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Content Methods I in Deaf Education: Social Studies and Cultural Studies

Post date January 18, 2021

DEAF 332 - Content Methods I in Deaf Education: Social Studies and Cultural Studies

Prerequisites:
Completion of DEAF 221, DEAF 222 with a B or better, bilingual fluency (ASL/English)

Reviews foundations for instructional planning, implementation, and evaluation of student learning. Presents fundamental evidence-based instructional practices for teaching deaf students applied to social studies and cultural studies themes (including Pacific-related literature) that are relevant to the Pacific. Course assignments will be based, in part, on field experiences working with deaf students.

Bilingual Methods in Deaf Education Seminar

Post date January 18, 2021

DEAF 331 – Bilingual Methods in Deaf Education Seminar

Prerequisites:
Completion of DEAF 221, DEAF 222 with a B or better

Explores issues, trends, and methods in ASL/English bilingual education for deaf students with application to Pacific multilingual education (indigenous sign, ASL, English, and local vernacular) for deaf students. Presents challenges of and approaches to language planning and policies, and proposes strategies for bilingual and multilingual classroom instruction. This seminar serves to connect all DEAF Practicum courses.

Literacy Development for Deaf Students

Post date January 18, 2021

DEAF 222 - Literacy Development for Deaf Students

Prerequisites:
ENG 111 and ENG 105, completion of DEAF 111 with a B or better, ASL fluency

Co-requisite:
DEAF 221

Reviews principles and practices of literacy development in both sign and print literacy (reading and writing) and the potential for bimodal literacy. Identifies strategies for reading and writing skill development in English as well as literary composition and expression in American Sign Language and the indigenous sign language of the region.

Language Development for Deaf Students

Post date January 18, 2021

DEAF 221 - Language Development for Deaf Students

Prerequisites:
ENG 111 and ENG 105, completion of DEAF 111 with a B or better, ASL fluency

Co-requisite:
DEAF 222

Presents typical and atypical patterns of cognitive and linguistic development and addresses barriers to optimal language development for deaf children. Identifies strategies for supporting cognitive and linguistic development in both first and second languages, with focus on sign language development as the first language (L1) and written language as the second language (L2). Highlights the importance of early intervention and parent involvement.

Introduction to Deaf Education

Post date January 18, 2021

DEAF 111 - Introduction to Deaf Education

Prerequisites:
ENG 111 and ENG 105
ASL 101 and ASL 102 or ASL fluency

Provides an overview of current demographic, legal, educational, linguistic, medical, and social trends that impact deaf students’ education. Explores criteria for the establishment of quality educational services for deaf students, including issues relevant to the Pacific region.

Academics Elementary Education

Teaching Practicum

Post date January 15, 2021

EDU 296 – Teaching Practicum

Prerequisites:
Completion of ASEE degree or Education
Faculty approval & acceptance into Certificate of Completion in Teaching Program

Designed to provide pre-service and in-service teachers with an authentic teaching experience in a local classroom. The course includes a minimum of six hours field experience per day four days a week for 12 weeks in a public or private school, participation in a two-week workshop prior to placement in a school, two-week post-practicum activities, weekly seminars and meeting with a CMI faculty supervisor.

Issues in Exceptionalities

Post date January 15, 2021

SPED 261 – Issues in Exceptionalities

Prerequisites:
C or better in SPED 260

Examines contemporary issues in exceptionalities including existing legislative mandates in special education, funding of special education services, use of hearing aids/cochlear implants, appropriate educational systems for students with disabilities, appropriate placements, contentious issues of educating the gifted and talented, and the issue of adopting the general or separate curriculum in educating exceptional students.

Introduction to Special Education

Post date January 15, 2021

SPED 260 – Introduction to Special Education

Prerequisites:
C or better in ENG 111

Examines the concept of the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) for Special Education students in elementary and high schools. Identifies disabilities prevalent in Micronesia and practical methods of instruction necessary to effectively teach students with disabilities in mainstreamed/general education classrooms within the framework of the principles of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

American Sign Language II

Post date January 15, 2021

ASL 102 – American Sign Language II

Prerequisites:
C or better in ASL 101

Continues study of intensive signing, finger spelling, and understanding advanced signs through immersion in visual language, inside and outside the classroom environment. Teaches salient issues in Deaf culture and stimulates research in Deafness and Deaf education. Places greater emphasis on expressive and receptive signs exemplified by appropriate facial expressions and real-life interaction with Deaf and hearing signers.

American Sign Language I

Post date January 15, 2021

ASL 101 – American Sign Language I

Prerequisites:
English 90’s, Placement into Credit English, or Permission of Instructor

Introduces American Sign Language through finger spelling, signs, and comprehensive immersion in the visual language. Teaches basic skills in signed vocabulary using one and two-handed signs, classifiers, shapes, sizes, and location through practical lessons for everyday vocabulary and sign development. Introduces basic issues in Deaf culture

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