Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- products and practices of the Deaf culture.
- ways to adapt language and behavior to the Deaf culture.
- perspectives of the Deaf culture.
- culturally appropriate behaviors.
- culturally inappropriate behaviors.
- how to analyze products and practices in relation to cultural perspectives.
Skills
Students are able to:
- interact appropriately at a functional level in the Deaf culture.
- investigate, explain and reflect on the relationship between the products and perspectives of the Deaf culture.
- investigate, explain and refelct on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the Deaf culture.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- an ability to communicate in ASL fosters a better.
- understanding of the Deaf culture and his/her own language and culture.
- custom and tradition vary within Deaf cultures.
- Deaf culture differs from hearing culture in many ways.
- Deaf culture is similar to hearing culture in many ways.
- certain days are celebrated or observed by people in the Deaf culture.
- Deaf culture produces tangible products.
