Elective Courses

Elective Courses

These courses are offered as electives for SHS Majors.

SHS 322.  Language Acquisition I.  Theories and techniques for language learning in the formative years.  3

SHS 323.  Language Acquisition II.  Theories and techniques in language rehabilitation in adults.  3

SHS 360.  Elementary Sign Language I.  Introduction to the manual alphabet (fingerspelling) and American Sign Language (ASL) with practice in basic grammar and conversation.  3

SHS 362. Basic American Sign Language II. Basic grammar and practice in conversation. Emphasis will be on building a functional ASL vocabulary and study of the similarities and differences between ASL and spoken standard American English. Prerequisites: SHS 360. 3

SHS 451. Speech, Language, And Hearing Disorders For Teachers. Course content deals with normal speech/language development in children, abnormal development of speech/language hearing skills, problems that are frequently encountered in the classroom, and suggestions for classroom management. 3

SHS 480. Prereading Readiness Skills For Early Childhood, Elementary and Special Educators. Study will include description of emergent literacy stages of development and provide activities to facilitate phonological awareness, as well as other language arts curricular benchmarks required for early literacy skills. 3

SHS 492. Special Topics In Audioliogy-Speech/Language Pathology. Current developments in Audiology and Speech/Language Pathology. Prerequisite: Senior standing, 24 hours of approved SHS courses, and consent of instructor. 3

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