanie
Metzger
1.
The
student will be exposed to mouth morphemes from the book Deaf
Tend Your.
2.
Given a
set of targeted mouth morphemes drawn from class items and videos, the student
will demonstrate comprehensive mastery of mouth morphemes.
B)
Grammatical
Features
The
student will demonstrate comprehensive mastery of target, content-specific
commands, questions, and statements in ASL.
The
student will be exposed to full dialogue in ASL as directed by the instructor.
C)
Cross
Cultural Awareness
1.
The
student will discuss information on Deaf Americans, ASL, and its history. The
student is responsible for the cultural notes from handouts given in class,
videotapes shown in class and cultural information discussed in class.
2.
The
student will attend social functions/events at which members of the Deaf
community are
present.
A student in this course agrees to:
·
Attend class regularly.
·
Be on time.
·
Participate fully in class activities.
·
Complete all class assignments on or before the due date.
·
Refrain from using your voice or interpreting for other student(s) who
may not understand the instructor.
·
Do research paper, workbook assignment,
take two quizzes, and final examinations on announced dates.
COURSE
GRADING SYSTEM: Your grade will be
evaluated regularly on your receptive skills and at the end of the semester on
your expressive skills. You will
also be evaluated on your preparation for class activities and your assignments
outside of the class.
1. Attendance/class participation
100
2. Research paper
200
3. Workbook Assignments
100
4. Quiz 1
150
5. Quiz 2
150
6. Final Exam
300
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TOTAL
= 1000
points
All
students will be encouraged to participate in class discussions and activities
on a regular basis. “Participation”
does not mean giving “right” answers. It means thinking about the material,
sharing your thoughts, paying attention, and giving your best effort.
It is also a good way
to practice students’ expressive and dialogue skills.
So
as to maintain a signing environment, using
your voice in the classroom is NOT allowed.
Write notes to each other if you must or SIGN! This NO VOICE rule
will be enforced from the beginning until the end of the class.
The skills to be developed in the class depend on visual perception and
memory. Use of auditorial stimuli discourages this learning process for both the
person talking and other students in the class.
If you own a pager, or cell phone, please turn it OFF during class.
2.
Research
Paper (200 points)- Paper topic is to be about
“Non Manual Signals in ASL” The research paper must be from your finding on
internet/book/or articles. A
complete bibliography is required for
all papers. You must use at least SIX
different references (books, articles, and electronic media).
Your references should be cited appropriately.
All papers must be 1200--1500 words (not including the bibliography and
title page). Please do not cut and paste from the internet because that is
plagiarism and the penalty for that, is failure of this class. Please cite the
work. When you are done with this research, send it to bbridges@austincc.edu
under the subject line described below.
File Naming for Papers:
DOE
JOHN PAPER2.doc
Subject
Line in email with paper: In your
SUBJECT line of the email, to which is attached your paper, use the same
form as you do with the file naming. (Subject:
DOE JOHN PAPER1)
When you send an email without the paper
attached, it is the same as not handing in the paper on time
and will be assessed a 10 point penalty for lateness.
If you are not accustomed to attaching files, become accustomed to it.
Failure to properly attach your paper to an email is your problem.
Claiming that you are not good at computers is not a valid excuse.
To make sure that you get it right, turn in your paper a few days early
to give yourself room for a possible mistake.
Further, send a copy of the email/paper to yourself to ensure it was
delivered properly.
All
papers should have 1 inch margins top, bottom, left and right, Times New Roman
Font, 12 point font size, double spaced, and must be written in active voice.
(NO PASSIVE VOICE)
Use
a dictionary and thesaurus; you should already be doing that if you are a
college student. Not only are these
tools required, they are online and FREE. There
are many websites that can be used, here is an excellent link:
http://m-w.com/
One
of the signs of bad writing is poor word usage, generally caused by an
impoverished vocabulary. Poor word
usage often includes reliance on slang, cliché, and idiom.
It is acceptable to employ slang, cliché, and idiom in everyday
conversation, but it is not acceptable in academic writing.
COMPUTER PROBLEMS
Computer
problems are not a valid excuse for a paper being late.
I strongly suggest that you not wait until the last minute to send your
papers. If something goes wrong with
your computer, that’s your problem. Please
plan ahead and get your work in before the due date.
A
computer mishap will not excuse a late paper.
You should make frequent and multiple back-ups of your work (e.g.,
separate floppy disks or other removable media), so that you never lose more
than one hour’s worth of work.
3.
Workbook Assignments (100
points) – Assigned questions from Deaf
Tend Your will be given as homework throughout the semester.
You will need to do chapter 1 – 8 questions on Deaf Tend Yours
workbook.
4.
Quiz 1 and 2 (total 300pts) –
Written and comprehension skill. The
midterm will cover all material presented to that point of the class. Questions
may also be drawn from the reading/viewing from the Deaf
Tend Your workbook/video, video or reading assignments, from Deaf Tend Your, handouts given in class, and class discussions.
One of the quizzes will be an open book test. There
will be no make-up of the quiz except
under circumstances I deem to be extreme or unique.
5. Final
(300 points) – The final test will be videotaped based on student’s
expressive skill. Cumulative in
nature; it will include comprehension and production, information from the
workbook, videotapes shown in and out of class, class assignments and
discussions.
COURSE POLICIES:
You are responsible for knowing the policies and procedures below. You can pick up a copy of the Student Handbook at a counseling office at any campus or access it online from our web page www.austincc.edu.
Withdrawal Policy
You will be withdrawn if you miss 3 consecutive
classes. Refer to the student handbook for the withdraw policy under other
circumstances. If you have a very
unique or extreme situation, please discuss it with me.
Incompletes
Incompletes will be given only under very unique or extreme circumstances. Students must submit assignments on time.
Academic
Dishonesty
Prohibited Acts
Refer to the student handbook.
ACC Policy on
Unattended Children and Children in the Classroom
Refer to the student handbook.
Americans with
Disabilities Act (
Refer to the student handbook. Please let me know in writing how I can accommodate my class to your needs.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
Please feel free to call, email or write me notes about any questions or concerns you may have. You may also request to meet with me with an interpreter during my office hours or by appointment.
If you need to contact the
instructor for any reason you are
required to exercise due diligence. In
other words, do not just send one email and wait a week or longer.
If you do not get a response within a day or so, try again.
If you still do not get a response, call the instructor.
Something might not be working (e.g., an email might have been
accidentally deleted). In other
words, use due diligence and some common sense.
I will have no sympathy for the passive soul who waits weeks and then
claims to be a victim. You are responsible for getting in touch with me if you
need something.