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KIK07MS23HKI Sign language styles and registers (5 cr)

Code: KIK0705A19H-3005

General information


Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 05.11.2023

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

  • Nina Sivunen
  • Tiina Saarijärvi-Kivelä

Groups

  • G53vip

Objective

Students will be able to
- use different styles in sign language
- identify different styles of sign language expression
- identify dialects and registers of sign language
- vary their sign language production according to the situation and client
- match expressions in their working languages and make appropriate linguistic choices

Content

- styles and tones of sign language
- sign language dialects and registers
- sign language variation
- comparative analysis of working languages

Evaluation scale

0-5