| ASL 1141 |
American Sign Language I (3) |
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Initial course in the four-course sign language developmental
sequence which exposes students to the grammatical,
syntactical and lexical proficiencies in American
Sign Language at a Survival Level. Designed for
students who have had no previous knowledge of sign
language. Deaf lecturers will introduce rules of interaction
in the deaf community. |
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| ASL 1142 |
American Sign Language II (3) |
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The second course in the ASL sequence in which students
continue to develop ASL proficiencies in lexicon,
sign production, use of sentence types, and grammatical
features such as use of classifiers, use of space to compare
and contract, mouth morphemes, and locatives.
Outside interaction with the deaf community is required.
Prerequisite: ASL 1141 or Survival Level on the SCPI or
permission of instructor. |
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| ASL 2241 |
American Sign Language III (3) |
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This course builds on skills and knowledge acquired in
ASL I and II and focuses on building narrative skills.
Students move from an informal to more formal style of
signing. Interacting with the deaf community is a required
activity. Students should be able to demonstrate
intermediate to intermediate plus level conversational
skills. Prerequisite: ASL 1142 or Intermediate on the
SCP or permission of instructor. |
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| ASL 2242 |
American Sign Language IV (3) |
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This course builds on the previous ASL courses by increasing
expressive and receptive skills with exposure to
a wide variety of signing styles. Students will begin text
analysis, be introduced to deaf literature, story-telling
and signed poetry. Prerequisite: ASL 2241 or Intermediate
on the SCPI or permission of instructor. |
