SCC and ARC American Sign Language Information

Sacramento City College
Fall 2004 Class Schedule

Sign Language Studies (SILA)

SILA 305    American Sign Language 1    4 Units

Formerly: SILA 1
Prerequisite: None
General Education: AA/AS Area C.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: This is the beginning course in the communicative purposes of American Sign language. Functions establishing and maintaining social relationships are introduced and emphasized. This course provides development of cultural awareness and cross-cultural adjustment skills. Non-verbal communication is emphasized. Homework assignments require attendance at community events.

SILA 306    American Sign Language 2    4 Units


Formerly: SILA 2
Prerequisite:SILA 305. Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: This is the second course in the communicative purposes of American Sign Language. Functions are introduced to help students expand their conversational range from talking about themselves to talking about other people and activities. Students will lean to give appropriate information to establish connection with Deaf acquaintances. Homework assignments will require attendance at community events.

SILA 310    American Sign Language 3    3 Units

Formerly: SILA 3
Prerequisite: SILA 306.
General Education:AA/AS Area C.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours:72 hours LEC
Description:This is an advanced course in American sign with emphasis on expressive and receptive non-verbal communication. The course provides extensive activities for developing interpersonal communication skills and awareness of deaf culture. A minimum of 25 hours for participation in Deaf Community events will be required.

SILA 311    American Sign Language 4    3 Units

Formerly: SILA 4
Prerequisite: SILA 310.
General Education: AA/AS Area C.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours:72 hours LEC
Description: This is the final course in a series of four courses in American Sign Language. The course provides extensive activities on Sign Language expressions; utilization of ASL and English glosses, expressions, and idioms; reinforcement of previously learned grammatical markers. The course may be repeated on a credit-no credit basis. A minimum of 25 hours for participation in Deaf Community events will be required.

SILA 330    Impact of Deafness    3 Units

Formerly:SILA 5
Prerequisite: None
General Education: AA/AS Area C.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This class is a survey of processes from the perspective of four institutions that have critical impact on the psycho-social development of people: family, education, work, and society. Students will learn and become sensitive to the unique challenges of deafness. They will be exposed to how these challenges influence personal, social and communication competencies of deaf people. Written reports and student-initiated field trips will be required for this course.

SCC American Sign Lang. Information

American River College
Fall 2004 Class Schedule

Sign Language Studies (SILA)

SILA 305    American Sign Language 1    4 Units

Formerly: SILA 1
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: This is a beginning course in a series of four courses in the visual-gestural processes of sign language. It provides instructional activities to become competent in communication with deaf people. The emphasis is on nonverbal communication. AA/AS area B; IGETC area 6.

SILA 306    American Sign Language 2    4 Units

Formerly: SILA 2
Prerequisite: SILA 305 with a grade of "C" or better.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours:72 hours LEC
Description: This is the second in a series of four courses in American Sign Language. The emphasis is on nonverbal communication. Topics presented include grammatical features such as descriptors, differentiation between cardinal/ordinal numbers, contrastive structure, temporal aspect markers and temporal sequencing. AA/AS area B

SILA 315    American Sign Language 3    4 Units

Formerly: SILA 3
Prerequisite: SILA 306 with a grade of "C" or better.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: This course is the third in a series of four courses in American Sign Language. It emphasizes expressive and receptive nonverbal communication skills between signers who have preliminary American Sign Language syntactical and lexical skills. It provides an understanding of deaf cultural processes by identifying behaviors and norms from activities assigned in the class. It also includes dialogues that involve asking, empathizing, negotiating and agreeing or disagreeing. AA/AS area B; CSU area C2

SILA 316    American Sign Language 4    4 Units

Formerly:  SILA 4
Prerequisite: SILA 315 with a grade of "C" or better.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
Description: This course is the last in a series of four courses in American Sign Language. It emphasizes expressive communication skills that involve making major life decisions, role shifting sequences in situations involving two or more people, narrating factual information, explaining rules and/or processes, games, narrating accidents, and using money. It incorporates information and activities previously learned about Deaf Culture into these narratives. AA/AS area B; CSU area C2.



 
SILA 332    Educating Deaf People    3 Units

Formerly: SILA 6


Prerequisite: None


Advisory: ENGWR 102, 103 or ESLW 320 or placement by assessment process.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This is a survey course of topics related to educating deaf children, adults, and multi-handicapped individuals. It also covers teaching methods and philosophies, school placement issues, child development, and methods of coping with developmental stages. Field trips may be required.


SILA 344    Number Systems in ASL    .5 Units

Formerly: SILA 46C
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: SILA 305.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This module provides hands-on experiences using ASL numbers with the cardinal/ordinal, incorporation and unique systems. Credit/no credit only.

SILA 348    Fingerspelling II    .5 Units

Formerly:
Prerequisite:SILA 346.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This module will expand upon the skills learned in Fingerspelling I and introduces a more sophisticated fingerspelling usage as used by members of the Deaf Community. Credit/no credit only.  

SILA 350    Classifiers    .5 Units

Formerly: SILA 46F


Prerequisite: None
Advisory: SILA 305
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This module provides extensive hands-on experience with using basic and complex classifiers. Credit/no credit only.



SILA 352    Signing for Dependency Situations    .5 Units

Formerly: SILA 46G
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: SILA 306.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This module will provide information related to the signs used by the Deaf community related to alcohol, sex, and drug abuse. Credit/no credit only.



SILA 354    Life Situations    .5 Units

Formerly: SILA 46H
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: SILA 305.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This module will provide hands-on experiences with signs that relate to food shopping, preparing food, common household chores, and holiday seasons. Credit/no credit only.

SILA 360    Non-Verbal Communication    .5 Units



Formerly: SILA 46K
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: SILA 305.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This module provides an introduction to gesture and mime processes that are fundamental to American Sign Language. Credit/no credit only.

SILA 498    Work Experience in Sign Language Studies    1-3 Units

Formerly: SILA 48A
Hours: 9 hours LEC ; 190 hours LAB
Course Transferable to CSU
Prerequisite: SILA 305 with a grade of "C" or better.
Description: This course is supervised practical experience working with deaf clients. Under supervision of an agency mentor, the student provides entry-level paraprofessional services based on their skill level and other applicable experiences such as tutoring, note taking, communication aide, peer counselor, office assistant, administrative aide, instructional aide services. May be taken four times for credit for a maximum of 8 units.

ARC American Sign Lang. Information


American River College
Fall 2004 Class Schedule

Sign Language Interpreting (INTRP)

INTRP 300    ITP: Ethics and Professional Standards of Interpreting    3 Units

Formerly: SILA 10
Prerequisite: SILA 316 with a grade of "C" or better.
Advisory: SILA 330, 332, 498.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course provides a working knowledge of the profession of interpreting. It includes the history of the interpreting field, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of Ethics, interpersonal relations, the roles and responsibilities of interpreters, and an overview of the settings involved.

INTRP 305    ITP: Consecutive Interpreting    3 Units

Formerly: SILA 11
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: INTRP 300.
Advisory: SILA 330, 332, 498.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course provides basic skills in consecutive sign language interpreting (sign-to-voice and voice-to-sign). Primary emphasis includes a theoretical analysis of the interpreting process, reinforcement of prerequisite language, and development of the fundamental skills.

INTRP 314    ITP: Introduction to Multicultural  Communication    .5 Units


Formerly: SILA 45H
Prerequisite: SILA 316 with a grade of "C" or better.
Advisory. INTRP 305.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course is an introduction to the field of multicultural communication. The focus will be on cultural and linguistic diversity, personal life experiences, and on enhancing racial and ethic diversity in the interpreting profession.

INTRP 325    ITP: Transliteration    3 Units

Formerly: SILA 13
Prerequisite: INTRP 305 with a grade of "C" or better.
Advisory: SILA 330, 332, 498.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Description: This course provides basic skills in transliteration. Both sign to voice and voice to sign transliterating skills will be incorporated. Primary emphasis includes language/client assessment, contact signing forms, semantic appropriateness, syntactic considerations, lipshadowing, lip-reading, and fingerspelling reception and production.

INTRP 330    ITP: Introduction to Educational Interpreting, K-12    1 Unit

Formerly: SILA 45C
Prerequisite: INTRP 305 with a grade of "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Description:This course is an introduction to interpreting in the educational setting with a focus on the elementary and secondary levels of education. Emphasis will be on vocabulary development and enrichment specific to educational interpreting, resource development, team building, roles and responsibilities, communicating with children, and ethics.

INTRP 332    ITP: Introduction to Educational Interpreting, Post Secondary    1 Unit

Formerly: SILA 45D
Prerequisite: INTRP 305 with a grade of "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Description: This course is an introduction to interpreting in the educational setting with a focus on the post secondary level of education. Emphasis will be on vocabulary development and enrichment specific to educational interpreting, resource development, team building, roles and responsibilities, and ethics.

INTRP 338    ITP: Introduction to Social Services and Employment Interpreting    1 Unit

Formerly: SILA 45G
Prerequisite: INTRP 305 with a grade of "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC
Description: This course is an introduction to interpreting in the social services/employment setting. Environmental considerations, vocabulary development, resource building, introductory knowledge, and ethics will be considered.

INTRP 344    ITP: Introduction to Working with a Certified Interpreter    .5 Unit

Formerly: SILA 45K
Prerequisite:INTRP 305 with a grade of "C" or better.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course is an introduction to interpreting with a certified deaf interpreter (CDI). Definition of roles, resource building, introductory knowledge, team development, and ethics will be considered.
INTRP 346    ITP: Specialized Vocabulary: Math and Computers    .5 Unit


Formerly: SILA 45L
Prerequisite: SILA 316 with a grade of "C" or better.
Advisory: INTRP 305.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9 hours LEC
Description: This course provides an opportunity to develop specialized discourse for use in future interpreting assignments. The focus of the class will include use of general resources in ASL and English and the development of vocabulary and resources related to mathematics and computers.

INTRP 348    ITP: Specialized Vocabulary: Science & Geography    .5 Unit

Formerly: SILA 45M
Prerequisite: SILA 316 with grade of "C" or better.
Advisory:INTRP 305.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 9hours LEC
Description:This course provides the opportunity to develop specialized discourse for use in future interpreting assignments. The focus of the class will include use of general resources in ASL and English and the development of vocabulary and resources related to scientific terms and locational signs.

INTRP 498    ITP: Work Experience in Sign Language Studies - Interpreting    1-3 Units

Formerly: SILA 48B
Prerequisite:SILA 330, 332, 498 with a grade of "C" or better.
Corequisite: INTRP 325.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours:9 hours LEC ; 190 hours LAB
Description: This course involves supervised work experience and career guidance in agencies which provide interpreting services to deaf clients. Students will be required to perform interpreting services to receive credit toward the completion of the interpreting certificate program. Students gain third party interpreter/transliterating experiences under supervision of an interpreting mentor. May be taken four times for a maximum of 8 units.




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