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DHHE 0625F: Sign Language Skills for DHH
Effective date
April 2015
Department
Deaf & Hard of Hearing
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
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.
Credits
0.0
Year of study
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
None
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 18
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 2
Total Hours: 20
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 2
Total Hours: 20
Instructional Strategies
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
Evaluation Plan
None
Course topics
None
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.