2013-2014 Course Catalog - PDF Format - Flagler College

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A course in sign language studies (SLS 201 or SLS 202 – Sign Language I
or II for the Non-Major) is offered every semester. These courses are designed
for students enrolled in majors other than Education of the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing who would like to learn basic sign language skills.
EDD 344 – Introduction to American Sign Language (3)
EDD 345 – Basic American Sign Language (3)
EDD 346 – Intermediate American Sign Language (3)
EDD 347 – Advanced American Sign Language (3)
EDD 348 – Simultaneous Communication (3)
Upon completion of the sign language courses and prior to the Internship
semester, students enrolled in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
program must successfully pass a Sign Language Competency Test. If a student is
unable to pass the Sign Language Competency Test, he/she will not be permitted
to intern with deaf or hard-of-hearing students.
EDD 349 – Foundations of Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (3)
. Philosophical approaches
to education of the deaf and hard of hearing, psychological characteristics of
deaf and hard of hearing populations, social adaptation of the deaf and hard
of hearing will be discussed. History of the education of the deaf and hard of
hearing will be reviewed. Participation in a 30-hour practicum is required.
EDD 360 – Hearing Science (3)
Corequisite: Enrollment in EDD 349. The purpose of this course is to
provide information on the assessment of audition and the determination of
auditory training goals and intervention strategies for assisting deaf students in
maximizing use of their residual hearing. Offered fall semesters.
EDD 362 – Speech Science (3)
The purpose of this course is to provide information
on approaches that can be used to determine goals and intervention strategies for
developing the speech skills of deaf students based on phonetic and functional
assessments. Offered spring semesters.
EDD 370 – Reading/Emergent Literacy (3)
Prerequisite: EDD 349. The purpose of this course is the study of the
development of language skills in young deaf children (birth to grade 3) and
the patterns of instruction, interaction, and experience which facilitate that
development. Particular attention will be given to experiential and mediated
learning models.