Prerequisite
Grades of B or better in DHH 600, 601 and 602
Course Description
This one-month course will focus on understanding the cultural and linguistic diversity that exists within the deaf community. A broad anthropological definition will be used to interpret culture through a variety of identities, such as ethnicity, gender, and hearing status, to which deaf people relate. Lectures will include information regarding the experiences of deaf persons from non-signing, non-English speaking families. Students will become familiar with the literature on multicultural issues from the perspective of a person who is deaf and will learn to design curriculum that considers the diverse cultures represented by the students whom they will teach. Field experiences and guest lectures will help students discover parallels between bilingual ASL-English deaf culture and the culture of deaf persons from trilingual-multicultural backgrounds.