Postgraduate Course: Deaf Studies (EDUA11239)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education and Sport |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 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, deaf communities, and deaf culture. It will also provide an introduction to the range of 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 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 deaf people;
Current social and political activities in relation to deaf people; deaf children's increasingly fluid deaf identities.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
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 and cultural.
- Show a critical understanding of the notions of deaf communities and deaf culture.
- Be familiar with the key aspects of deaf history and heritage, especially in relation to deaf education.
- Be familiar with and be able to use the resources of a range of deaf organisations and deaf media.
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Reading List
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.
Ladd, P. (2003) 'Understanding Deaf Culture' Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
McIlroy, G. & Storbeck, C (2011) Development of Deaf Identity: an Ethnographic Study. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 16:4 pp 494-511
Young, A. & Temple, B. (2014) Approaches to Social Research: the case of Deaf Studies, New York: Oxford University Press
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Be able to effectively work collaboratively with others, recognising the diversity of contributions individuals can make;
Be able to use communication as a means for collaborating and relating to others including staff, fellow students, research participants;
Be able to exercise substantial autonomy and initiative in academic activities, including decision making on the basis of independent thought |
| 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 10am - 4pm. |
| Keywords | deaf identity,Deafhood,deaf education |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Audrey Cameron
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Course secretary | Ms Marie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6678
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