Course Descriptions

This course is an introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) as used in the deaf communityand includes a general discussion of ASL structure with an introduction to a variety of manual communication systems and philosophies. Emphasis will be on building a basic vocabulary of approximately five hundred signs and the manual alphabet. Students will have directed practice with media generated materials, emphasizing the development of beginning level receptive and expressive conversational practice. Lecture - 47 contact hours. Lab - 30 contact hours.

Prerequisite: ASL 1140C. This course is a continuation of the basic American Sign Language course and expands the student's vocabulary and signing fluency. Students will have directed practice with media generated materials, emphasizing receptive and expressive conversational practice. Lecture - 47 contact hours. Lab – 30 contact hours.

Prerequisites: ASL 1150C, ASL 1430, ASL 1510, and (ENC 0020 and REA 0002 or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on the SPC Placement Test) and departmental approval. This course is a continuation of Intermediate American Sign Language (ASL) designed to develop expressive and receptive signing skills to an advanced level. Included are compound/complex sentences, inflectional signs, tense and time, sign modulations, and classifiers. Discussion may also include cultural issues and optional professional careers in deafness. Lecture - 47 contact hours. Lab - 30 contact hours.

Prerequisites: ASL 1150C, ASL 1430, ASL 1510. This is a course for the intermediate or advanced signer with limited exposure to American Sign Language (ASL). American Sign Language, as used by deaf adults, is studied with an emphasis on the phonological, morphological, semantic, syntactical, idiomatic and metaphorical aspects of ASL. Current research in the field is examined and discussed. 47 contact hours.

Prerequisites: ASL 1140C, ASL 1510. This course introduces students to fingerspelling and numbers in ASL. The course covers topics such as techniques and forms of fingerspelling, when people fingerspell and how they use fingerspelling to meet their needs. It also includes numerical systems in ASL. Emphasis is on both receptive and expressive development. 32 contact hours.

This course is an introduction and orientation to the educational, communicative, social, vocational, psychological and legal aspects of deafness. The course will deal with the impact of deafness on the individual and the family, as well as social patterns of the deaf community. In addition, it will describe historical and changing attitudes toward the culture of deaf persons and other groups of handicapped persons. 47 contact hours.

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