Study Programmes 2016-2017
LANG0936-1  
Sign language in French-speaking Belgium - depth notions
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 first semester, review in January
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 in relation with the targeted language level. Communication topics : itineraries, stories, weather, work schedule, going to the restaurant or on holiday, asking for information, body/clothes/spatial descriptions, etc. Grammar : multidirectional verbs (simple, semi-directional, backwards), comparative, superlative, comparisons, time lines, conditional, demonstrative pronouns, personal transfers, double transfers, part of the structure of a complex sentence.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Understanding To understand isolated phrases and common expressions that relate to areas of high personal relevance (like personal or family information, shopping, immediate environment, work).
Interacting To communicate during easy or habitual tasks requiring a basic and direct information exchange on familiar subjects. Using simple words, can describe his or her surroundings and communicate immediate needs. 
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
written French
LANG0924 or similar (at least 30 hours of sign language in a school of higher education or university in French-speaking Belgium)
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.