Duration
10h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Thierry Haesenne, ISLV
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
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.
Producing
To be able to tell a story in LSFB based on a cartoon or a speechless video
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
- 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.
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Video assessment in two parts 1) Story 2) Sentences to translate and pictures to describe
Roughly the same exam as in January. Same topics to study.
Assessment methods
Assessment to send via WeTransfer before 21 August 6pm.
Explanations will be sent before the morning of 18 August
Contacts
thaesenne at gmail.com in case of emergency (do not expect any response before 17 August)