DHH607 Bilingual-Multicultural Ed
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Course Description
An understanding of the cultural and linguistic diversity that exists within the Deaf community including those from multilingual backgrounds and non-ASL, non-English speaking families will be applied when creating lesson plans. An anthropological definition will be used to interpret culture through a variety of identities to which Deaf people relate.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will describe the diversity that exists within ASL-English communities in the United States.
- Students will identify and explain main concepts within current literature on multilingualism and multicultural education of learners who are ASL-English users.
- Students will identify, describe, and evaluate major approaches to multiculturalism and multilingualism
- Students will demonstrate ways of managing diverse values and beliefs among individuals, educators. Families, and other groups affecting the education of children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
- Students will provide evidence of their reflection upon their teaching experience and synthesis of their new understandings as teachers of children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
