Course Syllabus ASL 3312 Section 001 Deaf Culture and Linguistics Spring 2016

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1 Course Syllabus ASL 3312 Section 001 Deaf Culture and Linguistics Spring Instructor: Lori Mallory, M.Ed. Office: FL Phone: VP (video phone) Office Hours: M/W 1:00 2:00 pm, F 10:50 am 12 pm, and by appointment. 2. Class Meeting Time(s) & Location(s): M/W 2:00 3:20 PM Room 24 Foreign Languages Building 3. Course Description: This course will be conducted primarily in English. TTU Catalog Description: Understanding various aspects of Deaf culture and the Deaf community. 4. Prerequisites: ASL Expected Learning Outcomes & Their Assessments Humanities Statement: Students graduating from Texas Tech University should be able to think critically and demonstrate an understanding of the possibility of multiple interpretations, cultural contexts, and values. The student will describe various aspects of Deaf culture and the Deaf community and explain how and why this differs from their own experiences. The student will be able to identify and discuss significant events in the history of Deaf people in the U.S. The student will demonstrate an understanding of Deaf arts and entertainment as related to Deaf culture. The student will demonstrate an understanding of Deaf culture including minorities within the culture including how different families cope with Deaf children. The student will be able to discuss the historical trends in employment of Deaf people as well as the unlimited opportunities for Deaf people in today s world. The student will be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of hearing loss including terminology, etiology, and other factors related to deafness. The student will demonstrate an understanding of educational challenges people who are deaf may encounter as well as the educational choices families must make. The student will acquire a basic understanding of some of the psychological and sociological implications that a hearing loss may have on children/adults who are deaf The student will able to demonstrate a basic understanding of ASL linguistic. Assessment: exams and assignments

2 Multicultural Statement: Students graduating from Texas Tech University should be able to demonstrate awareness and knowledge of distinctive cultures or subcultures, including but not limited to ethnicity, gender, class, political systems, religions, languages, or human geography.. Assessment: exams and assignment 6. Text(s) & Other Materials/Supplies Texts: For Hearing People Only by Matthew S. Moore & Linda Levitan Students are also required to have materials for note-taking (pen, pencil, and paper) during class. 7. Course Requirements Course Requirements & Policies Book Exams These exams are multiple-choice, true/false, matching. Exams will be over content from required text For Hearing People Only. We will have an exam weekly over some chapters in the book at Blackboard. Some quizzes will be cover from watching video during the class. Closed Caption Assignment Deaf Famous people Presentation 8. Grading Policies Your course grade will be determined on a scale as follows: A: B: C: D: F: 599 or below 9. Class Attendance: Regular attendance, prompt arrival, and participation in class are expected. Each student is allowed up to 3 unexcused absences. After 3, students semester grades are reduced by one letter grade. Grades will be negatively impacted by repeated absences. Tardy Policy: Class will begin promptly on the hour. The instructor will take attendance every day. If the student is not present during role call, the student will be counted tardy. Two tardies will equal one absence. It is the responsibility of the student to approach the instructor and inform the instructor that s/he is present for the day on the day of the tardy. The instructor will NOT count you present for a day that has already passed. 2

3 Make-up Policy: Students must make arrangements with the instructor in advance for expected excusable absences. In the event of an unexpected, excused absence, students must make arrangements with me within one week to make up material. It is suggest that students meet with classmates to ask about missed material/ notes from class. I will not allow assignments to be made up unless the student provides a reasonable excuse for missing class such as: Illness: As stated above, verifiable documentation will be needed for absences due to illness. Religious Observance: A student may be excused from attending classes or other required activities, including examinations, for the observance of a religious holy day, including travel for that purpose. A student whose absence is excused for this purpose may not be penalized for that absence and shall be allowed to take an examination or complete an assignment from which the student is excused. University Approved Trips: Department chairpersons, directors, or others responsible for a student representing the university on officially approved trips should notify the student s instructors of the departure and return schedules in advance of the trip. The instructor so notified must not penalize the student, although the student is responsible for material missed. Students absent because of university business must be given the same privileges as other students (e.g., if other students are given the choice of dropping one of four tests, then students with excused absences must be given the same privilege). Death or major illness in a student s immediate family: Immediate family may include: mother, father, sister, brother, grandparents, spouse, child, spouse s child, spouse s parents, spouse s grandparents, stepmother, step-father, step-sister, step-brother, stepgrandparents, grandchild, step-grandchild, legal guardian, and others as deemed appropriate by instructor. Preparation Participation in Class The Bulletin of Texas Tech states that students are expected to spend approximately two hours in preparation for each hour of lecture. Regular, active participation in class is vital to success, and is expected of all students. 9. Civility in the Classroom: Students are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. Students are also expected to respect and uphold the TTU Code of Student Conduct at all times. Help maintain a positive learning environment by arriving on time, turning off cellular phones before arriving in class, and avoiding distracting behaviors. Any student whose behavior disturbs our learning environment may be asked to leave. For more details, please see the official TTU public information on the Code of Student Conduct, found at 3

4 10. Student Use of Personal Technology: The use of a notebook computer or similar electronic or digital device in class is subject to the approval of the instructor. No personal electronic device should be used during quizzes, examinations or other testing or assessment situations without the authorization of the instructor. Authorized devices meant to be adaptive or assistive in nature, and which are incorporated as part of a documented disability or medical condition, are exempt from this policy. 11. Students with Disabilities: Any student who, because of a disability, may require special arrangements in order to meet the course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to make any necessary arrangements. Students should present appropriate verification from Student Disability Services during the instructor s office hours. Please note: instructors are not allowed to provide classroom accommodations to a student until appropriate verification from Student Disability Services has been provided. For additional information, you may contact the Student Disability Services office in 335 West Hall or Academic Honesty: Academic integrity is taking responsibility for one s own work, being individually accountable, and demonstrating intellectual honesty and ethical behavior. Ethical behavior and independent thought are essential for the highest level of academic achievement. It is the aim of the faculty of Texas Tech University to foster a spirit of complete honesty and a high standard of integrity. The attempt of students presenting any work that they have not honestly performed is regarded by the faculty and administration as a serious offense and renders the offenders liable to serious consequences, possibly suspension. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to: Cheating, plagiarism, collusion, falsifying academic records, misrepresenting facts, and any act designed to give unfair academic advantage to the student (such as, but not limited to, submission of essentially the same written assignment for two courses without the prior permission of the instructor) or the attempt to commit such an act. 4

5 Week of: Spring 2016 Schedule Jan. 25th Syllabus Introduction to Deaf Culture Feb. 1 st Deaf Culture Film Difference Between Deaf and Hearing Feb 8 th Film Deaf Way II Introduce to History History Feb. 15 th History Film Through Deaf s Eyes Feb. 22 th Film Deaf President Now Linguistics in ASL Feb. 29 th Audism Unveiled Documentary Deaf President Now March 7 th Linguistic Linguistic March 14 th Spring Break No Class March 21 th ADA Information & Laws Deaf Education Laws worksheet Communication Systems March 28 th No School on 28th No class YouTube My Deaf Son April 4 th Teaching ASL in K-12 Sound and Fury Documentary April 11 th Deaf in America Documentary April 18 th Deaf in America Documentary CODA film Love is Never Silent April 25 th Interpreter Ethics and 101 Terp Scenarios Interpreter Information (CDI) May 2 th May 9 th Last day class Film Versa Effect 5