Students will demonstrate predictive strategies for the comprehension of fingerspelled words and advanced numerical systems based on linguistic, cultural, and contextual information.
Students will demonstrate fluency in comprehension and production of fingerspelled words and numbers.
Students will demonstrate comprehension of fingerspelled words and the numerical systems in ASL.
Students will describe current research on the perception and production of fingerspelling skills.
Course Description This course will assist the student in acquiring fluent fingerspelling through the use of intense receptive and expressive drills. Lexical borrowing and the semantic and morphological categories involved in restructuring English fingerspelled citation forms will be studied. Recordings of a variety of fingerspelling styles will be presented to ensure that the students acquire a comprehensive background. Students will also be recorded to allow for self-analysis of their fingerspelling skills. Credits: 3