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GeorgetownX: SLSX401 Sign Language: Emergence and Evolution

A LOOK AT THE COURSE TAB ON THE TOP NAVIGATION BAR

The Course tab, which appears leftmost in the top navigation bar, is where you will find the instructional sequence for the course content appearing on the page below.

Let's walk through what you will find in the Course tab.

    1. Because this is a self-paced course, you will see all ten Course Sections from the beginning. You are invited to progress through these sections at your own pace.
    2. When you click on Section 1 to open it, you will find several subsections titled topically. Within these subsections, you will find any number of video lectures, short video snippets demonstrating sign, and homework questions.
    3. You will want to go through these in order. If you have another goal for browsing the course, please check the appendixes at the bottom of the page.  There you will find FAQs, student guide and teacher guide.

A LOOK AT THE OTHER TABS ON THIS NAVIGATION BAR

Let’s take a moment to look at the other tabs which provide other information regarding the features available for the online course. The Course tab, which we just looked at, is where you will find the main course content.

top navigation bar

  • Next, you’ll find Navigation Guidance tab which provides basic advice for navigating essential places on a lesson page as well as instructions for finding further information elsewhere.
  • In Syllabus you'll find logistical details about the course, including a PDF of the full syllabus which shows how your grade is calculated, what tutorials, homework assignments and quizzes are associated with the course, and more.
  • Program Topics includes an overview of the Sign Language Science program, introducing you to what the program is about, what you'll learn in each course part within the program, and more.
  • The Part 1 Glossary includes a comprehensive list of technical terms used in the whole course along with definitions.
  • The Bibliography tab includes references to scholarly sources that are a part of this course.
  • The Credits lists names and organizations who gave permission for using their materials, along with thanks to those who helped make the course possible.
  • The Discussion tab provides access to all the discussion boards that you will encounter throughout the course.
  • The Progress tab is where your grade will be tracked. We encourage you to keep track of your understanding by seeing how well you are doing on the questions in occassional homework exercises and section quizzes.

FURTHER NAVIGATION GUIDANCE

Let’s take a moment to look at the two layers of Navigation Bar on the top of any content page. When you’ve logged in, you’ll see that there are a number of tabs at the top of the home page. This is for navigating the Sign Language Science content.

While you go into a particular course, you will see another layer of tabs below.  These tabs allow you to perform coursework by shifting through individual lessons across sections and subsections of this course. You will find further navigation guidance when you visit the sections. You can access the two rows of tabs throughout the course.  

Furthermore you may want to return to where you were after browsing elsewhere.  In this case you should click the blue box at the bottom left of the page to resume your coursework.