Austin
Community College
Syllabus for SLNG 1391
Special Topics in Sign Language Interpreter: ASL V
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
A continuation of conversational skills development. Building on knowledge and skills in ASL 4, in this course, you will continue to build further knowledge and skills in American Sign Language. Students will be exposed to various topics related to ASL as well as interpreting topics. Expressive skills development will focus on continued implementation of expansion techniques, including role shift, 3-D, contrasting, and faceting. Using articles on Deaf culture as the stimulus material, students will engage in dialogue and debate during which they will apply the linguistic and grammatical principles mastered to date. Prerequisites: 1445.
REQUIRED
TEXTS/MATERIALS:
Students
will be expected to know the following advanced ASL skills:
A)
Role
Shifting
B)
Directional
Classifiers
C)
Expansion
technique
D)
Three-Dimension
in signing
E)
Contrasting
and faceting
F)
Visualization
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.
·
Attend
three deaf events and sign three 5 to 7-minute segments onto DVD based on your
experiences.
·
Do
research paper, take mid-term and final examinations and
short DVD story on announced dates.
COURSE
GRADING SYSTEM:
1. Class Attendance/Participation
100
2.
Deaf Event DVD (3@ 50 pts. ea.)
150
3.
Research Paper
200
4.
Short Story DVD
150
5.
Midterm Exam
200
6.
Final Exam
200
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TOTAL
= 1000
points
899 –
800 points = Final grade “B”
799 –
700 points = Final grade “C”
699 –
600 points = Final grade “D”
599 – 0
points = Final grade “F”
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.
So
as to maintain a signing environment, using
your voice or the mouthing of English words 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.
The goal of these assignments is for you to express your own thoughts, opinions or questions. For each deaf event you will sign a five to seven-minute segment about your experience. No DVDs will be accepted after the due date except under circumstances I deem to be extreme or unique.
Questions
for Deaf Event Reaction Videos:
1.
Where and when did this event take
place?
2.
What information gave you new
insight or understanding about Deaf people, the Deaf
3. What information gave you new
insight or understanding about yourself and your OWN perception
of Deaf people, the Deaf community or Deaf culture?
4. What information do you
feel was missing or incomplete for your own interests or needs?
5. Did you have any conversations with any of the Deaf participants? If
so, were there any communication barriers?
6. What were the general impressions of what transpired at the event?
**Information on Austin Deaf events can be found on the bulletin board adjacent to the ASL/Interpreting lab or through email. For other events not listed, you must get the instructor’s approval.**
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:
The
proper file naming form is LASTNAME FIRSTNAME PAPER1.doc
Example:
DOE JOHN PAPER1.doc
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.
4.
Short Story DVD (150
points)-Students will sign short stories on a DVD in order to practice role
shifting and classifiers. The short
stories and more details will be handed out in class
5.
Midterm (200 points) – The midterm will
cover all material presented to that point of the class.
You will be tested individually on information using your expressive and
receptive skills. There will be no make-up of the midterm except under circumstances I deem to be
extreme or unique.
6.
Final (200 points total) – Students
will sign a story given by the instructor. Students
will prepare a ten to twelve-minute story and record it onto DVD themselves.
The story will incorporate skills learned throughout the semester. There
will be no make-up of the final except under circumstances I deem to be
extreme or unique.
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 page 24 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. Students may not “make-up”
essays at will.
Academic
Dishonesty
Prohibited
Acts
Refer to the student handbook.
A
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.
CONTACTING
THE INSTRUCTOR
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.