American Sign Language III

Catalog description

Review of ASL I and II, expressive and receptive fingerspelling, as well as, recall of vocabulary. Sign vocabulary will be further developed with at least 400 more signs taught. ASL grammar and structure will be further developed with more focus on classifiers and storytelling. In this course we will also start discussing the basic principles of interpreting, the Americans with Disabilities Act, professions relating to Deaf fields of study and delve more into Deaf culture and community. In this course we will be utilizing recording even further. Prerequisite: LING 228 and 229 or equivalent, with a grade of C or higher.