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COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: FINGERSPELLING
PREFIX/NUMBER: ASL 125 CREDIT HOURS: 3
2. PREREQUISITES: ASL 101 (or instructor permission).
3. RESOURCES NEEDED: Check with your instructor.
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: ASL 125 provides the student an opportunity to develop receptive and expressive skills in fingerspelling through various class activities.
5. COURSE GOAL: ASL 125 students will develop fingerspelling skills to augment continuing skill development in expressive and receptive signing skills.
6. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students who successfully complete ASL 125 should be able to:
A. Identify the role of fingerspelling in ASL.
B. Apply appropriate warm-up exercises for prevention of overuse symptoms.
C. Demonstrate the appropriate hand, arm, and wrist positions for clear fingerspelling.
D. Develop skills for employing variations in mouthing with fingerspelling.
E. Demonstrate consistency in execution of fingerspelling in terms of the following: letter formation, location, pacing, phrasing, mouthing, and transitions to/from signs.
F. Develop receptive skills with emphasis on the following: use of context, focus on the whole word(s), and use of other linguistic cues.
G. Demonstrate knowledge of the principles for lexicalized finerspelling/loan signs, and its function in American Sign Language.
H. Demonstrate appropriate execution for lexicalized fingerspelling/loan signs.
I. Recognize and identify lexicalized fingerspelling/loan signs by the patterns formed.
J. Demonstrate appropriate execution of the following number systems: counting, age, time, height, phone numbers, addresses, money, listing, ranking, order in a series, frequency vs. quantity, fractions, and decimals.
K. Recognize and identify the above number systems when executed by others.
7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
Assignments, Performance Measures, & Presentations 25%
Objective quizzes & exams 20%
Performance quizzes & exams 40%
Attendance & Participation 15%
Grading Scale Letter Grade
90 – 100 A
80 – 89 B
70 – 79 C
60 – 69 D
0 – 59 F
Special Remarks:
A. Attendance: Students who miss two consecutive classes must contact the instructor prior to returning to class. College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If a student is absent for 20% of the scheduled class time, the instructor may initiate drop procedures. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
B. Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters the classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
C. Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student’s responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments and examinations.
D. Successful completion of this course is defined as receiving a grade of “C” or better as a final grade.
8. COURSE OUTLINE: (Instructors may vary sequence.)
I. Introduction: Purpose of Fingerspelling
II. Guidelines for Expressive Fingerspelling
A. Warm-up
B. Execution factors
III. Guidelines for Receptive Fingerspelling
A. Holistic approach
B. Visual scope
C. Context
D. Closure
IV. Lexicalized Fingerspelling/Loan Signs
A. Principles
B. Function
C. Expressive skills
D. Receptive skills
V. Common Numbering Systems in ASL
A. Cardinal numbers
B. Ordinal numbers
9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students must maintain excellent attendance. The instructor strives to form a language community. The cohesiveness of the group influences how rich the language exchange is within the classroom. Students who miss class disrupt the interactive environment. No one is allowed to use his/her voice (English) during class.
10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The Reading Department (which includes all ASL courses) supports and adheres to the following policy on academic integrity. Students should refer to the PCC Student Handbook for the complete policy statement:
“Pueblo Community College is committed to providing a superior educational experience for all students who attend the college. Academic integrity and honesty in all educational classrooms and programs are critical in providing this high level of education. . . Academic dishonesty is any form of cheating and plagiarism which results in students giving or receiving unauthorized assistance in an academic exercise or receiving credit for work which is not their own. . . . Plagiarism is the deliberate adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person as one’s own without acknowledgement.”
Penalties for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
11. ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the PCC Adaptive Services Advisor at (719) 549-3446 (TTY 549-3396) for further information |