COURSE WORK

This page will show the courses I have taken during my time at Clemson University that are part of my major and minor as well as other important classes

Language Courses

ASL 2010 – ASL II

ASL 2020 – ASL II

Taught in ASL. These courses cover vocabulary, sentences and grammar structure. Focuses on conversational skills. Receptive and expressive skills are practiced as well as focusing on understanding more about Deaf culture

ASL 3010 – Ad. ASL I

ASL 3020 – Adv. ASL II

Upper level ASL courses. Focuses on increasing fluency, vocabulary, conversational skills, classifiers and grammatical structures. Translating written texts to ASL and making presentations are also focused on.

ASL 4010 – Linguistics of ASL

Advanced level course. Focuses on the study of linguistic structures, syntax, grammar, and pragmatics. Historical development of the language is covered as well

ASL 3000 – Fingerspelling and Numbers in ASL

Upper level course. Students study the manual alphabet with fingerspelling and the number system in ASL. Both receptive and expressive skills are practiced a great deal

ASL 3100 – ASL Classifiers

Upper level ASL course. Students study the visual and gestural aspects of the language. Classifier categories are learned as well as when, how, and why they are important

ASL 4700 – Development of Sign Language for Deaf Children

Overview of language acquisition in spoken and signed modalities in children. Focuses on how language developments is further engaged through reading. Examines how the combination of signed language acquisition and reading development effects deaf children

ASL 4100 – Adv. Deaf History

Study of the history of the Deaf community. Looks at the ways that majority culture has perceived deaf people, their community and education. These topics include the 19th-century controversies about communication methods, cultural reasons, and other important topics within deaf history.

Minor Courses

Psych 3400 – Lifespan Developmental Psych

Focuses on the psychological aspects of human growth and development across the entire lifespan. Topics include, developmental methods, physical maturation, cognition, socialization, personality, psycholinguistics, intelligence, learning, behavior problems, and exceptionality.

Psych 3520 – Social Psychology

Course studies focus on analyzing human social behavior from different perspective. Major focus on the study of contemporary social processes as attitude formation and changes. Other topics include, interpersonal relations, conformity, conflict resolution, aggression and violence, social communication, and group phenomena.

Psych 3700 – Personality

Historical and contemporary views of individual differences. These include behavior, affect, health, coping and motivation. Many topics are covered such as personality development and structure, personality assessment, cross-cultural issues, and applications of personality psychology

Psych 3060 – Human Sexual Behavior

The topic of sexual behavior is approached from many different perspectives. These include psychophysiological, behavioral, cultural, evolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives.

Psych 3850 – Forensic Psychology

Focuses on developing an understanding of forensic psychology with how it is applied to criminal behavior and the criminal justice system. These topics include theories of crime, eyewitness memory, child witnesses, jury decision making, identifying risk factors for violence and more.

Culture and Literature Courses

ASL 4350 – Ethics in the ASL Community

Studies the ethics and morals within the Deaf and American Sign Language community. Different topics covered such as medical, legal, and research studies. Focuses on advanced critical thinking skills as well as discussions, presentations and papers

ASL 4500 – Deaf People in Literature and Film

Studies focusing on the rich traditions and history in the Deaf community and culture. These experiences are shown through novels, short stories, dramas, poetry, folklore, humor as well as other forms on literature and film

Educational Interpreting Courses

ASL 3150 – Survey Interpreting

Overview of ASL English interpreting as a profession in public school systems. Many topics are covered such as the role and function of interpreters, history of interpreting, principles and professional practices, laws, and how classroom environments effect accessibility and the ability to interpret

ASL 3200 – ASL English Interpreting in Elementary Schools I

Focuses on the analysis of elementary classrooms, interpreting classroom discourse and lessons for feedback from professor. Homework hours of interpreting videos to continue skills as well as project videos and papers

ASL 3950 – ASL English Interpreting Field Observation

Interpreting students are exposed to different interpreting models and experiences to prepare for future roles as professional interpreters. Students observe working interpreters in a field setting for a minimum of 90 hours. (In progress)

ASL 4200 – Interpreting in Elementary Schools II

Continuation of ASL 3200. Further analysis of elementary school discourse. Preparations and interpretation or presentations from second language into first language is discussed along with the effectiveness of interpreted products. (In progress)

ASL 4950 – Service Learning in ASL

An experimental service-learning opportunity allowing students to be immersed in an environment with the dominant language is ASL. Students provide social and community services within the Deaf community. Students use their ASL skills in environments to help improve their fluency. A minimum of 90 hours is required. (In progress)

Other Courses

LANG 3000 – Intro to Linguistics

Introduction to the field of linguistics. Study’s focus on phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Discussions talking about issues related to foreign language acquisition

ASL 4970 – Creative Inquiry in ASL

ASL 3970 – Creative Inquiry in ASL

Upper level research course. Research project guided by a faculty member. Initial research completed then take a trip to do research in the field. Specific topics covered in this class were genealogies and the deaf gene in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Students work on research, creating community relationships and collaboration.

ASL 3050 – Deaf Studies

Upper level course taught in English. Focuses on an in-depth study of language, culture and the daily lives on Deaf people. Looks at the history of American Sign language from pre-revolutionary times to current.