Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory.

French

At the end of the unit "Sign Language - Culture", the student will be able to:
• mobilize relevant knowledge from the course and from written and oral documents;
• to analyze the facts of society in connection with Belgian and foreign deaf cultures and communities in the light of the course;
• reformulate ideas critically (reasoning, structure, synthesis, clarity) in a video or written text;
• to express during oral presentations (in LSFB) reasoned opinions on the topics studied;
• express themselves orally at level B2+ of the European framework of reference for languages (minimum level required) during oral presentations;
• to organize their knowledge in a research work

For the Bachelor in translation and interpreting :

None

• Lectures entirely in LSFB on the history of the deaf from Antiquity to the present day, cultural particularities, audism, “deaf gain”, deaf identity, deaf associations, etc.
• Practice of language functions aimed at developing presentation and argumentation skills.

• Master class in French Belgian Sign Language
• Writing of a literature review and an annotated bibliography by the students requiring significant personal research work.
• Discussions

Attendance is compulsory.

1) Final written and oral exam (in LSFB and/or French) in June (60% of the final grade)
2) Continuing certification assessment (class participation, homework): 40%
- Annotated bibliography (two articles), to be submitted during the semester (15%)
- Literature review: at least six scientific articles to be summarized in a five- to six-page literature review, the theme of which will be communicated in class, to be submitted no later than the last class (25%)

3) Homework (continuous assessment, non certificative)
- Presentation of a deaf association in class (not seen in the previous years of the Bachelor) (15 minutes).

Attendance at classes is compulsory and absence from more than a third of the sessions or unjustified failure to submit any written work within the prescribed time will be sanctioned by a refusal to register for the exam. Of course, the student retains the possibility of benefiting from a second session.

Second session:
Same terms as in June (written work - annotated bibliography and literature review + written and oral exam)

Required reading :
Harlan Lane, When the Mind Hears

Powerpoint Slides in French
A good knowledge of English is recommended for the literature review.