ASL 305

Schedule

Introduction to Deaf Studies

Spring Quarter, March 30 - June 5, 2009

 

 

Week 1

Day / Date

Lesson Topic

Assignments due.

Notes:

Monday

3/30

(Forshay / Ladner)

Syllabus & Schedule

Interp. Roles / Comm.

Definitions and Construction of Deafness

“Construction of deafness” Lane              (read in class for group discussion)

 

Wednesday

4/1

(Forshay)

Discuss Homework

 

Deaf History:

Pre-1880

Post-1880

Inside Deaf Culture, 57-77

Open Your Eyes, Introduction and Chapters 1, 2, 10.

 

Week 2

Day / Date

Lesson Topic

Assignments due.

Notes:

Monday

4/6

(Forshay)

Discuss Homework

 

ASL: Facts, History, Linguistics and Language attitudes

 

Open Your Eyes, Chapters 7, 8,

 

 

Wednesday

4/8

(Forshay)

Discuss Homework

 

ASL Literature and Poetry

Inside Deaf Culture 123-143

Open Your Eyes, Chapter 4

 

Week 3

Day / Date

Lesson Topic

Assignments due.

Notes:

Monday

4/13

(Forshay)

Discuss Homework

 

Deaf Culture #1:

Definition, Traditions, Cultural Norms

Video:  “See What I Mean?”

Inside Deaf Culture, 1-10, 144-162

Open Your Eyes, Chapter 3

 

Wednesday

4/15

(Ladner)

Discuss Homework

 

Telecommunications and Technological Devices for the Deaf

Handout: Web Accessibility: Hearing Impairments

Internet Reading: 

http://www.tdi-online.org/, http://www.washington.edu/accesscomputing/dhh/

Handout available on Wednesday 4/8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 4

Day / Date

Lesson Topic

Assignments due.

Notes:

Monday

4/20

(Guest: Rob Roth)

Discuss Homework

 

Deaf Artists, De’VIA, Deaf Expressions in Art

Internet reading: “Deaf Art”, “De’VIA”, www.deafart.org

 

***First Research Report Due

 

Wednesday

4/22

(Guest: Nat Wilson)

Discuss Homework

 

Discuss Homework

 

Deaf Drama, Theatres and Media

Inside Deaf Culture 100-122

Internet Reading:  www.ntd.org, www.tadanw.org/

 

Week 5

Day / Date

Lesson Topic

Assignments due.

Notes:

Monday

4/27

(Ladner)

Discuss Homework

 

Perspectives and Labels on Deafness, Deaf Comm., CODA

Inside Deaf Culture 78-99,

Open Your Eyes,  Chapters 11-12,

Internet Reading:  www.coda-international.org

 

Wednesday

4/29

(Forshay)

Discuss Homework

 

Deaf Culture #2:

Attitudes, Norms, Values and Identity

TBA

 

Week 6

Day / Date

Lesson Topic

Assignments due.

Notes:

Wednesday

5/4

(Forshay)

Discuss Homework

 

Deaf Culture #3:

Oppressions and Deafhood

Open Your Eyes, Chapters 2, 4, 6, 13

Internet Reading on “Audism”, “ASL Linguicism”, “Deafism” and “Deafhood”

 

Wednesday

5/6

(Guest: Wioak / Forshay)

Discuss Homework

 

Midterm Exam

Bio-Ethics:  Eugenics, Cochlear Implants and Genetic Research

Inside Deaf Culture 163-180

Open Your Eyes, Chapters 17-19.

Internet Reading: www.stopeugenics.org, “Deaf Eugenics”  (Locate with Search Engine)

 

Week 7

Day / Date

Lesson Topic

Assignments due.

Notes:

Monday

5/11

(Guest: Jelica Nuccio)

Discuss Homework

 

Deaf-Blind

Internet Reading: www.wsdbc.org, http://www.seattledbsc.org/, http://www.deafblindlh.org/  

 

Wednesday

5/13

(Guest: Allie Joyner)

Discuss Homework

 

Deaf Education:

ASL Interpreters / Deaf Education System

Open Your Eyes, Chapter 9

Internet Reading: http://www.wsrid.com/, http://www.wsd.wa.gov,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 8

Day / Date

Lesson Topic

Assignments due.

Notes:

Monday

5/18

(Forshay)

Discuss Homework

Deaf Culture #4:

Empowerments:

NAD, DPN, Deaf Way, UFG, Deafhood, DBC

Open Your Eyes, Postscript

Internet Reading: www.nad.org, www.dbcusa.org, “Deaf President Now”, “Unity For Gallaudet”, and “Deafhood”.  Watch Deaf Mosaic #402 and #810 at http://videocatalog.gallaudet.edu/ (402 is after 205)

 

Wednesday

5/20

(Guest: Heather Clark)

Discuss Homework

 

Black Deaf Culture

Open Your Eyes, Chapter 14

Internet Reading:  www.nbda.org

 

***Second Research Report Due

 

Week 9

Day / Date

Lesson Topic

Assignments due.

Notes:

Monday

5/25

Memorial Day

No Class

 

 

Wednesday

5/27

(Guest: Marilyn Smith)

Discuss Homework

 

Special Topic:  Abused Deaf Woman Advocacy Services. Special Interest Groups.

Open Your Eyes, Chapters 15-16

Internet Reading: http://www.adwas.org, www.dwu.org

 

Week 10

Day / Date

Lesson Topic

Assignments due.

Notes:

Monday

6/1

(Guest: Eric Raff)

Discuss Homework

 

State Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing & Services

Deaf and the Law

Internet Reading: www.nad.org/lawandadvocacy, http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/hrsa/odhh/

 

Wednesday

6/3

(Forshay / Ladner)

Summary and Review for Final Exam

 

 

 

 

FINAL EXAM:

Time: 8:30-10:20 a.m.

Date: June 11

Location: GLD 435

*The teacher reserves the right to revise the course Syllabus and schedule at any time.

You will be informed periodically of any changes.