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TEXTBOOKS FOR THE COURSES

OFFERED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

AND INTERPRETER TRAINING

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1207
Intralingual Skills for Interpreters

All sections

New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (Rev & Upd) 3 rd Edition, Hirsch, 0-618-22647-8

X

 

 

American Heritage College Dictionary, 4 th Edition, 0-618-09848-8

 

X

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1211
Fingerspelling and Numbers

All sections

At Home Among Strangers, Schein, 0-930323-51-3

X

 

 

Fingerspelling Test w/VHS, Groode 0-915035-13-8 or

 

X

 

Fingerspelling Student Packet, Most current edition

X

 

 

Fingerspelling Test w/DVD Groode 1-58121-046-9

 

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1215
Visual Gestural Communications

All Sections

Man Without Words, Schaller, 0-520-20265-1

X

 

 

From Mime to Sign, Eastman 0-932666-345

 

X

SLNG 1291
Religious Signs and Songs

Bible

x

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1304 &
SGNL 1301
American Sign Language I All Sections

For Hearing People Only, 3 rd edition, Moore, 0-9634016-3-7

X

 

 

Signing Naturally Level I Student Workbook w/DVD or 1-58121-127-9

X

 

 

Signing Naturally Level I Student Workbook w/VHS 0-915035-20-0

X

 

 

ASL Beginning I Student Packet

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1305 &
SGNL 1302
American Sign Language II All Sections

For Hearing People Only, 3 rd edition, Moore, 0-9634016-3-7

X

 

 

Signing Naturally Level I Student Workbook w/DVD or 1-58121-127-9

X

 

 

Signing Naturally Level I Student Workbook w/VHS 0-915035-20-0

X

 

 

ASL Beginning II Student Packet

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1317
Introduction to the Deaf Community All Sections

Deaf People, Andrews, 0-205-45447-X

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1321
Introduction to the Interpreting Profession All Sections

Train Go Sorry, Cohen, 0-679-76165-9

X

 

 

So You Want To Be An Interpreter, Humphrey, 3 rd edition, 0-9640367-7-0

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1344 &
/SGNL 2301
American Sign Language III All Sections

Signing Naturally Level II Student Workbook w/DVD or 1-58121-135X

X

 

 

Signing Naturally Level II Student Workbook w/VHS 1-58121-035-3

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1345 &
SGNL 2302
American Sign Language IV All Sections

Journey To the Deaf World, Lane, 0-915035-634

X

 

 

Signing Naturally Level 3 Student Workbook w/2 VHS 1-58121-035-3 Or

X

 

 

Signing Naturally Level 3 Student Workbook w/DVD 1-58121-135-x

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1347
Deaf Culture

Deaf World Historical Reader, etc, Bragg 0-8147-9853-5

X

 

 

Inside Deaf Culture, Padden, 0-674-01506-1

X

 

 

Deaf Culture Student Packet

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1391
Special Topics American Sign Language Linguistics

Linguistics of American Sign Language: An Introduction, Clayton Valli Ceil Lucas, 1563680424

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1391
Special Topics Conversational American Sign Language

Learning American Sign Language Level 1 & 2 Beginning and Intermediate, 2 nd edition, Humphries, Padden, Hills, 0205275532

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1391
ASL for Native Sign Language Users

Course 2001 ASL Grammatical Aspects: Comparative Translations, Cassell, McCaffrey, 1882872991

x

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 1391
Greek and Latin Roots for Interpreters

English Words from Latin and Greek Elements, 2 nd edition, Ayers, 0-8165-0899-2

X

 

 

Workbook to accompany the 2 nd edition of Donald M. Ayer’s English words from Latin and Greek Elements, Dettmer and Lingren, 0-8165-0905-0

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 2303
Transliterating

Transliterating Student Packet

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 2311
Interpreting in Specialized Settings

Interpreting in Specialized Settings Student Packet

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 2315
Interpreting In Educational Settings

Best Practices in Educational Interpreting, Seal, 2 nd edition, 0-205-45449-6

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 2334
American Sign Language Advanced

Signing Naturally Level 3 Student Workbook w/2 VHS 1-58121-035-3 Or

X

 

 

Signing Naturally Level 3 Student Workbook w/DVD 1-58121-135-x

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 2335
American Sign Language Advanced II

Signing Naturally Level 3 Student Workbook w/2 VHS 1-58121-035-3 Or

X

 

 

Signing Naturally Level 3 Student Workbook w/DVD 1-58121-135-x

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 2336
Interpreting IV

 

 

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 2388
Internship – Sign Language Interpreter

Internship – Sign Language Interpreter Student Packet

X

 

 

So You Want To Be An Interpreter, Humphrey, 3 rd edition, 0-9640367-7-0

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 2401
Interpreting I

A Dictionary of American Idioms, Makkai, Boatner, 0764119826

X

 

Course Title and Rubic Number

Textbook Title and ISBN

Required

Recommended

SLNG 2238
Visual Gestural Communications Advanced

From Mime to Sign, Eastman, 0-932666-345

X

 


 

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