SPE 512 — American Sign Language as an Alternative and Augmentative Form of Communication

Education

3 Credits

This course is an introduction to beginning level manual communication (signing and finger spelling) and other alternative and augmentative communication systems and strategies for learners with special needs. Emphasis will be on American Sign Language (ASL) and will include other Manually Coded English systems such as Signed Exact English (SEE) as they relate to utilization as augmentative communication systems and strategies. An introduction to deaf culture and ASL as the language of deaf culture will be included.