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Instructor Details: Hunta Williams

HWilliams380@stkate.edu

LAB ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION:
February 12-May 16, 2019
Session 1:Tuesdays 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Room: 212 Speech Bldg.
Session 2:Thursdays 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Room: 212 Speech Bldg.

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Designed as a lab course that provides students the opportunities to converse and interact in
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ASL in an informal setting with an ASL lab instructor. Through a combination of weekly
conversations in small groups, assigned video practice and lab homework students will increase
fluency in ASL while they learn about Deaf Culture.
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Attend 13 ASL lab sessions starting ​February 12th/14th and ending May 14th/16th​. Students
will have the opportunity to develop signing skills to an advanced level. Students will also
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expand their sign vocabulary and make the correct vocabulary choice when signing ASL.
Students are expected to attend every session of ASL lab. An absence will result in a
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participation grade of zero for that session. This includes any assigned lab work that takes place
outside of the classroom.

Students will receive a participation grade for each lab session. Full participation points will be
given to the students who constantly use ASL expressively and receptively during the lab
session. Students are expected to attend every session of ASL lab and are required to write the
lab log every week. An absence will result in a participation grade of zero for that session.

The student will be able to:


Categorize and construct advanced sign vocabulary and ASL structures needed to engage in
conversation in depth with Deaf users.
Expressively sign conversational ideas using proper ASL structures and non-manual markers.
Choose and produce accurate sign concepts when expressing ASL stories and conversations.
Produce appropriate sign concepts when expressing a variety of registers in ASL.
Develop and prepare narratives using the essential skills needed to tell a story successfully.
Acquire proficiency to be able to tell about significant life decisions, repeating information to a
third party, and asking for clarification.
Analyze complex information written on particular health conditions, identify the important points
to cover, and organize the information in three areas, symptoms, causes, and treatments to
make a concise five minute presentation.
Expressively fingerspell words/names and receptively comprehend fingerspelled words/names
in a fluent manner.
Develop, recognize and apply various aspects (conversational/social/behavioral) of Deaf

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culture.

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REQUIRED:
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1. Brightspace D2L
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2. Laptop (PC or Apple with built in webcam) or equivalent recording device for external
activities
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ONLINE:
Please go to the D2L course site for course announcements and course learning resources,
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including course documents, websites related to the course content, etc. Please check D2L
daily.

HOMEWORK:
There will be periodic homework. Please check D2L for teacher instruction. It will be part of
grading. If you have technical issues with D2L contact the help desk at helpdesk@stkate.edu or
call 651-690-6402 (24 hours). IT drop in is located in CDC 120.

Participation and Attendance:

Attend 13 ASL lab sessions starting ​February 12th/14th and ending May 14th/16th​. Students
will have the opportunity to develop signing skills to an advanced level. Students will also
expand their sign vocabulary and make the correct vocabulary choice when signing ASL.
Students are expected to attend every session of ASL lab. An absence will result in a
participation grade of zero for that session. This includes any assigned lab work that takes place
outside of the classroom.

Students will receive a participation grade for each lab session. Full participation points will be
given to the students who constantly use ASL expressively and receptively during the lab
session. Students are expected to attend every session of ASL lab and are required to write the
lab log every week. An absence will result in a participation grade of zero for that session.

Absence Deduction:
70 – 64 = 0%

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63 – 57 = 2%
56 – 50 = 4%
49 – 43 = 6%

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43 –↓= 10%
Each student’s attendance will be marked at the beginning of the class. If a student arrives
more than ten minutes late or leaves more than fifteen minutes early, it will be counted as an
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absence. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to get the information you missed from
another student. Absences are at the discretion of the lab instructor, discuss any and all
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absence related issues directly with the lab instructor.

The student is responsible for checking missing notes, announcements, and changes in
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class schedule through classmates, D2L, or email.

NOTE:
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In case of bad weather, please refer to the college website,


http://www2.stkate.edu/public-safety/weather#severe-weather-closing​. The instructor will send
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students an email to confirm the class cancellation.

No-Voice Policy

ASL is a visual language, not spoken (auditorial) such as English. You will learn and engage in
activities in a visual/spatial environment. You should behave as if you are in an all-Deaf
classroom. It is of a critical nature for you to learn ASL in a visual manner, engaging in a
spoken/auditorial (English) methods of learning will only halt your acquisition and proficiency of
the language and that of your classmates.

Should you be warned regarding your use of voice in this class more than 2 warnings you will
be asked to leave for the day and an absence will be recorded on your record regardless of how
long you remained in the classroom.
The purpose of this policy is one of ​RESPECT​ it is considered ​rude​ and​ insulting​ to talk in front
of a Deaf individual when you willingly know that individual is Deaf (such in this case your
professor). This class is an immersion environment and the target language is ASL.

Should you need help during the class period, follow Deaf Culture norms by: using signs you
have learned, or engage in writing back and forth, This allows me to know what is being stated
and join in to help.

Since this course​ depends​ on visual input, I ask you to put away pagers, phones, iPads and so
forth. Should I see these devices being used routinely and becoming a disruption you will be
asked to leave and as stated above if you are asked to leave it will be marked as an absence
regardless of how long you were in the room.

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If you are frustrated and don’t understand something in class it is important to immediately seek
clarification from the instructor. It is also possible to seek outside assistance. The ASL &

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Interpreting Department has ASL peer tutors available by appointment. The instructor can
provide more information on how to contact a peer tutor. If a meeting with the instructor is
required to discuss issues of a serious nature, the student may make a request for an
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interpreter by contacting Josephine Heyl with the ASL & Interpreting Department to make a
request at jeheyl@stkate.edu 651-690-6770.
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Academic Integrity:
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Please refer to the “Academic Integrity Policy” in the Undergraduate Academic Catalog.
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Accommodations:
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Saint Catherine University is committed to equal access for all and recognizes that disability is
an aspect of diversity. The University’s goal is to create learning environments that are useable,
equitable, inclusive, and welcoming. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this
course that result in barriers to the learning environment, accurate assessment or your
achievement, please contact the Resources for Disabilities office as soon as possible. Access
Consultants can be reached in the O’Neill Center at 651.690.6563 to discuss academic
adjustments or accommodations.

**COURSE OUTLINE CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE**


ASSIGNMENT DUE

DATE

Tuesday/Thursday Syllabus: Log week Complete


February 12/14 Unit 23: Expanding
more about house.
People likes/don’t like

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about their house.

February 19/21 Unit 23: Bring & Full charge your laptop to

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next class. Log week Complete.

February 26/28
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Unit 23: Practice first Log week Complete
draft
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March 5/7 Unit 24: Health Topic Log week Complete


March 12/14 Unit 24: Health Topic Log week Complete
March 19/21 Presentation Prep Log week Complete
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March 26/28 Spring Break NO HOMEWORK.


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April 2/4 Activity in the class Log week Complete


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April 9/11 Unit 25: Storytelling Log week Complete

April 16/18 Unit 25: Storytelling Log week Complete

April 23/25 Unit 25: Storytelling Log week Complete

April 30/May 2 Unit 25: Storytelling Log week Complete

May 7/9 Unit 25: Storytelling Log week Complete

My 14/16 Unit 25: Log due upon completion within


Storytelling/LOG Due 24 hours.​ NO EXCEPTIONS!!
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