Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Education
Lecture Code CC133006 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 聴覚障害コミュニケーションII
Subject Name
(Katakana)
チョウカクショウガイコミュニケーションII
Subject Name in
English
Communication Methods in School Education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing II
Instructor SHINADA TOSHIHIRO,SHINKAI AKIRA
Instructor
(Katakana)
シナダ トシヒロ,シンカイ アキラ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  Intensive
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Int) Inte:EDU L108
Lesson Style Lecture/Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
 
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Education
Eligible Students Students of Faculty of Education Cluster 1( Program in Special Needs School Teacher Education) ( Refer to the section ' Requirements' below)
Keywords Special needs school ( hearing impairments), sign language using at the school settings, SDG_04
 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Special Support School Teacher Education
(Abilities and Skills)
・Being able to acquire the practical methods of compensating disabilities and necessary accommodations according to characteristics of disabilities. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
In the special needs school (hearing impairments), teaching to the children and the students are doing with sign language and spoken language in the class and everyday activities. Sign language and spoken language are  different language. This classes' goal is to  provide students with the  opportunities to access the communication mode to the hearing impairment children. One of the educational goals in the special needs school (hearing impairment) is teaching Japanese with using sign language. 
Class Schedule lesson 1: The class in the special needs school for the hearing- impaired
lesson 2: Japanese and sign language:awaring of the mouth shape
lesson 3: Talking about one's near lives and affairs
lesson 4: Sign language in the school; Picture book(1)
lesson 5: Sign language in the school; Picture book(2)
lesson 6: Sign language in the school; Picture book(3)
lesson 7: Social affairs
lesson 8: Sign language in the school; Subject of Japanese(1)
lesson 9: Sign language in the school; Subject of Japanese(2)
lesson 10: Sign language in the school; Subject of Japanese(3)
lesson 11: Sign language in the school; Mathematics (1)
lesson 12: Sign language in the school; Mathematics (2)
lesson 13: Sign language in the school;  Science & Social studies(1)
lesson 14: Sign language in the school;  Science & Social studies(2)
lesson 15: Summerizing and Checking the Sign Language Skills

There will be a final check of the sign language skills. There will be an irregular assignment during the course. There will also be a final checking covering writing task, reading of sign language expression and skills after all the lessons are done.

Please note that the contents and the order of sign language expressions may change. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Lesson materials will be prepared by the lecturer. Students have to prepare own notebook for this class.
 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) PC ,  DVD-player 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students are requested homework in every class. Watiching the TV programs(NHK SYUWA NEWS (手話ニュース) 845 and KODOMO SYUWA WEEKLY (子ども手話ウイークリー)) are recommmended. 
Requirements This is an elective course that corresponds to Section2 (Curriculum and Teaching methods)of the Teacher Certification for Special Needs School ( Education for children with hearing impairments) of the Teachers License Act.
Message from the facilitator:Those of you who will take teaching practice in special needs school for the hearing-impaired  must take this course. If you do not take this course, you will not be allowed to have the teaching practice. The prerequisite is Communication Method in School Education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing I.  
Grading Method Students will be evaluated comprehensively based on the sign language skill in each lesson (40 points), the final confirmation test (50 points), and the attendance attitude (10 points), for a total of 100 points. 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Instructor have experiences of teaching children and students with hearing impairments as the regular teacher in the Special Needs Education School for the hearing impairment. So I can teach sign language to the students including the practical contents, emphasizing the important scenes and the points of sign language usage at the teaching scenes in the school.  
Message Considering how to teach the school subjects and accessing the sign language communication with preschool children, pupils, students with hearing impairment will enrich your educational practicum in the spacial needs school for the hearing impaired. 
Other Message from the facilitator:
・The course will be held on Saturdays or Sundays after June, with about two intensive sessions per day.
・I expect students imaging the educational practicum in autumn and taking class actively. If you show any problem, e.g. learning attitudes, you will have a face-to-face meeting with facilitator. 
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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