ASL Courses

ASL 111-Elementary Sign Language 1 3 credits

Co-requisite: ASL 181

This course introduces the fundamental elements of American Sign Language within a cultural context. Emphasis is placed on the development of basic expressive and receptive skills. Upon completion, students should be able to comprehend and respond with grammatical accuracy to expressive American Sign Language and demonstrate cultural awareness.

ASL 181 ASL Lab 1 1 credit

Co-requisite: ASL 111

This course provides an opportunity to enhance acquisition of the fundamental elements of American Sign Language. Emphasis is placed on the development of basic expressive and receptive skills through the use of supplementary learning media and materials. Upon completion, students should be able to comprehend and respond with grammatical accuracy to expressive American Sign Language and demonstrate cultural awareness.

ASL 112 Elementary Sign Language 2 3 credits

Pre-requisite: ASL 111

Co-requisite: ASL 182

ASL 181 ASL Lab 2 1 credit

Co-requisite: ASL 112

This course provides an opportunity to enhance acquisition of the fundamental elements of American Sign Language. Emphasis is placed on the progressive development of basic expressive and receptive skills through the use of supplementary learning media and materials. Upon completion, students should be able to comprehend and respond with increasing accuracy to expressive American Sign Language and demonstrate cultural awareness.

ASL 211- Intermediate Sign Language 1 3 credits

Pre-requisite: ASL 112

Co-requisite: ASL 281

This course provides a review and expansion of the essential skills of American Sign Language. Emphasis is placed on the study of authentic and representative literary and cultural texts. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate effectively, accurately, and creatively about the past, present, and future.

ASL 281 - ASL Lab 3 1 credit

Co-requisite: ASL 211

This course provides an opportunity to enhance the review and the expansion of the essential skills of American Sign Language. Emphasis is placed on the progressive development of expressive and receptive skills study of and representative literary and cultural texts through the use of various supplementary learning media and materials. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate effectively, accurately, and creatively about the past, present, and future.

ASL 212- Intermediate Sign Language 2 3 credits

Pre-requisite: ASL 211

Co-requisite: ASL 282

This course provides a continuation of ASL 211. Emphasis is placed on the continuing study of authentic and representative literary and cultural texts. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate spontaneously and accurately with increasing complexity and sophistication.

ASL 282 - ASL Lab 4 1 credit

Co-requisite: ASL 212

This course provides an opportunity to enhance the review and the expansion of the essential skills of American Sign Language. Emphasis is placed on the continuing development of expressive and receptive skills study of authentic and representative literary and cultural texts through the use of various supplementary learning media and materials. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate spontaneously and accurately with increasing complexity and sophistication.

ASL 151 - Numbers & Fingerspelling (formerly IPP 151) 1 credit

Pre-requisite: ASL 212

This course provides an in-depth study of number systems and fingerspelling techniques in ASL. Emphasis is placed on generating and receiving numbers and fingerspelling in context. Upon completion, students should be able to accurately express and receive numbers and fingerspelling.

ASL 250 - Linguistics of ASL (formerly IPP 150) 3 credits

Pre-requisite: ASL 212 and SLPI ASL Rating of Intermediate or Score of 50.

The course is designed to increase knowledge and skills necessary to linguistically analyze ASL. Emphasis is placed on applying phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse and socio-linguistics of ASL. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic linguistics of ASL through a variety of assessment methods.

ASL 221 - Advanced ASL 1 3 credits

Pre-requisite: ASL 212

This course provides an expansion of the essential and advanced skills of ASL, including advanced vocabulary, lexicalized fingerspelling and complex grammatical structures. Emphasis is placed on the advanced development of expressive, receptive and conversational skills, study of authentic and representative literacy and cultural texts. Upon completion, students will communicate more accurately with advanced complexity and to present the topics in the various registers, pragmatics and genres of ASL.

ASL 222 - Advanced ASL 2 3 credits

Pre-requisite: ASL 221

This course provides more expansion of the essential and advanced skills of ASL, including advanced vocabulary, lexicalized fingerspelling, story telling , and complex grammatical structures. Emphasis is placed on the more advanced development of expressive, receptive, conversational and presentational skills in a variety of discourse genres. Upon completion, students should be able to debate and lecture with advanced complexity, create story telling, and to present the complementary issues of Deaf community.

ASL 225 - Global Deaf Community 3 credits

This course provides an overview of issues related to D/deaf people. Emphasis is placed on Deaf history, causes of people being / becoming deaf, communication, and attitudes toward D/deaf people. Upon completion, students should be able to discuss significant aspects related to the Deaf community.