- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Problems of the communication of the Deaf 3020-PKN-OG
The course discusses some fundamental concepts related to sign languages used by the deaf world-wide, including:
1. Basic facts about sign languages and their users.
2. Sign languages of the world – an overview.
3. Deafness – medical, psychological and sociocultural perspectives.
4. The Deaf as a linguistic/cultural minority world-wide.
5. The hearing society’s views of the Deaf community from ancient times to the present.
6. The status of sign languages in Europe, USA and other parts of the World.
7. Sign languages as a natural languages. Language, mind, and brain. Different views on human linguistic competence. Nativism and universalism, the concept of Universal Grammar.
8. Sign language vs. sign-supported spoken language.
9. The process of sign language acquisition.
10. The grammatical complexity of sign language communication.
11. The role of iconicity in sign language grammar.
12. The role of corpora in sign language research.
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, the student will be able to:
1. analyze basic linguistic phenomena and mechanisms related to sign-language communication;
2. use a set of basic terms employed in current research on sign languages;
3. define and discuss the most important sociolinguistic problems related to the communication of the Deaf, both in Poland and abroad.
Assessment criteria
Final written test including open questions and multiple-choice questions, duration: 90 minutes.
Bibliography
Brentari, D. (2010), ed., Sign Languages: A Cambridge Language Survey, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Lane, H. (1996), Maska dobroczynności. Deprecjacja w społeczności głuchych, translated by T. Gałkowski, J. Kobosko, Warszawa: WSiP.
Lane, H. (2002), Do Deaf People Have a Disability?, Sign Language Studies 2.4: 356-379.
Lucas, C. (2001), ed., The sociolinguistics of sign languages, Cambridge: CUP.
Pfau, R., Steinbach, M., Woll, B. (2012), eds., Sign language. An international handbook (HSK - Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
Rutkowski, P., Łozińska, S. (2014), eds., Lingwistyka przestrzeni i ruchu. Komunikacja migowa a metody korpusowe, Warszawa: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
Sacks, O. (1998), Zobaczyć głos. Podróż do świata ciszy, Poznań: Zysk i S-ka.
Świdziński, M. (2005), Języki migowe, in: T. Gałkowski, E. Szeląg, G. Jastrzębowska (eds.), Podstawy neurologopedii, Opole: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego, 679-692.
Świdziński, M., Gałkowski, T. (2003), eds., Studia nad kompetencją językową i komunikacją niesłyszących, Warszawa: Uniwersytet Warszawski: Wydział Polonistyki, Wydział Psychologii, Polski Komitet Audiofonologii, Instytut Głuchoniemych im. ks. Jakuba Falkowskiego.
Tomaszewski, P. (2004), Polski Język Migowy – mity i fakty, Poradnik Językowy 6, pp. 59-72.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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