Students in the DHH Sign Language Skills for Deafened or Hard of Hearing Adults course will be able to demonstrate a beginning conversational level of comprehension and expressive fluency using sign in English word order. Accurately demonstrate the sign language vocabulary and features in English word order sentences, dialogues, and stories. Formulate English sentences in sign and fingerspelling using conceptually accurate signs that are based on meaning. Describe appropriate behaviours around deaf or hard of hearing people. Describe specific technology that assists the deaf and hard of hearing. Explain the communication, access, educational, and employment issues of deaf and hard of hearing people.
Prerequisites
Course type
This is a standalone course that can be taken individually without enrolling in a VCC program.
International students: Contact
[email protected]
to confirm whether this course is available to international students.
Contact Deaf and Hard of Hearing department (DHH) for an intake interview and assessment:
- Phone: 604.871.7342 (voice)
- Phone: 604.871.7241 (TTY)
- Email: [email protected]
- In person: Broadway campus
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].
† 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.