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2021-2022 Course Catalog
American Sign Language Courses
American Sign Language I
Grade Level: 9-12
Length: YEAR
Class Fee: $15/semester
Prerequisite: None
HEAR, NCAA
This course introduces the basics of American Sign Language (ASL). This course is designed for students with no or minimal sign language skills to develop basic skills in use of ASL and knowledge of Deaf culture. Emphasis is upon acquisition of comprehension, production and interactional skills using basic grammatical features. ASL will be taught within contexts and related to general surroundings and everyday life experiences.
American Sign Language II
Grade Level: 9-12
Length: YEAR
Class Fee: $15/semester
Prerequisite: ASL I
HEAR, NCAA
This course is designed to continue development of American Sign Language (ASL) skills with primary focus on refining the use of basic ASL sentence types. Pronominalization, classifiers, spatial referencing, pluralization, and temporal and distributional aspects are introduced. Students will learn routine communicative functions of the language: asking, requesting, providing clarification, giving and asking for directions. Information about the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture will be included.
American Sign Language III
Grade Level: 9-12
Length: YEAR
Class Fee: $15/semester
Prerequisite: ASL II
HEAR, NCAA
This course builds on the foundation of skills and knowledge learned in American Sign Language II (ASL II), with emphasis on expansion and refinement of comprehension, production, and interactional skills as covered in ASL II. In addition to expanding their vocabulary, students will learn more complex grammatical features through narratives and dialogues.
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