SPED 72200 - The Study of ASL Educational Linguistics

Focus on the linguistic structure of ASL: phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and discourse rules. Traces acquisition of ASL during infancy, childhood and adolescent. Differences are highlighted between ASL and English linguistics, as well as the interaction between such structures and children’s learning. ASL is the instructional language used to teach this course.

prereq: SPED 72100
Hours 60 hrs lab,
Credits 2 cr