Deaf Culture and Community 2

Course code SIGN 2300

Credit 3.0

Length 48.0 hours

Course outline View

This course approaches Deaf Culture and Community in more depth and introduces the topics of Deaf Education, Service Agencies for the d/Deaf, and Deaf Advocacy. The course includes a variety of activities including group discussion activities, lectures, videotaped panel discussions, and supplementary readings. Videotapes, assigned readings from required texts, and supplementary readings are used as springboards to discussion. We will have bi-weekly meetings to prepare our public announcement on our annual project; Deaf Deaf World.

Prerequisites

SIGN 1300.

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What you will learn

  • 1) Deaf Culture and Technology Influences
  • 2) Deaf Education
  • 3) History of Schools For the Deaf
  • 4) Deaf Organizations
  • 5) Resources for Parents of Deaf Children
  • 6) PR Phase of Deaf Deaf Deaf World Event

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

Select your program to see the available course schedules.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.