LING 006. First-Year Seminar: Language and Deafness

This course will look at many issues connected to language and deaf people in the United States, with some comparisons to other countries. We will consider linguistic matters in the structure of American Sign Language (ASL) as well as society matters affecting users of ASL, including literacy and civil rights. Students will be engaged in a project to make ebooks to help promote literacy among deaf children. There will be “field” trips to the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and collaborative work with students in a sister course at Gallaudet University. All students are encouraged to gain a rudimentary knowledge of ASL or to concurrently register for LING 011 for 1 credit.
All students are welcome to do a community service credit in LING 095.
1 credit.
Fall 2014. Napoli.
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