Visual Gestural Communication

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Program: 
American Sign Language-Interpreting

This course provides students with a unique opportunity to use gestures and pantomime, body language, and facial expression to expand their ability to express and comprehend ideas, concepts and emotions non-verbally. For the purpose of enhancing visual and gestural skills, voicing and ASL will not be permitted although ASL may be needed as deemed by the instructor. Class activities include incorporating VGC modes to describe people, animals, objects, places, and other concepts; ask for and give directions; and, discuss actual and hypothetical issues. Throughout the session of this course students will enact events and create skits using all the possible aspects of VGC. 

Course Objectives
·         Learn and utilize universal gesture techniques to communicate with others
·         Create non-verbal & non-manual modes in meaningful ways
·         Enact a story using VCG to describe the details of main events
·         Apply ASL classifiers in VGC to signify an entity, action, and concept
·         Respond effectively to others via VGC
·         Gain greater spatial cognitive abilities from describing and comprehending in VGC
 
Class Information
Class Length: 
30 Hours
Class Size: 
20
Start and End Date: 
Jan 3 2011 - Feb 28 2011
Days: 
Monday
Days: 
Wednesday
Time: 
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Place: 
Room 2002
Costs: 

Registration Fee: $40.00

Program Fee: $10.00

Student Fee: $60.00

Tuition: $45.00

Total: $155.00

 

Requirements: 

Visual Gestural Communication is a major aspect of ASL.  ASL is a visual-gestural language requiring frequent interaction with the instructor, classmates, and members of the Deaf community.  As such, attendance is required.  Frequent absences or tardiness will affect your learning and impact your grade, possibly requiring you to retake the course.

There is a "no-voiciing" policy in all ASL courses offered at DATC.  This may seem intimidating at first, but you will learn much more quickly and effectively by adhering to this rule.

Items Required
Textbooks Included?: 
No
Items Needed: 
  • From Mime to Sign by Gilbert Eastman
  • Notebook (College ruled sheets)
  • Flashdrive, 2GB or larger
To enroll for this Course: 

Registration Process:

  1. Complete online application at www.datc.edu.
  2. Pay $40.00 registration fee at the cashier.
  3. Pass the assessment requirements at the Davis Applied Technology College.  Last day for testing is one week before the course begins.  Please contact Student Services (593-2336) for available days and times for testing.  Important: All applicants must pass the required admissions testing or provide alternate documentation to be accepted into the Visual Gestural Communication course.  Students should study the sample tests available and prepare appropriately.
  4. Complete your course schedule with an Enrollment Technician.
  5. Pay tuition and fees.
  6. Attend class.
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