CASPER COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS ASL 1220-02 American Sign Language II Spring 2019 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours:0 Credit Hours: 4 Class Time: 11:00-11:50 a.m. Days: Monday -Thursday Room: LH 283 Instructor s Name: Gail Schenfisch, MS RID CI/CT, Qualified Mental Health Interpreter Instructor's Contact Information: LH 296 Office Phone(307)268-2588 Email:gschenfisch@caspercoll ege.edu Office Hours: Monday 7-8, Monday Thursday 10-11, Monday 12-1 Course Description: This course will provide intermediate level knowledge of American Sign Language vocabulary and grammar, fingerspelling, deafness, and deaf culture. Emphasis will be on developing receptive and expressive language skills within the parameters of sign language using the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language 5C s to include: Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons and Community. ASL 1220 fulfills the Gen. Ed. requirement for Cultural Environment. Statement of Prerequisites: Successful completion (C or better) of CO/M 1200 or ASL 1200 or with instructor s permission. Goal: The course will focus on expressive and conversational skills in the parameters of sign language. Students will demonstrate fluency, rate, and accuracy, ASL grammar and skills in receptive and expressive decoding of sign language. You will be a conversational learner.
Outcomes: : Students will: #1.Demonstrate effective oral/expressive and written/receptive communication. #4. Demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultures and historical perspectives #5. Appreciate aesthetic and creative activities Course Objectives: Students will develop skills in the reception, analysis, evaluation of American Sign Language through signed and oral communication. Students will learn to express complete thoughts in American Sign Language and English while and refine their understanding of how to communicate appropriately, demonstrating a heightened awareness of diverse cultures. Students will learn to apply audience appropriate conventions to the preparation and presentation of signed communications and develop a deeper understanding of aesthetic cultural historical and philosophical dimensions of traditions within the deaf community. Methodology: Students will learn to be presented language opportunities within the classroom through a variety of teaching models: live instruction, guest speakers and video presentation with native language user, demonstrations, cultural interactions, structured activities as well as group work. Work will be evaluated through written receptive tests, group feedback, video evaluations and observations of expressive signing following a grading rubric. ** Please check with your advisor or registrar to determine which graduation requirement Ameri Sign Language will satisfy. Evaluation Criteria: : 90-100=A, 80-90=B, 70-80=C, 60-70=D, 60 or less F Written quizzes will be given for each unit. Final grades will be weighted as follows. Weekly Assignments 20%, Homework 30%, Quizzes 30% Video Language Submissions 20% Casper College may collect samples of student work demonstrating achievement of the above outcomes. Any personally identifying information will be removed from student work. Required Text, Readings, and Materials: -Learning American Sign Language (2 nd ed.) by Humphries and Padden, 2004 -A Loss for Words: The Story of Deafness in a Family by Lou Ann Walker 1986 -For Hearing People Only (3 rd ed) by Moore and Levitan 2003
Class Policies: Last Date to Change to Audit Status or to Withdraw with a W Grade: see catalog. ATTENDANCE IN CLASS IS CRITICAL Students will be allowed up to three unexcused absences per semester. Each unexcused absence after three will result in a reduction of your final grade by one-half a letter grade (a 90% will become an 85% with 4 absences etc.). Beyond these 3 absences, only a school/college sanctioned absence or medical absence will be excused (an official school/college or department excuse or a note from your doctor will be necessary to excuse you). The note must be submitted by the next class meeting following your absence. No absences of any kind will excuse you from class responsibilities. 3 absences = no grade reduction 4 absences = a 5% reduction of your final grade 5 absences = a 10% reduction in final grade and so on. Tardiness: Attendance will be taken promptly at the start of class. If you enter the room after the roll call has been completed, you will be considered tardy. 3 tardies = 1 absence. Assignments are due on the posted date. Assignments will be accepted one day late with reduction of one letter grade. Late assignments after the grace day, will NOT be accepted. Quizzes typically occur on a weekly basis to coincide with each unit. Automatic Withdrawal Statement: Students who have not attended and/or participated in a class they are enrolled in during the first week of the semester will be automatically dropped from that class at the beginning of the second week. If you have questions about this matter please contact your instructor. Student Rights and Responsibilities: Please refer to the Casper College Student Conduct and Judicial Code for information concerning your rights and responsibilities as a Casper College Student. Chain of Command: If you have any problems with this class, you should first contact the instructor to attempt to solve the problem. If you are not satisfied with the solution offered by the instructor, you should then take the matter through the appropriate chain of command starting with the Department Chair/Program Director, the Dean, and lastly the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Academic Code Violations: (Cheating and Plagiarism) Casper College demands academic honesty. Academic code violations focus on academic dishonesty, which includes but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, buying, selling, or stealing exams; substituting for another person, collusion when collaboration is not approved; knowingly furnishing false information; and copyright violations. Violations of the college's academic code can result in a range of negative consequences from failing a graded assignment to expulsion from the college. See the Student Code of Conduct for more information on this topic (www.caspercollege.edu/studenthandbook) Official Means of Communication: Casper College faculty and staff will employ the student's assigned Casper College email account as a primary method of communication. Students are responsible to check their account regularly. This is also, where you will find course evaluation links during course evaluation periods. ADA Accommodations Policy: If you need academic accommodations because of a disability, please inform me as soon as possible. See me privately after class, or during my office hours. To request academic accommodations, students must first consult with the college s Disability Services Counselor located in the Gateway Building, Room 344, (307) 268-2557, bheuer@caspercollege.edu. The Disability Services Counselor is responsible for reviewing documentation provided by students requesting accommodations, determining eligibility for accommodations, and helping students request and use appropriate accommodations. Harassment and discrimination: Casper College seeks to provide an environment that is free of bias, discrimination and harassment. If you have been the victim of sexual harassment/gender or sex discrimination/sexual misconduct/assault, we encourage you to report this. If you report this to an employee, she or he must notify our college's Title IX Coordinator, Linda Toohey, Associate Vice President for Student Services, 125 College Drive, GW 412, Casper, WY 82601; (307) 268-2667; linda.toohey@caspercollege.edu about the basic facts of the incident. Employee concerns should be directed to the Human Resources Director. For more information about your options, please go to: caspercollege.edu/nondiscrimination
ASL 1220-02 Syllabus Calendar Spring 2019 G. Schenfisch WEEK 1 Jan 22-24 Unit 10 At Home and Daily Living WEEK 2 Jan 28-31 Unit 11 Food and Food Shopping For Hearing People Only readings opens Tuesday WEEK 3 Feb 4-7 Unit 12 Offering and Declining For Hearing People Only readings due Tuesday Gallaudet and Clerc class discussion WEEK 4 Feb 11-14 Unit 13 More Ways to Express Yourself Gallaudet draft & self-evaluation due Mon-8:00 a.m. For Hearing People Only readings due Tuesday A Loss for Words reflection due Wednesday pp. 1-68 WEEK 5 Feb 18 President s Day Break- NO CLASSES Feb 19-21 Unit 14 Experiences and Current Activity Submit Gallaudet FINAL to YouTube Monday by 8 a.m. For Hearing People Only readings due Tuesday A Loss for Words reflection due Wednesday pp. 68-126 WEEK 6 Feb 25-26 Unit 15 Future Plans and Obligations A Loss for Words reflection due Wednesday pp. 127-208 Feb 27-28 Sign Fest No regularly scheduled classes. Students will be required to attend one 1 ½ hour session at the event over the two days. Also, attendance is required for the March 1 evening event, A Feast for Your Eyes WEEK 7 Mar 4-7 Unit 16 Directions and Instructions How the Ears work WEEK 8 Mar 11-14 Midterms Unit 17 Suggestions and Advice Love is Never Silent video & worksheet due Tuesday WEEK 9 Mar 18-21 Spring Break NO CLASSES WEEK 10 Mar 25-28 Assignment #1 Comparison Video due Monday by 8:00 a.m. Unit 18 Attitudes and Opinions WEEK 11 Apr 1-4 Unit 19 Recreational Activities WEEK 12 Apr 8-11 Unit 20 Travel Places and Experiences WEEK 13 Apr 15-18 Unit 21 Occupations and Professions Story draft & self-evaluation-youtube Mon-8 a.m. WEEK 14 Apr 22-25 Assignment #2 Last day for submission is Tuesday Unit 22 The Body, Health and Emergencies Final Story -YouTube drop by Mon-8 a.m.
WEEK 15 Apr 29-May2 Unit 23 Current Events Assignment #3 Power Point on famous Deaf American due Monday 4/29 8:00 a.m WEEK 16 May 6-9 Unit 24 How Things are Done WEEK 17 May 13-16 Final Exam to match the published College Schedule This schedule is a guideline for students (and the teacher). All assignments are due on their due date. No electronic submissions accepted Spring Assignments -Weekly Fingerspelling Assignment: Students will be required to submit weekly fingerspelling practice on Mondays with 25 minimum correct words/numbers at fast or deaf speed. Please use the following web site: http://asl.ms/()/().htm -Weekly For Hearing People Only readings will be due each week on Tuesday. Students will complete a worksheet which accompanies their readings. This book will help students develop insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing Deaf culture and hearing culture. Reading assignments will be given in class. -A Loss for Words Students will read the book A Loss for Words and submit thoughtful reflection questions for each section. We will have small group discussions using these questions. Questions are due on Wednesdays and should reflect thoughtful consideration of the issues. Questions will be graded on a rubric. -Re-telling the story Self Recordings Students will submit a recording of both a draft video which is done for a self-evaluation and peer review as well as recording a final copy with corrections of the assignment on assigned due dates. The video is to be the exact same story as presented or as assigned. Students may use the Language Lab or personal recording devices to submit videos to their private YouTube channel. Recordings must be submitted on the required dates by Monday mornings by 8 a.m. -Assignment #1 Comparison Video -Love is Never Silent /A Loss for Words A CODA (child of deaf adults) lives between two worlds the world of their first language (ASL) and the world of their second language. After reading, A Loss for Words, and watching, Love is Never Silent develop a two to three minute video comparing the book and the movie to one another. What are 3 things you learned about deaf culture from the book vs. the video? Talk about how the materials made you feel, what emotions they evoked. What scenes were particularly poignant to you from the book and the movie and why? Your video should be recorded in your private YouTube channel, should include a body shift to show comparison and is due by 8:00 a.m. on the due date. Late submissions will not be accepted.
-Assignment #2 Outside Observation report to class During the semester you will be required to attend and participate in at least one hour of a deaf experience. You may attend more than one event. You must interact in sign with at least one participant at the event (this experience should be different than last semester's observation). Using the information from your observation, students will report back to the class summarizing their experience using sign (notes are allowed). How did you feel? What did you learn? How many participants were involved? Who did you sign with while you were there? Please refrain from mentioning specific names of participants. Describe the person in a way that clarifies your story but respects the Deaf community's privacy. Your presentation is due within a week of attending. This is to be a rehearsed presentation, include 3 main observations, will be graded using a rubric and should be no longer than 1 minute. Assignment #3 Power Point of a Famous Deaf American Students will be asked to present pictorial 7-10 slide presentation to the class in ASL about a famous deaf American. Students will be graded using a rubric. Please be sure to cite all your picture and information credits. No printed words will be allowed on the slides other than proper nouns and citations. Power point presentations should be stored on a flash drive. Assignments will be due at the beginning of the class on April 29.