Study Programmes 2016-2017
LANG0924-1  
Introduction to sign language in French-speaking Belgium
Duration :
10h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Thierry Haesenne, ISLV
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Communication topics are given only as examples. They will be approached only superficially, in relation with the targeted language level.
Communication topics : personal data, family, work, time, the weather, food, personal relationships and contacts with other people, means of transportation, etc.
Grammar : different categories of transfers (according to C. Cuxac's theory (2000)), affirmation, negation, open questions, closed questions, sign order in a simple sentence, introduction to timelines, fingerspelling.  
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Understanding To understand familiar and daily expressions as well as very basic sentences regarding oneself, one's family, one's immediate needs, one's immediate and concrete environment.
Interacting, To introduce oneself or introduce someone else, ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics (about one's house, one's relationships or possessions) or about immediate needs.
Producing To use expressions and basic sentences to introduce oneself or other people, talk about home, talk about what one's doing.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
written French
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Short theoretical explanations
Practice in class and at home.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings :
PDF files sent to students after classes.
Non compulsory reading materials
Linguistics (rather technical books, only for those who are interested):
  • Christian Cuxac (2000), La langue des signes française (LSF). Les voies de l'iconicité, Paris : Ophrys
  • Laurence Meurant (2006), Le regard en langue des signes. Anaphore en langue des signes française de Belgique (LSFB) : morphologie, syntaxe, énonciation, Namur : Presses Universitaires de Namur
Sign language and Deaf culture :
  • Yves Delaporte (2002), Les sourds, c'est comme ça, Paris : Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme
  • Paddy Ladd (2003), Understanding Deaf Culture. In search of Deafhood, Clevedon: Multilingual Matters LTD
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam (50%)
Oral exam (50%)
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Students are encouraged to practice outside the classroom.
Contacts :
Contact the teacher by email.
Items online :
Websites to study
www.lsfb.be

Avoid other websites because they are not reliable or are not in the same sign language