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Nature of course request C00119 :

Title change		Number/Prefix change		Description change
Prerequisite change		Undergraduate

From:
Course Prefix & Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
INT 253	Comparative Linguistics: ASL/English	3 -
To:
Course Prefix & Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
INT 353	Linguistics of ASL	3 -

Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Linguistics of ASL

Current Course Description: This course is designed to compare the grammatical structure of American Sign Language (ASL) and English. Students will use a comparative/contrastive approach to the study of ASL and English, and will focus on grammatically acceptable ASL productions. Students are introduced to the linguistic and culturally based communication issues that impact the interpreting process.

New Course Description: This course is designed to examine the linguistic structural properties of American Sign Language (ASL), including phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics, and how signed languages differ and are similar to spoken languages. Students will be introduced to the linguistic and culturally based communication issues that impact the process between Deaf and hearing persons. Prerequisite or co-requisite: ASL 303D: ASL 9 (This course is conducted in ASL and interpretation is not provided.); LING 210: Introduction to Linguistics; or instructor approval

Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): The interpreting program has changed the language pre-requisites for entry from two years of ASL to three years of ASL, because students still acquiring their second language are unable to learn the task of interpretation. This course is taught in ASL and has been traditionally taught while students are in ASL 203D: ASL 6. Students in ASL 203 are unable to understand the complex content as they are still acquiring their second language. With the change to three years of ASL, students will be better prepared to take this course and understand the information. Further, with LING 210 as a pre-requisite to the linguistics course, students will have a solid foundation regarding linguistics in general and how linguistic principles apply to all languages. After taking LING 210, they can build their new and discipline-specific knowledge regarding the linguistics of ASL.

Students/Program affected: ASL/English Interpreting majors

Approval Queue C00119

Attached Files:

INT353Syllabus.doc

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