Instructor: Ken Rust
Course Number: SLS 465
Course Name: Contrastive Text Analysis
Course Description:
SLS 465 CONTRASTIVE TEXT ANALYSIS: ASL AND ENGLISH
Analysis of various texts in ASL and English to identify structures unique to one language or the other. Problems of translation and/or interpretation. Includes discussion of cross-cultural communication between Deaf and hearing cultures. Prerequisite: SLS 462
COURSE OBJECTIVES
a) To analyze ASL texts and introduce fundamental ASL to English interpretation tasks.
b) To contrast and compare ASL and coded English linguistic structures.
c) To examine and apply selected ASL grammatical principles for communicative competence in American Sign Language.
d) To recognize and evaluate problematic language concerns related to interpreting between American Sign Language and English.
e) To describe and examine selected cross-cultural differences between hearing and Deaf cultures.
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