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Nov 04, 2025
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2022-2023 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]
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ASL 200 - Introduction to the Deaf Community
Credits: 3
Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.
Macroscopic view of culture and microscopic view of the Deaf life experience through culture and language. Includes cross-cultural interactions between deaf and hearing people. Also includes the history of the Deaf community, Deaf education, Deaf technologies, Deaf employment, historical trends and Deaf services.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
- demonstrate awareness and knowledge of diversity within the Deaf community;
- demonstrate understanding of the place of the Deaf community in the matrix of a diverse American society;
- discuss and demonstrate understanding of the role of language in the development of Deaf identity and Deaf education settings;
- describe the historical process by which Deaf education and communication methods have evolved in the United States;
- discuss vocational changes and challenges for the Deaf in America in 1900 to the present;
- demonstrate increased awareness and knowledge of organizations of the Deaf and services for the Deaf;
- cite key parts of relevant laws and their impact on Deaf people in the United States;
- describe the impact of society’s perspective on the social, academic/educational, linguistic, and vocational;
- and examine current technology used by Deaf people.
General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Special Requirement(s): Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness.
Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit with Instructor approval
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