Courses

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  • SED DE 385: Applied 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 386: Academic 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 472: 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. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Scientific Inquiry I
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • SED DE 500: Introduction to the Deaf-World
    Designed to provide a general introduction to the lives, history, and culture of American Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) as their vernacular language. The role of schools in the formation of the community and maintenance of ASL will be examined. 4 cr.
  • SED DE 550: History and Culture of the Deaf
    Analysis and discussion of the historical and cultural aspects of the Deaf; the influence of geographic, cultural, educational, and economic forces on Deaf people; and the patterns of social change during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Introduces students to specific cultural and historical experiences and acquaints them with literature in the field. 4 cr.
  • SED DE 551: Teaching Deaf Literature and Visual Arts
    An applied course designed to highlight, review, and organize instructional practices as they apply to Deaf Literature and visual compositions. We will work to understand how ASL literature and visual arts can be integrated into a comprehensive approach to Standards for composition and literature analysis.
  • SED DE 552: Seminar: Selected Topics in Deaf Studies
    Topics pertinent to current cultural and educational issues concerning Deaf adults and children. Children's literature, development of services for and by the Deaf (locally, nationally, internationally); the professions: law, medicine, and education, and their effects on society's view of the Deaf; aging and the Deaf. In-depth discussion and contact with professionals in these areas. 4 cr.
  • SED DE 553: Introduction to Counseling Deaf Individuals
    Introduction to the theory and practice of counseling Deaf children, adolescents, and adults.
  • SED DE 554: Field Experience: Deaf Studies
    Students work in an agency providing services to Deaf people for a minimum of one day per week. Supervision maintained in cooperation with the staff of the Deaf Studies Program and agency personnel. Specific placement depends on students' interests in particular setting or area. Instructor permission required. Var cr.
  • SED DE 572: Social Psychology and the Deaf World
    A study of concepts and research related to the psychological, sociological, and educational constructions of Deaf people (children and adults). Ideas from a host of disciplines, events, and matters -large and small- will illuminate how Deaf World issues are often universal, human issues. This graduate level work will focus on the implications for future teachers.
  • SED DE 573: Topics in Speech, Language, and Hearing for Deaf Educators
    Provides an overview of the roles of speech-language pathologists and audiologists as they relate to deaf and hard hearing children. This course offers foundational knowledge and practical methodology in teaching spoken language skills to deaf and hard of hearing children. Review of medical, speech, language and hearing research related to Deaf and hard-of-hearing children will be included. This course also describes the assessment of hearing levels, interpreting audiograms, function and maintenance of hearing assistive technologies (e.g., hearing aids, cochlear implants, and BAHAs), and understanding educational supports available via Early Intervention, IFSPs and IEPs. 2cr.
  • 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. Emphasizes the application of concepts covered in the first semester. Specific topics include classroom placement, assessment of ASL ability, application of bilingual approaches, and language planning. 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.

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