SHS 102 - American Sign Language II SLN: 78142

Room Ed 250 Mon. - Thurs. 9:00am - 9:50am Fall 2012

Robin OBrien

Course Description: This course is a continuation of American Sign Language I, the study of a visualgestural language that is separate and distinct from English. Students will learn American Sign Language functions such as giving directions, describing people, making requests, and talking about family, occupations, and routines. Emphasis will be placed on accurate sign production, grammatical accuracy, and the contextual use of facial expressions. (ASL I and familiarity with Vista Units 1-7 are prerequisites for this class). Course Objectives: By the end of the semester, you should be able to: 1. Engage in conversation about personal information, family, activities, surroundings. 2. Carry on conversation using the proper parameters of American Sign Language with grammatical and conceptual accuracy. 3. A better understanding ASL in narrative form. 4. Use of depiction in everyday use of ASL. 5. Display proper expressive skills when signing. 6. More fully engage in conversation due to increased receptive skills.

OFFICE:
Coor 2266

Office Hours:
T & TH 1:00pm1:30pm (Drop by) or by Appt.

Phone:
602-903-4181

EMAIL:
robrien@asu.edu

REQUIRED TEXTS: Lentz, E.M., Mikos, K., & Smith, C. (2008). Signing Naturally Units 7-12 Student DVD and Workbook. San Diego, CA: Dawn Sign Press. Padden, C., & Humphries, T. (2005). Inside Deaf Culture. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Blackboard

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BREAKDOWN: 5 Quizzes: Midterm Project: Participation/Homework: Final Interview: Final Exam: TOTAL 500 points 100 points 50 points 200 points 150 points 1000 points

ASL IV Course Packet (MUST print from Blackboard) GRADING SCALE: A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD E 97-99% 93-96% 90-92% 87-89% -86% 80-82% 77-79% 73-76% 70-72% 60-69% 0-59%

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTOR'S EXPECTATIONS:

965-1000 points 925-964 points 895-924 points 865-894 points 825-864 points 795-824 points 765-794 points 725-764 points 695-724 points 595-694 points 0-594 points

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1. Attendance is MANDATORY. This course involves the development of skills. Lessons and tests cannot be made up due to the visual classroom demonstrations. You must hand me proper written documentation in person if you have an emergency situation that requires you to miss class. Emailing me with an excuse for being absent is unacceptable. You may email me to notify me that you need to miss the class and will hand me a note in person at the next class. Please refer to the Policy on make-up work in your course packet. NOTE: For every four absences, your final grade will be lowered by one letter. 2.

Tardiness is unacceptable. It is extremely distracting to a class trying to learn a visual language. Therefore, 2 incidents of tardiness equal one absence. Be in class on time. Participation/Homework: You are expected to actively participate in all classroom activities and exercises. Your participation is crucial to your success in this class and accounts for 10% of your grade, along with your homework. Study Group: Study and practice outside of class is required to become proficient in ASL. For every hour in class, students are expected to study and practice 2 hours outside of class.Practice with your videotapes, with a study group, CTA, Tutors, and especially with native ASL users.

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Quizzes/Projects: There will be five quizzes and a final examination in this class. Quizzes will be announced on the tentative schedule. The quizzes will include material from the Signing Naturally Workbook and videotape, Course Packet, and class lectures. Quizzes may not be made-up except in the case of an emergency (see the Absence Policy handout as to what constitutes an emergency). The Final Examination can neither be made-up nor excused. NOTE: Students arriving late for quizzes or the Final Exam will not have missed questions repeated for them nor will they be able to make up missed parts of the test. NOTE: You have one week to provide documentation after which the absence deduction or missed exam becomes permanent. You cannot come back at the end of the semester and try to clear absence deductions.

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Midterm Project: Admirer You will receive guidelines in advance.

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Final Interview: There will be individual interviews near the end of the semester. Interviews will be videotaped. Students are expected to prepare for and take part in the signed interview, which represents the expressive portion of the course grade. The instructor will sign questions to students individually, who will then respond appropriately using proper sign and fingerspelling execution, facial expressions (non-manual markers), vocabulary and ASL word order. Each interview is conducted privately and lasts approximately 10 minutes. These interviews will be comprehensive, based upon what has been learned in class. 15 points will be deducted if an interview needs to be rescheduled due to a missed appointment. Food and Drink: Avoid placing drinks on the floor or anywhere they can be easily knocked over. Clean up all trash and dispose of it properly when you leave the room. Cell Phones: If you have a cell phone with you in class, it must be turned off. The phone ringing or vibrating distracts from the teaching and learning process in class. Furthermore, you may not use your phone to transmit or receive text messages during class. Consequently, you may not have the phone in sight on the desk, in your lap, in your unzipped bag on the table, etc. Violation of this policy will result in the offending student being asked to leave the class and that

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will count as an unexcused absence. If you need to leave your phone on for emergency reasons, you must notify your instructor prior to the start of class. NO EXCEPTIONS!

10. Office Hours: If you wish to see me during my Office Hours or by appointment, you may communicate with me by either signing, writing, or typing on my computer. 11. Emergency Evacuation Procedure: In the event we are required to evacuate the building, please proceed under the of your instructor to the primary assembly area. If you are in Coor Hall, it is located west of Coor Hall in Lot 16 south of Chilis Restaurant. For classes in the Education Building, proceed to the assembly are located in the courtyard south of Coor between Payne Hall and the Farmer Education Building. 12. Concerns: Any problems or concerns should be taken to the instructor first. If the problem remains unsolved, the Program Coordinator, Paul Quinn, will be consulted. 13. Final Exam: YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE FINAL EXAM DATE AND TIME LATER IN THE SEMESTER. DO NOT PLAN TRAVEL PRIOR TO 5:00PM ON DECEMBER 19TH UNTIL THE ACTUAL DATE IS ANNOUNCED. FAILURE TO ATTEND THE FINAL WILL RESULT IN FAILURE OF THIS COURSE. Course Withdrawal Deadline: November 7th, 2012 - Online

ASU ASL PROGRAM INFORMATION AND DISCLOSURES

In accordance with program policy, this information must be distributed to all ASL students.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: All students enrolled in this course are bound by the Student Academic Integrity Policy. This policy prohibits behavior that includes but is not limited to academic deceit, use of unauthorized material during evaluation, claiming credit for others work, failure to document sources appropriately and signing an attendance sheet for others not present. Furthermore, obtaining information from another section of the same course to take advantage of any evaluation is considered academic dishonesty. The full details of this policy are located at: http://provost.asu.edu/academicintegrity. Students who violate this policy are subject to severe sanctions. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: Attendance in this class places a special obligation on all members to preserve an atmosphere that is conducive to a safe and positive learning environment. Part of that obligation implies the responsibility to maintain an environment in which the behavior of any individual is not disruptive. Students are bound by the Universitys Code of Conduct as outlined at the following web site: http://students.asu.edu/srr/code. Serious disruptions, as determined by your instructor, may result in immediate removal of the student from the instructional environment. Significant and/or continued violations of this policy may result in administrative withdrawal of the student from the class. Additional responses by the faculty member to disruptive behavior may include a range of actions from discussing the behavior with the student to referral to the Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities which may result in suspension or expulsion from the university. ASL TECHNICAL STANDARDS: The Department of Speech & Hearing Science has adopted a set of technical standards that define physical prerequisites needed to
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enroll in an ASL course. All students must be able to meet these standards to remain in an ASL class. These standards are outlined in a document available on the departments ASL web site. MINIMUM GRADE PREREQUISITE: In order to continue to the next level of ASL, you must earn a grade of C or better. For example, to move from SHS-101 to SHS-102, you must earn a C or better in SHS-101. Students who do not meet this prerequisite will be prohibited from maintaining enrollment in the next level. A grade replacement opportunity (GRO) is available to those students who choose to retake an ASL course. ASL ENROLLMENT DISCLOSURE: It is the policy of the ASU ASL Program not to issue overrides for any full class. The only exception is a student who requires SHS-202 to graduate and is graduating in the same semester. Historically, ASL classes fill to capacity every semester. If you are planning on using ASL to fulfill your foreign language requirement, it is strongly advised that you allow six semesters to complete the four semester ASL sequence. Doing so will help prevent your graduation from being delayed. Students may also consider summer school at ASU which is offered during the six week sessions. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: If you have a disability that is documented with ASUs Disability Resource Center and would like accommodation, please see your instructor as soon as possible. Keep in mind that implementation of accommodation arrangements takes at least one week so plan ahead. Coursework completed prior to an accommodation request cannot be adjusted or waived. EXTREME ABSENCE: Due to the nature of this course, it is impossible to make up for lost classroom time. A student who is absent, excused or unexcused, for more than 50% of the official class meetings may be assigned an incomplete or fail the course. A student with excessive absences due to a medical condition is not exempt from this policy. CHALLENGING GRADES: If you wish to seek the return of points (challenge) on any exam/evaluation/paper, you must do so within one week of receiving that grade. After one week, the grade is fixed. You are free to discuss your work with your instructor at any time but you will not be able to request a change of grade once seven days have passed (excludes holidays). MAINTAIN YOUR PAPERWORK: During the course of the semester, do not dispose of papers, tests, or other materials that have been returned to you. Keep all electronic files related to this course. Your instructor will not keep copies of work that is returned to you. Students are responsible for these materials in the event a grade is questioned. DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS: One month after the date of your final exam, all student paperwork, exams, videotapes, CD/DVDs, and any electronic data left with your instructor are subject to disposal. It is your responsibility to request the return of your materials prior to the disposal date. Some exams and certain other items cannot be returned. Those items can be viewed as long as a request is made within one month of the final exam. Once materials are disposed of, it becomes almost impossible to contest a given grade. Unclaimed videotapes, flash drives or other digital media may not be erased and may be reused for other recordings. If you would like any of your materials kept longer, you must notify your instructor promptly, preferably prior to the final exam. BLACKBOARD AND EMAIL: Students are expected to check and read Blackboard and their email on a daily basis. All students are required to maintain a working email account while enrolled in any ASL course. Email will be sent to your ASU email address. ASU offers the ability to forward this email to your personal
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address. Students are responsible for all information distributed via email and/or Blackboard.

USE OF YOUR ID: In accordance with ASU policy, if your grades are publicly posted, they will only be listed using your listing ID. This ID consists of the last four digits of your affiliate ID followed by the last three digits of your ASU ID. PROGRAM DIRECTOR: All students are strongly encouraged to resolve any issues that might occur with their own instructor. In the unlikely event that you would like to speak to someone other than your instructor, you may contact the ASL Program Director, Paul Quinn (paulq@asu.edu). Polices of the University, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and the Department of Speech & Hearing Science may supersede any of these disclosures.

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FINAL EXAMINATION ON TBA

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American Sign Language II: Fall 2012
Tentative Schedule of Classes
Introduction Brief review of ASL I; Begin Unit 8 Labor Day; NO CLASS Continue Unit 8; Possible Quiz Unit 8 on Sept. 6th Begin Unit 10; Inside Deaf Culture, Inside Deaf Culture, Read Ch. 1 Silenced Bodies pg. 11-36 Continue Unit 10 Continue Unit 10; Possible Quiz Unit 10 on Sept.27th ***FALL BREAK*** Continue Unit 9; Begin Unit 11; Inside Deaf Culture, Read Ch. 4 A New Class Consciousness pg. 78 - 99 Continue Unit 9; Possible QUIZ on Oct. 25th Continue Unit 11; Read Ch. 6 Anxiety of Culture pg. 123- 143 Veterans Day: NO SCHOOL Continue Unit 11; Possible QUIZ Unit 11 on Nov. 15th ; Inside Deaf Culture, Read Ch. 7 The Promise of Culture pg. 144-162 Project DUE Nov. 19th & 20th; Begin Unit 12 & Cumulative; Inside Deaf Culture Read Ch. 8 Cultures into the Future pg. 163-180; THANKSGIVING DAY; NO SCHOOL Continue Unit 12 & C.R. Unit 7 -12; Possible QUIZ Unit 12 on Nov. 29th Interviews Week Review for final examination READING DAY; NO CLASS. Please be aware that each class will learn at a different pace and some units may require more time to complete than others. Whenever possible, quiz dates will be announced a minimum of 2 classes in advance.

Continue Unit 9; Inside Deaf Culture, Read Ch. 3 The Problem of Voice pg. 57-77

Begin Unit 11; Inside Deaf Culture, Read Ch. 5 Technology of Voice pg. 100-122 Project Guidelines Handout

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