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The Collegian • April 9, 1991
Signing classes change status
• School proposal
makes sign
language
courses count for
upper division
By Kelly Her
Special to The Collegian
The class is silent except for
outbursts of laughter from the
students intently watching the pro¬
fessor lecture. They are learning a
language which CSUF has just
reclassified as a fpreign language.
It is American Sign Language
(ASL).
Seventy percen t of the language
consists of signs which can be lit¬
erally translated into English. The
other 30 percent consists of idio¬
matic phrases and signs.
In an unprecedented decision,
delivered after four vears of re¬
search and investigation by the
faculty members in the Depart¬
ment of Communicative Disor¬
ders, sign language will be ac¬
cepted for general education
credit.
The sign classes will become
equaiivant to anv other foreign
language tor credit.
Students in the speech disor¬
ders program are happy with the
changes, but wish it had been done
sooner.
" I would not have had to take
linguistics if this had been done
last semester," said speech pathol¬
ogy major Marcv Barlow.
Paul Ogden, professor of Edu¬
cation of the Deaf Program in the
department of Communicative
Disorders was very pleased with
theschool'sdecision tochangc the
status of the ASL classes.
"It indicates the university
undertakes the responsibility of
being aware of the existence and
position of the deaf community in
campus," said Ogden, whoisdeaf.
"Wetaketheinitiativesandthatis
what we all should be proud of."
Sign language is a unique lan¬
guage with its own syntax and
mor s win/ The Co I leg ia n
Randy Griffin, education of the deaf major, responds with the rest of the advanced
American Sign Language class to a question from instructor Dr. Paul W. Odgen.
hire; as a whole. Now, I know I
want to learn more." said Debbie
Krause, a communicative disor¬
ders major.
"Sign language is a beautiful
language which is full of visuali¬
zation and vitality," Krause said,
'It serves a wav tor me to Know
about the uniqueness ot the deaf
communuv and culture '
The students in the ASL classes
a re learning either to secure teach¬
ing credentials for teaching ther
deal or studying speech pathol¬
ogy as a major.
Hearing people can learn sign
language io integrate in to the deaf
comm unity and achieveo balance
with them," said Michelle Eullard,
a physical therapy major.
Manv of the studerfcs in the ASL
classes will goon tobecomc trans¬
lators so deaf students can attend
college with the assistance of trans¬
lators.
"Once more deaf people accom¬
plish higher education, thev can
contribute themselves to the re¬
search work so that sign language
as well asdeaf culture can be more
visible and understandable to the
public. That's what we aim for,"
Ogden said.
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YAF: ASI
says
proposal
misleading
Trior Swift/The Collegian
Paul W. Griffin instructs the class in ASL.
rules, Ogden said. In addition to the language dif-
"It's capable ot transmitting ferencesmany students tell of the
thought withciartty intermsof its cultural awareness they gain by
precise and profound ways of learningASL."AftcrIlearnedsign
expression. Thus, it should be language, I began to understand
juxtaposed in the same level as how much I've missed out in the
other foreign languages." exploration of the different cul-
Continued from page 1
charge by saying that YAFhas not
considered the size of thecorpora-
tion in comparing it with a larger
corporation.
"A comparison they use is the
Association, which isa multi-mil¬
lion dollar organization whose
expenditures tar outweigh those
of the ASI," Daves said. "Us being
so small, ifs only natural that our
administration budget encom¬
passes a much higher percentage."
The next major concern of YAF
is the budgeting of student clubs
on campus. They are concerned
that "special interest groups" re¬
ceive more funding than justified
by the campus population and
student needs.
The money should be given to
ach vi tiesall students can take part
in," Seewald said. He said heavv
funding for such activities as Afri¬
can ['copies History Month and
Semana de la Ra/.a exceeds what is
necessary to serve the campus
population.
"We see these as heavv expen¬
ditures," Seewald said.
Seewald said that Vintage Days
— which gets less than 1 percenter
the budget — would be a better
activity to fund heavily,
"Daves says that Vintage Days
is a historically white-tvpe thing.
But look at the number of people
who take part," Seewald said. "I
think Vintage Days is open and
alwavs has been open toa II groups.
All students can go to it."
Seewald said oneot the intents
of the initiative — should it get
onto the ballot — is to encourage
all groups and clubs to be self-
funded. "Students can take the $$
and put it directly into the club,
funnel it back in that way. Or you
can take your So and go to diiuier
if you want."
See YAF, page 7
Budget:
Continued from page 1
at the universitv.
Daves said under the current
proposed budget, virtually all
clubsand organization would face
a cut in funding from what they
received this year. He contends
thatbv raising the enrollment esti¬
mate, those same groups could
exaapect at least a slight increase.
"The problem F&B faces is that
under the Unity/SRC administra¬
tion |a reference to the campus
political party that holds the ma-
joritvof senate seats], moregroups
have been encouraged to apply
for funding thev didn't know was
available to them before. They
should not be denied the same
level of funding when money is
going into unallocated (reserves|
and could be available," Daves
said.
Manv members ot the F&B
v ommittee were originally mem-
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| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
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| Publication Date | 1991 |
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| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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| Full-Text-Search | Features The Collegian • April 9, 1991 Signing classes change status • School proposal makes sign language courses count for upper division By Kelly Her Special to The Collegian The class is silent except for outbursts of laughter from the students intently watching the pro¬ fessor lecture. They are learning a language which CSUF has just reclassified as a fpreign language. It is American Sign Language (ASL). Seventy percen t of the language consists of signs which can be lit¬ erally translated into English. The other 30 percent consists of idio¬ matic phrases and signs. In an unprecedented decision, delivered after four vears of re¬ search and investigation by the faculty members in the Depart¬ ment of Communicative Disor¬ ders, sign language will be ac¬ cepted for general education credit. The sign classes will become equaiivant to anv other foreign language tor credit. Students in the speech disor¬ ders program are happy with the changes, but wish it had been done sooner. " I would not have had to take linguistics if this had been done last semester," said speech pathol¬ ogy major Marcv Barlow. Paul Ogden, professor of Edu¬ cation of the Deaf Program in the department of Communicative Disorders was very pleased with theschool'sdecision tochangc the status of the ASL classes. "It indicates the university undertakes the responsibility of being aware of the existence and position of the deaf community in campus," said Ogden, whoisdeaf. "Wetaketheinitiativesandthatis what we all should be proud of." Sign language is a unique lan¬ guage with its own syntax and mor s win/ The Co I leg ia n Randy Griffin, education of the deaf major, responds with the rest of the advanced American Sign Language class to a question from instructor Dr. Paul W. Odgen. hire; as a whole. Now, I know I want to learn more." said Debbie Krause, a communicative disor¬ ders major. "Sign language is a beautiful language which is full of visuali¬ zation and vitality," Krause said, 'It serves a wav tor me to Know about the uniqueness ot the deaf communuv and culture ' The students in the ASL classes a re learning either to secure teach¬ ing credentials for teaching ther deal or studying speech pathol¬ ogy as a major. Hearing people can learn sign language io integrate in to the deaf comm unity and achieveo balance with them," said Michelle Eullard, a physical therapy major. Manv of the studerfcs in the ASL classes will goon tobecomc trans¬ lators so deaf students can attend college with the assistance of trans¬ lators. "Once more deaf people accom¬ plish higher education, thev can contribute themselves to the re¬ search work so that sign language as well asdeaf culture can be more visible and understandable to the public. That's what we aim for," Ogden said. *&u 1 W\jO WsT ^Sjf^^^ -^^A ~m; YAF: ASI says proposal misleading Trior Swift/The Collegian Paul W. Griffin instructs the class in ASL. rules, Ogden said. In addition to the language dif- "It's capable ot transmitting ferencesmany students tell of the thought withciartty intermsof its cultural awareness they gain by precise and profound ways of learningASL."AftcrIlearnedsign expression. Thus, it should be language, I began to understand juxtaposed in the same level as how much I've missed out in the other foreign languages." exploration of the different cul- Continued from page 1 charge by saying that YAFhas not considered the size of thecorpora- tion in comparing it with a larger corporation. "A comparison they use is the Association, which isa multi-mil¬ lion dollar organization whose expenditures tar outweigh those of the ASI," Daves said. "Us being so small, ifs only natural that our administration budget encom¬ passes a much higher percentage." The next major concern of YAF is the budgeting of student clubs on campus. They are concerned that "special interest groups" re¬ ceive more funding than justified by the campus population and student needs. The money should be given to ach vi tiesall students can take part in," Seewald said. He said heavv funding for such activities as Afri¬ can ['copies History Month and Semana de la Ra/.a exceeds what is necessary to serve the campus population. "We see these as heavv expen¬ ditures," Seewald said. Seewald said that Vintage Days — which gets less than 1 percenter the budget — would be a better activity to fund heavily, "Daves says that Vintage Days is a historically white-tvpe thing. But look at the number of people who take part," Seewald said. "I think Vintage Days is open and alwavs has been open toa II groups. All students can go to it." Seewald said oneot the intents of the initiative — should it get onto the ballot — is to encourage all groups and clubs to be self- funded. "Students can take the $$ and put it directly into the club, funnel it back in that way. Or you can take your So and go to diiuier if you want." See YAF, page 7 Budget: Continued from page 1 at the universitv. Daves said under the current proposed budget, virtually all clubsand organization would face a cut in funding from what they received this year. He contends thatbv raising the enrollment esti¬ mate, those same groups could exaapect at least a slight increase. "The problem F&B faces is that under the Unity/SRC administra¬ tion |a reference to the campus political party that holds the ma- joritvof senate seats], moregroups have been encouraged to apply for funding thev didn't know was available to them before. They should not be denied the same level of funding when money is going into unallocated (reserves| and could be available," Daves said. 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