| AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) COURSES |
| ASL101: Elementary American Sign Language I |
| Credits: 4 |
| ASL 101 emphasizes the development of both receptive and expressive skills. Course content includes basic vocabulary, fingerspelling, syntax, and grammatical structures. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answering skills. Exploration of the history of ASL and cultural aspects within the Deaf community will also be introduced. |
| Prereq: -, Coreq: - |
| ASL102: Elementary American Sign Language II |
| Credits: 4 |
| ASL 102 builds upon the student’s prior knowledge and experience from ASL 101. This course focuses on building narrative skills and developing real-world conversational skills used in everyday discussions. It also develops the receptive and expressive skills, and allows recognition and demonstration of more sophisticated grammatical features of American Sign Language. Increased fluency and accuracy in fingerspelling, numbers and sign vocabulary will be emphasized. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in ASL 101 or a grade of C or higher in an equivalent course or consent of instructor., Coreq: - |
| ASL201: Intermediate American Sign Language I |
| Credits: 4 |
| ASL 201 emphasizes and expands on grammar, syntax, spatial referencing, classifiers, and vocabulary development. Students will develop effective and fluent ASL expressive and receptive skills. Fluency and accuracy of fingerspelling will be developed as well as the use of lexicalized signs. This course continues to expand knowledge of experiences in ASL and understanding of deaf community, culture and history within the context of their application to ASL skills. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in ASL 102 or a grade of C or higher in an equivalent course or consent of instructor., Coreq: - |
| ASL202: Intermediate American Sign Language II |
| Credits: 4 |
| ASL 202 refines the language skills and knowledge acquired in American Sign Language in ASL 101-201, adding more sophisticated ASL grammatical features and vocabulary, short stories, narratives, and dialogues. To increase their fluency and accuracy, students will give descriptions of the objects and places, appropriate sequencing about their life events and the weekend stories. This course continues to expand the knowledge and experiences in ASL, and promote students' understanding of the deaf culture, history, and community. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in ASL 201 or a grade of C or higher in an equivalent course or consent of instructor., Coreq: - |
| ASL203: Advanced American Sign Language I |
| Credits: 4 |
| ASL 203 applies knowledge of American Sign Language grammar and vocabulary to the description of increasingly complex constructs, processes and situations. Students will incorporate multiple character roles shifting into medium-length stories, narratives and the discussion of hypothetical issues. Cultural values and attitudes as they relate to the Deaf community are also examined. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in ASL 202 or a grade of C or higher in an equivalent course or consent of instructor., Coreq: - |
| ASL204: Advanced American Sign Language II |
| Credits: 4 |
| ASL 204 that builds on the cultural competence and language skills developed in ASL 203 with increased focus on developing comprehension and production in storytelling skills; continued expansion of knowledge of Deaf culture and Deaf community. This class has a strong emphasis in specialized vocabulary development and receptive skill development. Students learn advanced role shifting, medical topics, storytelling, classifier descriptions, rule description, activity description, etc. |
| Prereq: A grade of C or higher in ASL 203 or a grade of C or higher in an equivalent course or consent of instructor., Coreq: - |
| ASL290: American Sign Language and Deaf Culture through Application |
| Credits: 4 |
| ASL 290 is designed to prepare students to serve as American Sign Language and Deaf Culture resources on campus and in the community through service learning experiences. Application of the “real world” community service experiences, cultural readings, and personal reflections will serve as the basis for communicative activities in class. |
| Prereq: Students must be native, bilingual users of American Sign Language or have completed ASL 202 or equivalent or approval of the instructor., Coreq: - |
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