| CODE | LIN2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Maltese Sign Language 2 for Linguistics Students | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study unit builds on LIN2070. The vocabulary is extended and more work is done on conversations requiring the use of sign language grammar e.g. classifiers. The student learn to understand signers over longer conversations than single utterances and to converse at greater length. They should also understand stories told in Maltese Sign Language. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to teach student how to converse at length with native Maltese signers and to understand signers who discuss themes at length. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Understand native signers conversing at length; - Narrate stories and events; - Understand the similarities between the characteristics of spoken and sign languages, beyond the different modalities. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Converse with confidence with native Maltese signers; - Use vocabulary beyond the basic, a knowledge of the way phrases and utterances are built using the grammar of Maltese Sign Language. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Azzopardi-Alexander, M. (2003). Maltese Sign Language Dictionary, Volume 1: Animals. Foundation for the Development of Maltese Sign Language with the Institute of Linguistics and the Association for the Deaf: Malta. - Azzopardi-Alexander, M. (2004). Maltese Sign Language Dictionary, Volume 2: Places. Foundation for the Development of Maltese Sign Language with the Institute of Linguistics and the Association for the Deaf: Malta. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | In TAKING THIS UNIT YOU CANNOT TAKE LIN2007 OR TAKE LIN3070 Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE LIN1017 OR TAKE LIN2070 |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit is offered only to Linguistics students; other students can opt for LIN3070 Note: Competencies A and B below, involve the assessment of receptive and expressive competencies of Maltese Sign Language (LSM) through finger spelling, narrative production and conversation. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Practical | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Dorianne Callus |
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