4 courses with the subject SGNL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SGNL 111P5 Elem Sign Language I3
American Sign Language is a visual-spatial language rather than a spoken one. This is the first course of a two-course sequence at the beginning level. The course emphasis is on developing receptive skills (perceiving and comprehending), and initial expressive skills (signing with grammatical and affective facial expressions and other non-manual signals) in order to understand and communicate with others. Students are highly advised to continue with SGNL 112 in the following semester to avoid the loss of language structures. PLACEMENT: No previous study of ASL or up to 2 years (Level II) of ASL study in high school. Typically offered:
American Sign Language is a visual-spatial language rather than a spoken one. This is the second course of a two-course sequence at the beginning level. This course introduces more advanced linguistic features, cultural protocols and further vocabulary for students to function in simple ASL conversations. PLACEMENT: This course requires the previous completion of SGNL 111, or college credit earned for ASL at the 111 level, or at least 3 years (Level III) of ASL study in high school, or qualifying score on approved placement test if the language was learned at home. Typically offered:
This course builds on the continuation of conservational ASL skills learned in SGNL 111 and 112 at the intermediate level. In addition, this course expands upon vocabulary the complexity of grammatical structures in narrative and expository formats. Emphasis is placed on intermediate conversational skills. PLACEMENT: This course requires the previous completion of SGNL 112, or college credit earned for ASL at the 112 level, or at least 4 years (Level IV) of ASL study in high school, or qualifying score on placement test if the language was learned at home. Typically offered:
This course is a continuation of SGNL 211 builds on the conversational skills at the intermediate level. In addition, this course expands the complexity of vocabulary and grammatical structures in the narrative and expository formats. PLACEMENT: This course requires the previous completion of SGNL 211, or college credit earned for ASL at the 211 level, or at least 5 years (Level V) of ASL study in high school, or qualifying score on placement test if the language was learned at home. Attributes: YLIB 2025-2026 Catalog » Academic Programs » Undergraduate » School of Arts and Sciences » Modern Languages and Cultures Modern Languages and Cultures
