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KIK02MS23HKI Sign-language communication (5 cr)

Code: KIK0205A19H-3007

General information


Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

18.09.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes

  • BA in Humanities, Sign Language and Interpreting

Teachers

  • Tiina Saarijärvi-Kivelä
  • Nina Sivunen

Scheduling groups

  • A (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • B (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • HKI-S23vip

Small groups

  • A
  • B

Objective

Students will be able to
- demonstrate basic skills in sign language communication and interaction
- demonstrate knowledge of the phonological and morphological processes of sign language
- adopt different roles in a conversation
- describe the principles of sign language dialogue
- motivate themselves to learn a new language

Content

- sign language interaction
- sign structures, sentence types and use of space
- different types of signers
- communication in conversations
- creative language-learning

Evaluation scale

0-5