Living Successfully with Hearing Loss Level 2 (DHHE 0619)
Prerequisites
DHHE 0618 with a 'S' grade.Schedule †
DHHE 0619 schedule for programs:
- DHHR
CRN # | Dates | Day/Time/Location | Instructor |
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41946 | January 8, 2025 to March 26, 2025 | See full schedule Delivery: Online with Scheduled Classes Location: Online | Dillon Edgett, Lisa |
41947 | January 8, 2025 to March 26, 2025 | See full schedule Delivery: Online with Scheduled Classes Location: Online | Dillon Edgett, Lisa |
Additional Information
- Communication scales (e.g. Client-oriented Scale of Improvement) to identify challenging situations
- Homophenous sounds review
- Relaxation exercises (e.g. eyes, body, breathing)
- Individualized speechreading practice in the computer lab (e.g. vowels, consonants, everyday communication, stories)
- Automatic speechreading of familiar phrases & speechreading drills (e.g. contrast words, homophenous words, paragraphs)
- Identifying key words
- Speechreading components (e.g. gestures and body language, situational cues, linguistic factors)
- Communication strategies (e.g. anticipatory, repair)
- Assertive behaviour
- Making assertive requests
- Identifying communication problems and devising solutions
- Hearing assistive technology (use and reflection)
- Meta-communication (e.g. talking about conversational successes)
- Using memory strategies
- Conversational repair strategies
- Using questions in conversations
- Interactional versus transactional conversations
- Conversations in quiet and noise
- Evaluating conversational topics
- Communication styles (self-assessment and reflection)
Prospective students should contact DHH for an intake interview and assessment:
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department
Vancouver Community College, 1155 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 4V5
Phone: 604.871.7342 (voice), 604.871.7241 (TTY)
Email: dhh@vcc.ca
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
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Tuition and Fees are approximate and subject to change. Students are required to pay any applicable fee increases. Fees listed are for domestic students. For international programs, visit VCC International.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.