4 courses with the subject ASL, 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.
ASL 101Elementary American Sign Language3
A beginning course in American Sign Language as used within the American Deaf Community. A basic study of manual communication techniques, combines eye and aural training, fingerspelling, conceptualization, structure and syntax of American Sign Language. Receptive skills (reading signs and fingerspelling) and expressive skills (signing and fingerspelling a person’s own thoughts) are also emphasized as is an introduction to the culture of the Deaf Community. When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
ASL 102Continuing Elementary American Sign Language3
A continuation of study in American Sign Language as used within the American Deaf Community. A more advanced study of manual communication techniques, combined eye and aural training, fingerspelling, conceptualization, structure and syntax of American Sign Language. Receptive skills (reading signs and fingerspelling) and expressive skills (signing and fingerspelling a person’s own thoughts) are also emphasized, as is a more advanced study of the culture of the Deaf Community.
ASL 101 or three years of transcripted high school American Sign Language; or instructor permission.
ASL 201Intermediate American Sign Language3
Review of basic grammar, non-manual markers, and culture. Introduction of more intermediate level vocabulary, sentence structures, including non-manual markers, and development of intermediate level expressive, receptive and conversational skills. Continued study of Deaf Culture.
ASL 102 or four years of High School American Sign Language; or permission of the instructor.
ASL 301Intro to American Deaf Culture3
Develop an understanding of the culture, community, and lives and contributions of Deaf in America. Learn how Deaf people interact with one another and manage their lives in a hearing world. Explore how Deaf people are understood from a cultural perspective and have contributed to the cultural development of America.
