Postgraduate Course: Deaf Studies (EDUA11239)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will locate Deaf Education within the broader framework of Deaf Studies, enabling course participants to explore critically the differing constructions of deafness and offering an introduction to the key notions of Deaf identity, d/Deaf communities and Deaf culture. It will also provide an introduction to the range of d/Deaf organisations, including those with a focus on deaf children and/or young people. During this course, participants will be introduced to the programme requirements, including the development of BSL skills. |
| Course description |
Medical and social constructions of deafness and associated patterns of discourse;
The nature and structure of d/ Deaf communities in Scotland;
The impact of historical events and approaches on the current Deaf Community
The roles of sign language and written language within the Deaf community; the impact of hearing people's attitudes towards signed language on the lives of d/Deaf people;
Current social and political activities in relation to d/Deaf people;
Deaf children's increasingly fluid d/Deaf identities.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Course Start Date |
21/09/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Fieldwork Hours 5,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Other Study Hours 77,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
*
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Course members will produce a written or signed assignment of 2000 words / 20 minutes signing. Students are given a choice of assignment questions and titles, for example: Can mainstreamed deaf children find a d/Deaf identity for themselves? Is it important that they do?
The written assignment will be supported by appropriate reference to theoretical perspectives and principles identified in research and literature. Course members are expected to access research and literature beyond the Learn readings in relation to their chosen topic.
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| Feedback |
Students will give presentations about organisations run for / by d/Deaf people and their critical analysis of this organisation will receive feedback. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Show a critical understanding of the different constructions of deafness, e.g. medical, social, ¿cultural.
- Show a critical understanding of the notions of d/Deaf Communities and Deaf ¿Culture.
- Be familiar with the key aspects of d/Deaf history and heritage, especially in relation ¿to deaf education¿
- Be familiar with and be able to use the resources of a range of d/Deaf ¿organisations and Deaf media.
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Reading List
Ahmad, W., Atkin, K. & Jones, L. (2002) Being deaf and being other things. Social Science and Medicine. 55 (10) pp 1757 - 1769.
Ahmad, W., Darr, A., Jones, L. & Nisar, G. (1998) Deafness and ethnicity. Bristol: The Policy Press. Ch 5, pp 57 - 72
Atkinson, A. (2001) Memoirs of My Youth. Feltham: BDHS. Chapter III pp 10 - 21. [Originally published 1865]
Branson, J. & Miller, D. (2002) Damned for their Difference. Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press. Chapter 7 pp 178 - 202
Breivik, J. (2005) 'Deaf Identities in the Making' Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press.
Cameron, A. (2013) Employment Research Project Report, Glasgow: Scottish Council on Deafness.
Christensen, K. (2000) Deaf Plus, a multicultural perspective. San Diego: Dawn Sign Press. Chapter 9. Exploring students' personal cultures pp 221 - 251
Corker, M. (1994) 'Counselling: The Deaf Challenge' London: Jessica Kingsley pp. 174-196
Corker, M. (1998) Deaf and Disabled or Deafness Disabled. Buckingham: Open University Press. Chapter 4: Books without pictures pp 74-94.
DEX (2003) 'Between a rock and a hard place' Wakefield: Deaf ex-Mainstreamers Group. Chapter 5
Dodds, J. (2003) Being Deaf and Proud. In: Taylor, G. and Darby, A. (Eds.) Deaf Identities. Coleford: Douglas McLean. pp 22 - 32
Dye, M. & Kyle, J. (2000) Deaf People in the Community. Bristol: Deaf Studies Trust. Chapter 5. Deaf Community pp 25 - 57
Fordyce, M. (2013) Post-school Transitions of People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. University of Edinburgh: Centre for Research in Education, Inclusion and Diversity.
Hauser P, O'Hearn A., McKee M., Steider A & Thew, D. (2010) Deaf epistemology: deafhood and deafness. American Annals of the Deaf 154 (5) 486-492.
Hutchison, I. (2007) Oralism ' a sign of the times? ' The contest for deaf communication in education provision in late nineteenth-century Scotland, European Review of History, 14 (4) pp 481 - 501.
Jackson, P. (2001) A Pictorial History of Deaf Britain. Winsford: Deafprint. Chapter XII. Deaf Education Today pp 251-264
Kyle, J., Reilly, A., Allsop, L., Clark, M. & Dury, A. (2005) 'Research report exploring the extent of access to public services in British Sign language (BSL) by Deaf people.' Bristol: Deaf Studies Trust. Scottish Executive Social Research
Ladd, P. (2003) 'Understanding Deaf Culture' Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. Chapter 9 pp 369 - 400
Lane, H. (1999) The Mask of Benevolence. 2nd edition. San Diego: Dawn Sign Press. Pp 129 - 162.
Lane, H. (2005) Ethnicity, Ethics and the Deaf-World. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 10 (3) pp 291 - 310.
Lee, R. (2004) A Beginner's Introduction to Deaf History pp.25-33, Feltham: BDHS Publications
Mathews, E. (2011) 'No Sign Language If You Want to Get Him Talking': Power, Transgression / Resistance, and Discourses of d/Deafness in the Republic of Ireland. Population, Space and Place, 17 (4) 361 - 376.
McIlroy, G. & Storbeck, C (2011) Development of Deaf Identity: an Ethnographic Study. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 16:4 pp 494-511 (Key text)
Monaghan, L. (2003) Many Ways to be Deaf. Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press.
O'Neill, R. Arendt, J. & Marschark, M. (2014) The Achievement and Opportunities for Deaf Students Project Report, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh.
Padden, C. and Humphries, T. (2005) Inside Deaf Culture. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press
Skelton, T. & Valentine, G. (2003) 'It feels like being Deaf is normal': an exploration into the complexities of defining D/deafness and young D/deaf people's identities, The Canadian Geographer 47, no 4. 451-466
Parnasis, I (1996) 'Cultural and Language Diversity and the Deaf Experience' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Valentine,G. and Skelton, T. (2003) Living on the edge: the marginalisation and `resistance' of D/deaf youth. Environment and Planning A 2003, volume 35, pages 301 - 321
Websites: The websites on Learn are important for finding out about the media and d/Deaf organisations.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Students will have the opportunity to observe and reflect on how to work effectively with BSL / English interpreters.
The course will improve students' abilities to critically analyse from multiple perspectives.
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| Special Arrangements |
The course tutor is Dr Audrey Cameron who teaches in British Sign Language. Interpreters are provided. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The course takes place over a block of 3 days from 10 am - 4 pm. |
| Keywords | deaf identity Deafhood |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Rachel O'Neill
Tel: (0131 6)51 6429
Email: rachel.oneill@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Susan Scott
Tel: (0131 6)51 6573
Email: Susan.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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