2023-2024 College Catalog 
    
    Apr 23, 2024  
2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

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:
  1. demonstrate awareness and knowledge of diversity within the Deaf community;
  2. demonstrate understanding of the place of the Deaf community in the matrix of a diverse American society;
  3. discuss and demonstrate understanding of the role of language in the development of Deaf identity and Deaf education settings;
  4. describe the historical process by which Deaf education and communication methods have evolved in the United States;
  5. discuss vocational changes and challenges for the Deaf in America in 1900 to the present;
  6. demonstrate increased awareness and knowledge of organizations of the Deaf and services for the Deaf;
  7. cite key parts of relevant laws and their impact on Deaf people in the United States;
  8. describe the impact of society’s perspective on the social, academic/educational, linguistic, and vocational;
  9. 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