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2019-2020 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CMDS 378 - Introduction to Manual Communication/Issues of Deaf Culture


Designed as an introduction to sign language, fingerspelling, and deaf culture, this course presents a brief history of American sign language and related systems. Students learn etiologies of hearing loss and develop an appreciation for an alternative culture as they develop beginning sign language skills.

Credits: 3