This is an intermediate-level course in American Sign Language. The course expands students' skills to communicate in a wider array of situations, to further develop their language fluency and to advance their level of comprehension of ASL in culturally appropriate ways. Grammar is reviewed in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answering skills.

With lab. Time and frequency description of acoustic signals. Physiology of the peripheral and central auditory systems. Topics in psychoacoustics, including methodology, absolute and differential sensitivity, loudness, pitch, frequency and intensity resolution, and binaural hearing. Prerequisites: COMM-DIS 211, PHYSICS 114.

With lab. Time and frequency description of acoustic signals. Physiology of the peripheral and central auditory systems. Topics in psychoacoustics, including methodology, absolute and differential sensitivity, loudness, pitch, frequency and intensity resolution, and binaural hearing. Prerequisites: COMM-DIS 211, PHYSICS 114.

With lab. Time and frequency description of acoustic signals. Physiology of the peripheral and central auditory systems. Topics in psychoacoustics, including methodology, absolute and differential sensitivity, loudness, pitch, frequency and intensity resolution, and binaural hearing. Prerequisites: COMM-DIS 211, PHYSICS 114.

With lab. Time and frequency description of acoustic signals. Physiology of the peripheral and central auditory systems. Topics in psychoacoustics, including methodology, absolute and differential sensitivity, loudness, pitch, frequency and intensity resolution, and binaural hearing. Prerequisites: COMM-DIS 211, PHYSICS 114.

With lab. Time and frequency description of acoustic signals. Physiology of the peripheral and central auditory systems. Topics in psychoacoustics, including methodology, absolute and differential sensitivity, loudness, pitch, frequency and intensity resolution, and binaural hearing. Prerequisites: COMM-DIS 211, PHYSICS 114.

The sound system of English and, to a lesser extent, those of other languages. Phonemes, allophones, phonological rules, and historical changes in the English language. Phonetic universals in comparison to English phonetics. Reading and writing English words and sentences using the International Phonetic Alphabet, including special symbols used for coarticulation, dialects, disorders, and infant vocalizations.

This course is designed for undergraduate students in the Department of Communication Disorders. The course content serves as an introduction to neuroscience as it relates to speech, language, and hearing. The focus of this course is on the structure of the human brain and the spinal cord and on the functional organization of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Your learning experience will be supplemented by the use of interactive digital atlases to learn the gross anatomy of the major neural systems underlying sensory, motor, and cognitive function.

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This course continues introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) for non-signers. Students will be exposed to linguistic principles for ASL, including signed vocabulary for basic communication, grammar, and cultural norms in the American Deaf Community. This course continues the introduction to non-manual behaviors and manual signs in conversation, including building communicative skills and developing cultural competence. The class is taught primarily in ASL. This course is offered in conjunction with the Five College Center for the Study of World Languages.