Instructor: Ken Rust
Course Number: SLS 100
Course Name: Introduction to Sign Language Studies
Course Description:
SLS 100 INTRODUCTION TO SIGN LANGUAGE STUDIES 3 s.h.
A survey of American Sign language and Deaf culture. Emphasis on Sign Language structure, history and usage. Discussion of a sociocultural perspective of Deaf people including readings from anthropology, sociology, linguistics and education. Includes an examination of American attitudes toward Sign language and Deaf Culture
COURSE OBJECTIVES
a) To orient the student to Sign language structures and systems.
b) To acquaint the student with American Sign language and related communication terminology.
c) To provide students with information about cultural aspects of deafness and the Deaf community.
d) To familiarize students with issues in the fields of Deaf education, interpreting, Sign language and sociology.
e) To inform students of the sociocultural and medical models of deafness.
f) To develop an understanding of the social, political and cultural aspects of Deaf people as a linguistic minority in American society.
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