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Instructor: Carolyn Hansen Sign 1B; 3 Units LG – C/NC Office: CS-5 (College Services Building/Supportive Services) Office Hours: MWF 12:10-1:00; TTh 11:10-12:00 Telephone: 646-4296 (my office); 646-4070 (front office) E-mail: carolyn_hansen@mpc.cc.ca.us Fax: 646-4171 Required Textbooks: (Available for purchase at MPC Bookstore & on reserve for in-library use at MPC Library)
Optional Reference Book: (Available for purchase at MPC Bookstore & on reserve for in-library use at MPC Library)
Rationale for the Course: This course is designed to teach language skills that are necessary to communicate in American Sign Language. It is an intermediate course for: basic preparation for careers in the field of deaf education such as teaching and interpreting; learning the language for personal use; and/or satisfying General Education requirements. It satisfies the following G.E. requirements: MPC, Area C, Humanities; CSU, Area C, Foreign Language; and UC, Languages other than English. Objectives: In this course you will learn how to communicate in American Sign Language. This includes learning vocabulary; fingerspelling; grammar; non-manual language behavior and conceptual accuracy. An overview of other systems of communication used by deaf/hard of hearing persons as well as specialized communication equipment used by deaf/hard of hearing persons will be included in the course.
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