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American Sign Language Science
Professional Certificate programs are series of courses designed by industry leaders and top universities to build and enhance critical professional skills needed to succeed in todays most in-demand fields.
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4 months at 3 - 5 hours per week
english
Online - Self Paced
professional certificate
Georgetown University
About American Sign Language Science
GeorgetownX's American Sign Language Science Professional Certificate
Sign Language Science: Emergence and Evolution of Sign Language
Sign Language Science: Factors Contributing to Nature Structure
Sign Language Science: Factors Contributing to Natural Learning
Sign Language Science: Factors Contributing to Natural Change
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What You Will Learn?
- Identify the historical origins in natural gesture for the emergence of ASL grammar..
- Describe the degree and types of structural variation within ASL, considering the possible influences from its contacts with other signed and spoken languages..
- Discuss the role of visual analogy in learning ASL, considering the possible linguistic universals for signed languages..
- List ways in which language specific variation and historical change for signed languages may compare and contrast to those for spoken languages..
- Describe the visual, motoric, and cognitive constraints which may give rise to these phenomena..