Basics of Egyptian Sign Language

This workshop aims to introduce the participants to the hearing disability and the different types of the deaf, introducing different communication methods with the deaf. This workshop will introduce the participants to the Egyptian sign language and its functions, correcting misconceptions about the deaf and people with hearing disabilities. It will also highlight the culture of the deaf, training the participants on how to sign the Arabic alphabet and greetings, introducing family, religion, governorates, countries, and adjectives that express different emotions so that they can maintain a conversation with the deaf using complete sentences.

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    CEUs* 

    CLEC 104

    Basics of Egyptian Sign Language

    1.0

    *One continuing education unit equals 10 contact hours.

    1. Recognize different types of hearing disability
    2. Correct misconceptions about the deaf
    3. Sign their full name
    4. Start a conversation with a peer using Egyptian sign language to sign their name and telephone number
    5. Use Egyptian sign language to talk about their families for 30 seconds
    6. Sign an occasion using the days of the week
    7. Sign their feelings and those of their peers using emotive adjectives
    8. Construct a sentence using sign language that includes their name, days of the week, and their feelings
    9. Describe their family members using sign language
    10. Sign different professions (a lawyer, a teacher, a doctor, a sign language interpreter)
    11. Sign different official documents by identifying a projected picture
    12. Construct a sentence using sign language referring to a specific place
    13. Identify the name of governates on the map shown on the PowerPoint presentation
    14. Sign different religions
    15. Categorize different countries to Arabi and foreign countries
    16. Mention the country they wish to visit using letters and sign language
  • January 26 - 27, 2024
    From 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Tahrir Square Campus, Falaki Building

  • EGP 800

Course Info

Type:
Workshop
Duration:
10 Hours
Subject:
Language
Location:
AUC Tahrir Square
CEUs:
1
Status
On Demand