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KIK10MK25HKI Sign language variation (5 cr)

Code: KIK1005A19H-3006

General information


Enrollment

23.09.2024 - 13.10.2024

Timing

24.02.2025 - 11.05.2025

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

Degree programmes

  • BA in Humanities, Interpreting in Sign Language and Alternative and Augmentative Communication

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
- use sign language lexicons
- understand non-manual features of sign language and use them syntactically
- communicate in different types of sign language interactions and communication settings
- adapt their expression according to the recipient’s language skills
- present arguments in sign language

Content

- online dictionaries and sources
- mouthings, eye gaze, facial expression, body language
- contextual meanings of signs and sentences
- adaptation of sign language expressions
- sign language argumentation and debate

Evaluation scale

0-5