Syllabus
Hello and welcome to DST 316 course. Please watch this video for the ASL version of the syllabus. It is highly encouraged that you also review the text version of the syllabus.
Course Prerequisite: DST 101, GSR 103, or equivalent. Good expressive/receptive signing skills required.
Course ScheduleImportant note: Access to all materials (videos and readings) is via the course Weebly site.
Access to quizzes and the midterm is via Blackboard Assignments. Week 1: Assignment: Quiz. The quiz will cover readings from this week, as well as the video. You should be able to identify key individuals and institutions in early US deaf history, as well as important themes. Quiz to be completed by Sunday at midnight EST. Week 2: Assignment: Quiz. The quiz will cover readings from this week, as well as the video. Identify key individuals and events during this period. Why was SL controversial? What trends in US society turned opinion against he use of sign language? What response did the deaf community have? Quiz to be completed by Thursday at midnight EST. Week 3. Assignment: Quiz. The quiz will cover readings from this week, as well as the video. You should be able to understand and define the concept of eugenics and audism, as well as identify key events which promoted these ideas. Quiz to be completed by Thursday at midnight EST. Week 4: Class material: Holcomb, Ch 14. MIDTERM EXAM THIS WEEK. Exam to be completed by Thursday at midnight EST. The exam will be available on Blackboard Assignments. It will review all class material to date including this week’s readings and video. Week 5: Holcomb, Ch 5 and 6 Class material: Holcomb Ch 13. Ch 1 from The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL (Blackboard) Ruiz and Holcomb, “Why Intersectionality Matters” NAD Mag Fall/Winter 2013. (Blackboard) Read the following website: https://www.dcmp.org/ai/366/ Assignment: Write a 400 word blog explaining American Deaf Culture to a hearing audience with no knowledge of Deaf Culture. Include at least three hyperlinks to resources on the web which further explain aspects deaf culture discussed in Chapters 5 and 6. Post on Blackboard Discussion and send to the professor via email. Assignment to be completed Thursday at midnight E.S.T. Week 6: Assignment: Analysis. Analyze the use of hand shapes and sign play in the assigned ASL literature video. Identify three types of sign play in the video and discuss their meaning in a video no longer than 90 seconds (going over by more than 15 seconds will result in a grade deduction). Send Youtube video link via e-mail. Assignment to be completed Thursday at midnight E.S.T. Week 7: Assignment: Quiz on Blackboard Assignments. The quiz covers key items from this week’s readings and video. You should be able to identify different types of sign languages to be found in North America, their history, with a particular focus on the origins of Black ASL. In addition, you should be able to identify aspects of diversity in the US deaf community as listed in Holcomb. Quiz to be completed Thursday at midnight E.S.T. Week 8: Assignment: Final Exam covering all content in weeks 5-8. Final Exam must be completed Thursday at midnight EST. |