SL 002 - Elementary ASL-Shima 206 Spring 2018 #59808 Mon 5:00-5:22 Office: Shima 209

SL 002 - Elementary ASL-Shima 206 Spring 2018 #59808 Mon 5:00-5:22 Office: Shima 209 Professor: Charlene Nunes AND 3 hours online with Canvas Phone: 209-954-5819 San Joaquin Delta College email: [email protected]

CLASS INFORMATION THIS IS YOUR "CONTRACT" WITH THE PROFESSOR. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERSTANDING IT. PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING CONTAINED WITHIN.

I. All students are required to: A. Attend class regularly and on time. Do not schedule job hours/appointments that conflict with class meeting times. If you are tardy it will be counted as an absence. B. Purchase required Textbooks: C. Read assignments as directed by Professor/Class Schedule. D. Take notes during class lecture. If you miss a class session, notes may be obtained from other students in the class. E. Contribute to class discussion when appropriate. F. Conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to college level. * No sleeping, reading, or talking in class; * Please advise professor if you need to leave class early; Please take care of phone calls, restroom visits, etc., before and after class hours. Please do not disrupt your classmates by coming in and out of the classroom unless there is an emergency; * Make sure ALL electronics: i.e. cell phones, headsets, & mp3 players are turned to silent and out of site, if they disturb the class OR are out during a exam the professor can confiscate them and turn them over to the Vice-President of Student Services. A zero will be given for the exam they disrupted. * If a student is told to modify their behavior, they are on warning. If a second time occurs, they will be asked to leave the classroom for that session and are expected to make an appointment with the professor before the next class. If needed, an appointment will be made with the Dean/VP/Administrator. (BP/AP 5500) G. Most instruction and discussion in the classroom will be conducted in American Sign Language. Please try NOT to use voicing or English mouthing or other sign systems in class at any time. Interpreting for other students will not be allowed. If you do not understand, ask for clarification. You may write a note to the professor if needed  H. Check their Delta College Student e-mail accounts regularly. If you do not know how to sync your Delta mail to your phone, there are directions on the Delta web page or ask your professor. I. Follow all college policies. No food, beverage or children are allowed in the classroom. You can find more on your rights and responsibilities in the Student Handbook or this webpage: http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/ar/catalog/current/1931.htm. II. Class Attendance/Student Responsibilities: A. Any student who fails to attend any class during the first three sessions may be dropped unless the student has advised and obtained an absence approval from the instructor. An instructor may drop a student from class when absences become excessive. Excessive absenteeism is defined as one more absence than the class meets per week. See the Student Handbook for procedures concerning attendance irregularities. (BP/AP 5075)

B. All Students need to log into the Canvas (sjdc.instructure.com) component of this class and accept the syllabus, if this is not done by the end of the first day, you will be dropped for other students to add the class. You use your Delta email username (characters BEFORE the @) and password. If you get a message to create a CCCID please do so.

C. All students need to log into Canvas at least TWO hours a week to watch lecture, or you may be dropped. For attendance purposes, 2 hours missed will count as one absence. In class if a student is tardy/late or has to leave early it will be marked as an absence.

E. During the semester, if tardiness becomes an issue, the teacher will lock the door five (5) minutes after the start of class and anyone not in class will be considered absent for that class period.

F. If individual health or family emergencies put you at risk of being dropped, please contact the professor at 954-5819 to discuss the situation.

G. There is no need to call the professor if a single lecture class meeting is to be missed.

This is an important paper ---don't lose it --- refer to it often! SL 002 - Elementary ASL-Shima 206 Spring 2018 #59808 Mon 5:00-5:22 Office: Shima 209 Professor: Charlene Nunes AND 3 hours online with Canvas Phone: 209-954-5819 San Joaquin Delta College email: [email protected]

H. It is the student’s responsibility to have a current phone number and address on file in the Admissions and Records office. As a courtesy, announcements may be made via Delta e-mail in case of class changes/cancellations, room changes, etc..

III. Drop Dates: A. Last Day for a Refund is 2/2 . B. The last day to withdraw (drop) without receiving a penalty ("W") is 2/11 . C. The last day to withdraw (drop) and receive a "W" is 3/28 . D. Any student who stops attending after 3/28 will receive an "F" for the course. Students are responsible for handling the paperwork for dropping the course. E. No drops are allowed by faculty or students after 3/28 . F. you can find more information at http://www.deltacollege.edu/dept/ar/registration/sp-regcal.html IV. Grading Procedures: A. Students may earn a total of 600 points in the course and final grades will be calculated as shown below: Exam #1 75 points Exam #2 75 points 540 - 600 points A 90 - 100% Final Exam 100 points 480 - 539 points B 80 - 89% Book Report 50 points 420 - 479 points C 70 - 79% Signed Video 150 points 360 - 419 points D 60 - 69% Homework(5x10) 50 points < 360 points F < 60% Quizzes (10 x 10) 100 points TOTAL 600 points FW grade may be given at the instructor’s discretion for excessive absences after the withdrawal date. B. Exams: 1. There will be two exams during the semester covering signed lecture material and homework as well as an interactive dialogue. There will also be a comprehensive theory final exam. To take the exam or dialogue you must be in class on time, the door may be locked to avoid interruptions to students taking the tests. Students will need to buy and bring to class 3 100-question scantrons for the tests and the Final Exam. 2. No make-up tests are given if you are absent or late. If you know in advance you will not be able to make a scheduled test or assignment TALK TO THE PROFESSOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. This policy shall be waived only with documentation from a physician or other official in the case of an emergency. 3. Pop Quizzes/CyberQuizzes/Homework: One or more unannounced quiz may be given in class over the course of the semester. There will be 15 online CyberQuizzes, three for each unit. See instructions for required CyberQuiz registration. Pop quizzes/ cyberquizzes are worth a total of 100 points and homework worth 50 points. See schedule on last page for due dates. All CyberQuizzes for the unit are due at midnight on the day indicated. The quizzes will open 48 hours before the due date time. (If you want the quizzes opened early, just email me and I can do that.) There are NO make-ups for Pop Quizzes, CyberQuizzes, or Homework. 4. Any form of cheating or copying on exams or assignments will result in a "0" for the exam or assignment and the student’s name will be given to the Vice-President of Student Services for violation of the Student Code of Conduct.

C. Assignments: 1. To submit papers/assignments students must go to www.turnitin.com , if you don’t have a user id already, click on New Users. This is similar to creating an email account. I recommend using your Delta e-mail and password for your login, but the password needs to be alphanumeric with a capitol. You will enter the class ID# 16961820 and the class Password 59808 (the class section#). When ready to submit your paper you will upload it to turnitin.com. I recommend you play with this prior to submitting your final draft. Make sure you get a receipt when you upload your assignment (your receipt will have your paper submission ID#) Your assignment will be graded online. You will be able to check the status of your assignment after it is graded and see what grade you earned and the teacher’s comments. (FYI: Google docs does not always upload to turnitin.com the way it looks on your computer; this may not be a good option to use as you may lose formatting points.)

Side note: I allow you to upload as many times as you would like before the due date. Each time you upload it writes over/erases the old copy. It can be a good strategy to upload your drafts, so if your computer crashes, I can get you your most recent copy from turnitin.com.

2. BOOK REVIEW: Submit to www.turnitin.com a book review on any book from the list on the professor’s web page. Make sure to include a summary; What you think (pro’s/con’s) about the book and how it is relevant to Deaf Culture; and if you would recommend it and why or why not. This will be done in MLA format. Make sure you cite your sources and have a works cited page. The grading sheet used is on the professor’s web site. See attached schedule for due date.

3. PRESENTATION Students will create a story using topics related to SL 002. The story will be a memory of a vacation or memorable event, NOT a storybook or song. ASL usage will be evaluated throughout the story with more details given in class.

OR a fable the professor assigns from unit 12. This will be determined by the professor as the semester progresses

A topic and outline will be due; this will be videotaped in class. Students will be required to view their videotape and turn in their evaluation (available on professors’ web page).

Students will upload the video of their presentation/story. During videotaping make sure you are clearly visible with enough light to see your facial expressions and non-manual markers. This is to be recorded with volume on and with NO editing. Make sure you are not blurry, sometimes web cams can be blurry if you are too close as they try to focus on your moving hands...back up and this usually resolves the issue. You will then upload this to Canvas by the due date. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. By not turning the recording in by the due date you will be actively earning a zero.

*If the evaluation is not done a zero will be given for a grade. See attached schedule for due dates . 4. Assignments uploaded to www.Turnitin.com/Canvas late will be decreased by one full grade EACH DAY (NOT class) they are late. Assignments will not be accepted in hard copy.

E. There will be opportunities for extra credit. Each extra credit activity (5 points) must be an approved activity by the professor or Deaf Socials from www.norcalcenter.org. You must provide ‘proof’ (receipt) of attendance for these activities. You will need to: type one page of your experiences, what you saw, and name two (2) Deaf people you met and some detailed information about them.

** Extra credit can only be earned if, at the end of the course, all class assignments have been turned in and you have an account with CyberASL. Extra credit must be turned in within ONE WEEK after it occurs. IF at the drop date you have not regularly attended Deaf events you can NOT start (It is NOT meant as a way to save a failing grade.) No extra credit can be earned or turned in after our last class of the semester.

V. Tutoring and Reference Materials A. A. For students that have access to the internet there are several on line dictionaries. There are also several links that may help you from the professor’s web page. We also have a Sign Language Lab, SL 71 or SL 72 available, this is HIGHLY recommended. In this lab you can do your homework, bring a laptop or practice with other students, and you always have a teacher available when you do not understand something or need assistance.

B. For assistance in writing class assignments there is a writing lab available in Holt 201 for FREE.

VI. Catalog Statement, Course Outcomes & Objectives: This course is an introduction to American Sign Language (ASL), a visual/gestural language used by Deaf people in the United States and Canada. Course will emphasize visual readiness skills in the first few weeks as students learn to recognize and express spatial relationships, use appropriate facial expressions and body movements, respond to commands and learn to visualize things in the environment. Communicative functions, vocabulary, grammar and cultural aspects of the Deaf community will be introduced and studied throughout the course. Students will demonstrate clear and precise oral expression

in the target language through a conversation/interview in the target language with appropriate grammatical accuracy and cultural awareness at the elementary level. Final grade is based on tests, class participation, homework assignments, and a final exam. Course and Program learning outcomes can be found on Delta’s webpage.

VII. Professor Information A. Professor's Office: Shima 209 B. Telephone number: 209-954-5819 C. Email: [email protected] Web page: http://www.deltacollege.edu/emp/cnunes/charlenenunes.html or: OR on delta’s home page enter my first or last name in the white search box at the top right of the page. The first link to appear will be to my page. D. Office Hours: MON: 10:00am – 10:25am & MON: 4:30pm-4:55pm in Mountain House WED: 9:30am – 10:20am TTH: 8:30am-9:20am E. Division Office: Languages, Library, and Learning Resources 954-5252 F. The Professor reserves the right to make any adjustments necessary in the operation of the class that in her professional judgment are warranted to better meet the needs of students.

VIII. Communicate with your Professor!

A. Please advise the professor when you have an illness, family problems, or other emergencies that will prevent you from attending 2 or more consecutive classes. Please do not contact the LLLR Division Office with messages for the professor. Please send an email (preferred) or call the Professor's office with a message. Please include your full name and which section of my class you are in (for instance, MW 11:30) with your email/message. B. Students requiring accommodations for a certified disability that may affect class performance are requested to schedule an appointment with me during the first week of the semester. You can also meet with a staff member at Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS) so that appropriate arrangements can be made. DSPS is located in the DeRicco Building, 2nd floor. The phone number is (209) 954-5151 x6272. C. If you anticipate problems turning in an assignment on time or taking a regularly scheduled exam, TALK TO THE PROFESSOR IN ADVANCE, not after the due date/exam.

CLASS SCHEDULE Texts: Signing Naturally Level 1 Student Workbook and Videotext by, Cheri Smith, Ella Mae Lentz, and Ken Mikos ISBN: 1-58121- 127-9 American Sign Language a look at its history, structure, and community by, Charlotte Baker and Carol Padden ISBN: 0- 932666-01-9 CyberQuiz Registration You may purchase an access code in the bookstore or use your credit card on line, then Go to http://www.cyberasl.com and Click College Student Register Button. Recommended: The Handshape Dictionary by, Richard A. Tennant and Marianne Gluszak Brown ISBN 1-56368-444-9 CLASS REGULARY

This syllabus is also available online at: http://www.deltacollege.edu/emp/cnunes/charlenenunes.html Week# TOPICS: MWF Date: 1 Units 1 – CR 1 – 6

2 Unit 7 Find a Partner 3 Unit 7 Presentation Topic Due: 2/7 wed @ 5pm

4 Unit 8 CyberQuiz unit 7 due 2/14 wed 5 Unit 8 No Class Lecture Monday holiday Book Review Due: 2/21 wed @ 5pm

6 Unit 9 CyberQuiz unit 8 due 3/3 sat 7 Unit 9 & 10 CyberQuiz unit 9 due 3/10 sat 8 Unit 10

9 Spring Break CyberQuiz unit 10 due 3/17 sat 10 Test 1 3/26 (test)

11 Unit 11 12 Unit 11 & 12 Presentation Outline Due: 4/11 wed @ 5pm CyberQuiz unit 11 due 4/14 sat 13 Unit 12

14 Test 2 4/23(test)

15 Presentation Upload Confirm in class with a back-up 4/30 end of classtime 16 Presentation Eval Presentation Evaluation due in class 5/7 17 Mock Final Review 5/14

18 Final Monday May 21 @ 4:00pm

This is an important paper ---don't lose it --- refer to it often!