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24 Course Hours | 6 Weeks Access | $115
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Gain confidence in your ability to sign with the Deaf community. This course immerses you in silence to help you gain an understanding of the perspective of the hearing impaired and uses videos to demonstrate not only how to make signs, but how to communicate with facial expression.
Discover Sign Language will teach you how to sign basic phrases and complete sentences and how to put it all together, allowing you to introduce yourself and start a conversation. Along the way, you will learn signs for colors, numbers, locations, family, and the activities you like to do.
Throughout the course, you will learn by watching videos that demonstrate how to make the signs and how to incorporate facial expressions to communicate in this beautiful language. This course is taught using the best practices of the industry with a minimum of audio support. Throughout it, you will be immersed in silence, which will help you gain an understanding of the perspective of Deaf people and sign language.
You will also gain an introduction to the world of the Deaf culture and explore topics such as lip reading, baby signs, and the career of interpreting. By the end of the course, when you meet a Deaf person, you will be ready to sign!
Syllabus:
Lesson 1 - Getting Started
Lesson 2 - Fingerspelling
Lesson 3 - Introducing Yourself
Lesson 4 - Getting to Know You
Lesson 5 - Continuing the Conversation
Lesson 6 - Talking About Family
Lesson 7 - Extended Family and Beyond
Lesson 8 - A Sign for the Times
Lesson 9 - More Time on Your Hands
Lesson 10 - Feelings and Traits
Lesson 11 - Clothing and Hairstyle
Lesson 12 - Food and Animals
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Course Format:
This course is completely online and you'll receive 24/7 access to the course platform during the access period. Two lessons are released weekly, on Wednesday and Friday for the six-week duration of the course.
In the Instructor-Led Course option, participants will interact with instructors and fellow students in lively online written discussion areas, which can be accessed any time of the day or night within the course access period. Quizzes, assignments, the pretest, and participation in the Discussion Area are optional.
You must pass the final exam in all lessons with a score of 80% or higher AND complete the Evaluation Form in order to receive your Certificate of Completion. You may retake final exams as many times as necessary within the six week duration of the program.
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
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