4 courses with the subject SIGN, 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.
SIGN 101Elementary American Sign Language I5
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:2,Recitation:1An introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) and the Deaf culture. Students with little or no prior knowledge of ASL will acquire essential grammar rules and a variety of vocabulary, enabling them to communicate effectively with the Deaf Community. Topics covered include finger-spelling, grammar, culture awareness, with an emphasis on expressive and receptive abilities.
SIGN 101AIntensive Elementary American Sign Language1
Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:4,Recitation:1This intensive course covers the fundamentals of SIGN101 and SIGN102 in one semester. Students will expand their vocabulary with a wider range of essential signs while enhancing expressive and receptive skills, learning cultural protocols and the rules of ASL grammar and structure.
Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:2,Recitation:1Building upon the foundations established in SIGN 101, students will continue to expand their vocabulary while enhancing expressive and receptive skills, by incorporating more complex grammatical structures and engaging in advanced ASL dialogues. Prerequisite: SIGN 101 or equivalent.
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:2,Recitation:1This course explores more complex grammatical structures, advanced classifiers, dialogues and storytelling techniques. It also examines social factors that influence cultural and sign variations and the cultural evolution throughout the Deaf community. Prerequisite: SIGN 101A or SIGN 102.
