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 101Beginning American Sign Language I3
This course introduces the fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) used by the deaf community including basic vocabulary, syntax, fingerspelling, grammatical non-manual signals, expressive and receptive signing skills, and deaf culture. Students will also learn conversational/cultural behaviors necessary to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL with deaf/hard-of-hearing native users of the language. Credit(s): 3
This course is for students who have demonstrated competency in American Sign Language (ASL) through the first semester of university instruction. Students will continue to build their knowledge of the fundamentals of ASL used by the deaf community including vocabulary, syntax, fingerspelling, grammatical non-manual signals, expressive and receptive signing skills, and deaf culture. Students will also expand their knowledge of conversational/cultural behaviors necessary to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL with deaf/hard-of-hearing native users of the language. Credit(s): 3
This course is for students who have demonstrated competency in American Sign Language (ASL) through the second semester of university instruction. Students will continue to develop vocabulary, conversational competence and grammatical knowledge within a total immersion approach. It introduces increasingly complex grammatical aspects including those unique to ASL, as well as incorporating sections on deaf culture and literature. Contact with the deaf community is encouraged to enhance linguistic and cultural knowledge. Credit(s): 3
This course is for students who have demonstrated competency in American Sign Language (ASL) through the third semester of university instruction. Students will continue to develop vocabulary, conversational competence and grammatical knowledge through the study of cultural and literary texts within a total immersion approach. Increasingly complex grammatical aspects including those unique to ASL will be studied and applied. Contact with the deaf community is encouraged to enhance linguistic and cultural knowledge. Credit(s): 3
