SL 150 - Introduction to Deaf Culture

Description
This course provides introductory exposure to both technology and cultural perspectives and the implications of those perspectives for those that are deaf. Topics covered include elements of the communication process, nonverbal communication, basic sign language terminology use and signs, both family and group dynamics, research, and oral presentations. This course is designed for students that wish to acquire knowledge of deaf culture and explore the field of sign language interpreting.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Language & Thought
Discipline: SL

Major Course Revisions: General Education Review
Last Revision Date Effective: 20230223T14:29:01
Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028

Course Type:
General Education- Offering designed to meet the specific criteria for a GRCC Distribution Requirement. The course should be designated by the requirement it fulfills.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1

General Education Requirement: Humanities
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
2. Communication: Demonstrate effective communication through listening, speaking, reading, or writing using relevant sources and research strategies, 4. Cultural Competence: Understand diverse interpersonal and cultural perspectives through analysis of scholarly or creative works

Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify the parts of an audiogram and explain how it relates to hearing loss
2. Define and identify the cultural shift in language use related to the deaf community (GELO 4)

3. Explain the various manual and verbal communication systems used in the Deaf community (Oral, ASL, PSE, CASE)
4. Describe the historical evolution of education, oppression, and civil rights of Deaf people in the U.S

5. Summarize current state and federal legislation affecting the rights of deaf people
6. Identify Deaf Culture and organizations important to the Deaf community
7. Identify interpreting roles and responsibilities, national organizations, and national and state testing

8. Describe the deaf community/culture
9. Compare assistive technologies developed for use by deaf persons and deaf peoples’ perceptions of those technologies (cochlear implant, video relay, digital hearing aids)
10. Define and explain the nature of the communication process as it relates to the deaf community and research, prepare and deliver presentations on topics relating to deaf culture.

11. Use an active vocabulary of 300 American Sign Language signs including personal introductions and counting up to one billion (GELO 2)
12. Explain the cultural differences that exist between the hearing and deaf cultures in the U.S. (GELO 4)

Approved for Online Delivery?: No

Course Outline:
I: Introduction & Syllabus Review
II: The Deaf, deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind Communities
III: Hard of Hearing and Late-Deafened Adults
IV: Ear and Etiology of Hearing Loss
V: Communications and Group Dynamics
VI: History of Deaf and Sign Language in the United States
VII: Culture, Context, and CODAs
VIII: American Sign Language and Sign Language Interpreting
IX: TTY, Text Relay, and VRS
X: Language and Development
XI: Instructional Methods and Educational Programs
XII: HAT and CI
XIII: Speech Presentations
XIV: Accessibility Issues and Laws
XV: Oppression and Deaf Culture and People
XVI: Deaf Culture nd Deaf People & Wrap Up

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 40-45%

Facilitated Discussion: 10-20%

Mediated Instruction: 5-10%

Group Work: 5-10%

Other: 0-35%

Mandatory Course Components:
1. Interaction Log/Journal
2. Homework
3. Quizzes
4. Presentation
5. Reaction Papers (2)
6. Classroom Participation
7. Midterm

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: N/A
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required

Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:

Faculty Credential Requirement Details: To effectively teach Introduction to Deaf Culture, the instructor must possess a minimum of a Bachelors degree and demonstrate fluency in American Sign Language through possession of a Michigan BEI Level III, current RID certification, NAD IV or V certification, or Sign Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI) level Advanced; or above.

Maximum Course Enrollment: 27
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
None
People Soft Course ID Number: 102988
Course CIP Code: 16.16

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Departments?: NA
Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Companies?: NA