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Oct 23, 2026
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ASL 1103 - Deaf Culture
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
Introduction to concepts and issues in Deaf culture and the Deaf community. Emphasizes the Deaf community as a linguistic and American cultural minority, and the importance of language, values, traditions, and diversity in this group.
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Identify American Sign Language as a modern language.
- Evaluate the historical process by which Deaf education and communication methods evolved in the United States.
- Examine the etiologies of hearing loss and additional disabilities, their prevalence, and their implications for educational vocational programming and placement.
- Compare and contrast historical and cultural perspectives on interactions between Deaf and hearing cultural groups, and subcultures within the Deaf community.
- Gauge the impact of societal perspectives on the social, academic/educational, linguistic, and vocational experiences of the deaf children and adults.
- Identify significant features of Deaf culture including membership, cultural transmission patterns, cultural activities, appropriate terminology, humor, values, and cultural conflicts with hearing society.
- Identify significant contributions made by Deaf Americans to American society.
- Examine current technology used by Deaf people.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Educational perspectives
- Cultural perspectives
- Lingual diversity perspectives
- Employment perspectives
- Historical events
- Legal and technological advancements
Credit for Prior Learning Options
Course-Specific Exam
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