Sign Language

Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) is for students with little or no knowledge of ASL. Students will develop beginning-level ASL communication skills-comprehensive and expression with vocabulary and grammar-that will enable them to interact in everyday situations at a basic level. American Deaf culture and history will be introduced.

Beginning ASL II builds on what students have learned in Beginning ASL. Emphasis is on the development and refinement of comprehension, production, and interpersonal skills. Additional information about the Deaf community and Deaf culture will be studied. The use of signing space, non-manual signals, fingerspelling and continued vocabulary development will all be taught in context through narratives, dialogues and ASL literature. The course will be taught in ASL only, without usage of English.