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RUSSIAN - SIGN LANGUAGE206LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011RUS 142 CONVERSATIONAL RUSSIAN IILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This course is a continuation of RUS 141. This elementary levelcourse is designed to give students beginning level conversational skillsin Russian with an emphasis on everyday practical vocabulary andidiomatic expressions. Elementary grammatical structures will also beintroduced. Students will learn to read and write using the Russian(Cyrillic) alphabet, and will become acquainted with the life andcustoms of Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union.Transfers to CSUADVISORY: RUS 141 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent.RUS 143 CONVERSATIONAL RUSSIAN IIILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This course is a continuation of RUS 142. This elementary levelcourse is designed to give students beginning level conversationalskills in Russian with an emphasis on everyday practical vocabularyidiomatic expressions and more intermediate level verb conjugations.Elementary grammatical structures will also be introduced. Studentswill learn to read and write using the Russian (Cyrillic) alphabet, andwill become acquainted with the life and customs of Russia and othercountries of the former Soviet Union.Transfers to CSUADVISORY: RUS 142 with a grade of "C" or better or equivalent.RUS 191 SPECIAL TOPICSUnits 1-4This course is designed to meet the needs of students for studies inoccupational, technical or college preparatory areas of special interest.Topics and credits will vary from quarter to quarter and will beincluded under this cover title published in the schedule of classes forthe quarter in which the course will be offered.RUS 231 SPECIAL PROJECTSUnits 1-4This course is designed for students wishing to pursue a specific topicof study. Emphasis is on individualized instruction and studentproject planning. The student must arrange for project and creditapproval by the instructor prior to registering for this course.Transfers to CSURUS 291 SPECIAL PROJECTSUnits 1-4This course is designed to meet the needs of students for studies inoccupational, technical or college preparatory areas of special interest.Topics and credits will vary from quarter to quarter and will beincluded under this cover title published in the schedule of classes forthe quarter in which the course will be offered.SIGN LANGUAGESNL 101 SIGN LANGUAGE: AMERICAN SIGNLANGUAGE - ELEMENTARY ILecture 5, Lab 0, Units 5This course provides a basic foundation for acquiring a visual gesturallanguage, fingerspelling, American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary,and grammatical structure. Beginning communication skills aretaught with an emphasis on comprehension. Basic cultural aspectsof Deafness and historical and linguistic elements of sign languagewill be introduced. This course is taught primarily in American SignLanguage.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCSNL 102 SIGN LANGUAGE: AMERICAN SIGNLANGUAGE - ELEMENTARY IILecture 5, Lab 0, Units 5This course is a continuation of SNL 101 focusing on communicationcompetency with elementary skills targeted in the following languagefunctions: American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary, syntax andgrammatical structure, and fingerspelling. Continued study of Deafculture and the linguistics of American Sign Language will be provided.This course is taught primarily in American Sign Language.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCPREREQUISITE: SNL 101 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.SNL 103 SIGN LANGUAGE: AMERICAN SIGNLANGUAGE - ELEMENTARY IIILecture 5, Lab 0, Units 5This course is a continuation of SNL 102 focusing on greatercommunication competency and grammatical structural accuracy.This course emphasizes a wider variety of elementary American SignLanguage (ASL) vocabulary, fingerspelling, syntax, lexicon, and Deafcultural awareness.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCPREREQUISITE: SNL 102 with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent.SNL 106 FINGERSPELLING ILecture 1.5, Lab 0, Units 1.5This course introduces students to the American Manual Alphabet(Fingerspelling) and provides introductory knowledge, techniques,and skills development in receptive and expressive fingerspelling.It focuses on providing hands-on experiences in class to improvestudent's basic skills. This course is strongly recommended for thoseinterested in the field of interpreting educational or other professionalfields which work with Deaf people.Transfers to CSU, UNRADVISORY: SNL 101 or equivalent.SNL 108 AMERICAN DEAF CULTURE ILecture 4, Lab 0, Units 4This course is an introduction to the culture, values, and daily lifeof Deaf people in North America as reflected in language, literature,art, history, political and social events, and daily life. The goal of thiscourse is to reduce the gap between layman's perception of Deafpeople and Deaf people's perception of themselves. Discussion andtopics aim to seek appreciation for the unique issues of being Deaf in ahearing world and the trends of Deaf culture. Students studying in thefollowing fields would benefit from this comprehensive, investigativeclass: interpreting for the Deaf, Deaf Studies, education, anthropology,audiology, speech-language pathology, medicine, mental healthservices, and any service-oriented field. This course is conducted insimultaneous communication (American Sign Language (ASL) withvoice translation). Knowledge of ASL is not necessary for this course.Transfers to CSU, UNR, UCADVISORY: ENG 101 or equivalent.SNL 120A CONVERSATIONAL AMERICAN SIGNLANGUAGE ILecture 3, Lab 0, Units 3This course is designed to provide basic conversational skills inAmerican Sign Language (ASL), the language used by most Deafpeople in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on basic ASLstructure and self-expression. This course is strongly recommendedfor prospective teachers, interpreters, and other professionals workingwith Deaf people. Students should have basic skills in ASL.Transfers to CSUPREREQUISITE: SNL 101 or equivalent.