Courses

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  • SED DE 574: Prepracticum: Initial Strategies
    Field-based course where students work with teachers to gain a better understanding of the day to day mechanics of effective teaching and learning. Students are required to lead at least one independent lesson and contribute a bilingual (ASL/English) resource to the site. Includes 75 hours of field experience that must be completed within 4 weeks in addition to bi- weekly seminars scheduled throughout the semester. 2 cr.
  • SED DE 575: ASL Development in Deaf Children
    The first in a two-part sequence designed to develop an understanding of language development in deaf children. Topics include acquisition of ASL, the effect of delayed language exposure on later development, visual attention, bilingual language development, the relationship between language and cognitive skills, and the development of meta-linguistic awareness. The focus is on major theories and research findings, as well as how to apply these findings in designing classroom instruction for deaf children from a range of backgrounds.
  • SED DE 576: Bilingual ASL/English Development, Assessment, and Planning for Deaf Children
    The second in a two-part sequence designed to develop an understanding of language development in deaf children. The second semester emphasizes application of concepts covered in the first semester to designing classroom environments, implementing instruction, and creating language assessments for deaf children from diverse backgrounds. Specific topics include classroom placement, assessment of ASL ability, application of bilingual approaches, and mediating between ASL and English in reading and writing development. Prereq: SED DE 575. 4 cr.
  • SED DE 577: ASL/English Bilingual Instruction
    This course is part 1 of a 2-part series (along with DE 578). Students will review a range of (ASL/English) bilingual instructional strategies. We will explore novel ways to include both ASL and written English in the delivery of content-area teaching. A focus is on designing instruction that encourages Deaf and hard of hearing children to access various literacy tasks in both ASL and English.
  • SED DE 578: ASL/English Literacy Instruction
    This course is part 2 of a 2-part series about teaching ASL and English as a subject matter. Special focus is on building metalinguistic awareness about ASL and English, considerations for applied literacy in each language, and principles of instruction all designed to build "bridges" that link the disparate structures of ASL and English.
  • SED DE 581: American Sign Language I
    Introduces American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Culture, focusing on frequently used signs, basic rules of grammar, non-manual aspects of ASL, introductory fingerspelling, and some cultural features of the Deaf community. 4cr.
  • SED DE 582: American Sign Language II
    This is the second level of American Sign Language (ASL). It is designed for the further development of students' proficiency in ASL, focusing on somewhat less frequently used signs, more complex lexical and grammatical structures, and more advanced conversational skills. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Oral and/or Signed Communication. 4cr. Prereq: SED DE 381/581. 4 cr.
    • The Individual in Community
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • SED DE 583: American Sign Language III
    An intermediate course designed for students who have completed a minimum of ASL 2 offers a more in-depth exposure to ASL with an emphasis on receptive and expressive skills. This course will present further exposure to more sophisticated dialogues, vocabulary, acquiring ASL expressions, proficiency in ASL grammar and basic ASL discourse as well as register forms, pragmatics, and storytelling. Prereq: SED DE 382/582. 4 cr.
  • SED DE 584: American Sign Language IV
    An advanced course designed for students who have completed a minimum of American Sign Language 3. ASL 4 offers a more in-depth discussion in ASL with an emphasis on receptive and expressive skills. This course will present further exposure to more sophisticated dialogues, vocabulary, acquiring ASL expressions, proficiency in ASL grammar and basic ASL discourse as well as register forms, pragmatics, and storytelling. Prereq: SED DE 383/583. 4 cr.
  • SED DE 585: Academic ASL
    Open to students who have completed two years of ASL who are ready for advanced language training. This course will focus on the production, analysis, and evaluation of advanced vocabulary, syntax and register variation in ASL. 4cr, either sem.
  • SED DE 586: Applied ASL
    Focus on academic ASL in the bilingual teaching of content areas (English, Language Arts, History, Mathematics, Science) paying special attention to concepts vocabulary and terminology that commonly appear in the content areas. 4 cr.
  • SED DE 592: American Sign Language V: Academic Language
    Open to teachers and others who have completed two years of ASL or are considered advanced in ASL. Focus is on learning how to translate educational concepts commonly found in content classes such as history, the sciences, mathematics, and literature. How to find common signs for historical figures, creating signs for concepts according to ASL principles, etc. 2 cr.
  • SED DE 672: Sign Language Structure
    Covers the structure of sign languages, with a primary focus on American Sign Language. Topics include phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicology, language variation, psycholinguistics, and language emergence. *Prereq: SED DE 382/582. 4 cr.
  • SED DE 678: Practicum Equivalent: Student Teaching
    Full-time Student teaching. This is the last requirement of the graduate teacher training experience. Students will complete a minimum of 300 hours of teaching alongside master teachers. The Practicum Supervisor's permission is required for registration, approval is based on performance in all prior coursework. Var cr.
  • SED DE 690: Seminar: Practicum
    Designed to provide opportunities to discuss topics relevant to student teaching with Deaf children. Primary focus is on (a) the role of ASL in content areas in addition and (b) the use of effective teaching strategies. (Must also be enrolled in DE 678). Var cr.
  • SED DE 691: Advanced Seminar: Learning and the Deaf
    Examination of the current research on a topic pertinent to Deaf Education. The goal is to develop a more in-depth understanding of research in Deaf Education. 2 cr.
  • SED DS 502: Introduction to Adolescent Development
    Develops important understandings of cognitive, social-emotional, and identity developing during adolescence, as well as the role that educators can play in fostering the mindsets, skillsets, character strengths and contexts that adolescents need to grow into healthy and high-performing adults. 2 cr. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Social Inquiry I.
    • Social Inquiry I
  • SED DS 504: Adolescent Development
    Overview of diverse development theories of preadolescence, adolescence, and young adult development. Cognitive, sociomoral, personal, and identity development are examined as well as physical, motor, and fitness development. 3 cr.
  • SED DS 600: Culture, Ethnicity and Race: A developmental approach
    Cultural and racial-ethic differences in development and how these differences translate into counseling practices. We consider several topics including: communication, child-rearing, cognitive development, and schooling. 4 cr.
  • SED DS 700: Advanced Seminar in Sport and Exercise Psychology
    Emphasis on theory, research, and applied aspects of contemporary sport and exercise psychology. Students develop a research project that involves conceptualizing a problem statement, designing a study, and collecting and analyzing data. 4 cr.

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