Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension Center · Courses
SGN
8 courses with the subject SGN, 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.
SGN 101American Sign Language I4
4 lecture, 4 total contact hours Introduces the student to American Sign Language with emphasis on comprehension and production of basic language functions, grammatical structures and level-appropriate vocabulary. Presents information about the Deaf community and culturally appropriate behaviors. Designed for students with no previous experience in American Sign Language. Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
4 lecture, 4 total contact hours Reviews American Sign Language vocabulary, language functions and grammatical structures presented in SGN 101 . Integrates material previously presented in SGN 101 and further develops language comprehension and production skills at increasing levels of complexity. Applies increasingly complex grammatical structures to language functions. Presents and integrates additio Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
SGN 101 with a grade of C or better, or consent of department chairperson
SGN 103Fingerspelling and Numbering Systems in ASL3
3 lecture, 3 total contact hours Provides instruction in the rules of fingerspelling and numbering systems in American Sign Language. Students will have opportunities for practice in the development of expressive and receptive skills at increasing levels of complexity. Receptive skill development focuses on whole words and numbers in isolation, as well as reading fingerspelling and numbers embedded in Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
SGN 101 with a grade of C or better, or consent of department chair
SGN 201American Sign Language III4
4 lecture, 4 total contact hours Reviews American Sign Language vocabulary, language functions and grammatical structures presented in SGN 102 and focuses on grammatical and lexical expansion with emphasis on idiomatic usage and sociocultural communicative functions. Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
SGN 102 with a grade of C or better, or consent of department chair
SGN 202American Sign Language IV3
3 lecture, 3 total contact hours Reviews American Sign Language grammatical structures and lexical items presented in SGN 201 . Focuses on conversational practice to develop expressive and receptive facility with the language. Includes culturally significant topics and interaction with members of the deaf community. IAI H1 900 Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
SGN 201 with a grade of C or better, or consent of department chair.
SGN 205American Sign Language V3
3 lecture, 3 total contact hours Provides an examination of the grammatical features of American Sign Language. Includes a contrastive analysis of English and ASL syntax and semantics. Further develops ASL discourse skills. Emphasizes ASL storytelling, analyzing, retelling, and translating ASL discourse. Designed for students interested or currently enrolled in the Sign Language Interpreting program. Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
SGN 202 with a grade of C or better, or consent of department chair.
SGN 210American Sign Language: Cultural Perspective4
4 lecture, 4 total contact hours Examines the history of American Sign Language, the emergence of the deaf community as a linguistic and cultural group, the cultural norms, values, traditions and rules of social behavior of the deaf community, minority dynamics and cross cultural interactions. No knowledge of American SIgn Language is required for this course; it is taught in ASL with an interpreter. World Culture and Diversity Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
SGN 212Introduction to American Sign Language Literature3
3 lecture, 3 total contact hours Explores American Sign Language literature as an expression of the lives of deaf people in America. Introduces the tradition of the deaf community within historical, social and cultural contexts in works of folklore, nonfiction, fiction, poetry and drama. Designed to increase students' knowledge, skills and appreciation of American Sign Language, deaf culture, and deaf Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
