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| Autor/inn/en | Proctor, Russell F., II; Rock, Roseanna |
|---|---|
| Titel | Using "Children of a Lesser God" To Teach Intercultural Communication. |
| Quelle | (1995), (11 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Case Studies; Communication Skills; Cultural Differences; Cultural Pluralism; Deafness; Films; Higher Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Intercultural Communication; Lipreading; Sign Language; Speech Communication; Undergraduate Students |
| Abstract | One film widely recommended as an instructional resource for communication courses is "Children of a Lesser God," the 1986 movie starring Marlee Matlin and William Hurt. In this film, which can serve as a case study, James Leeds, a talented young teacher in a school for the deaf, falls in love with Sarah Norman, a graduate of the school who, in Leeds' view, is underemployed as a janitor. He offers to teach Sarah, who relies entirely on sign language for communication, to speak and become part of the oral culture. Sarah, however, is unwilling, as she feels comfortable with her place in the deaf community. What will come out in the course of class discussion of this movie is that James and Sarah's difficulty in being "joined" stems from their stubbornness regarding their cultural beliefs. Sarah refuses to learn to read lips, while James refuses to stop pressuring Sarah to speak. Sarah is uncomfortable in a speaking culture, while James is uncomfortable in nonspeaking culture. The film raises any number of issues related to the notion of deafness as a culture rather than a handicap. Controversies about culture, language, and identity make excellent topics for discussion in communication classes. Instructors might ask their students: (1) Do deaf people fit the definition of a culture/subculture as discussed in the lecture, the course textbook, and the assigned readings? (2) Who do you think is more stubborn, James or Sarah? (3) Who do you think is more ethnocentric: James or Sarah? and (4) Should deaf people learn to speak? Should hearing people learn to sign? (Contains 19 references.) (TB) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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