American Sign Language/Deaf Literature

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Identify Deaf individuals who have made significant contributions to ASL/Deaf Literature both past and present.
• Show knowledge of various deaf literary genres.
• Deepen his/her understanding of Deaf culture and how it is reflected in ASL/Deaf literature from the 1900s to the present.
• Compare and contrast Deaf culture with other cultures in terms of group norms, traditions, languages, values, behavior, and identity.
• Discuss the culture and language of Deaf people as seen through the literary works of CODAs.
• Develop and use strategies for comprehension of authentic ASL/Deaf literature.
• Increase his/her enjoyment of ASL/Deaf literature.
• Identify organizations and resources which preserve and promote ASL/Deaf literature.
• Identify strategies for incorporating ASL/Deaf literature into programs for deaf and hard of hearing children in public schools.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Literature Artifacts	60%
ASL/Deaf Literature Resource Kit	25%
Quizzes & Discussion Board Participation	15%

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Bauman, H-Dirksen L., Nelson, Jennifer L., & Rose, Heidi M. (2006) Signing the Body Poetic– Essays on American Sign Language Literature. University of California Press.