American Sign Language I

Catalog description

Four lecture. Principles, methods, and techniques for acquiring basic skills using American Sign Language, with emphasis on developing visual/receptive skills and basic communication. Students will be able to: explain the basic history of ASL; recognize and identify the signer’s use of space from their perspective; exchange personal information, i.e. give names, tell where live, talk about their families and routine activities; discriminate between different, basic finger spelled words; demonstrate ability to fingerspell basic words; use appropriate facial expressions and other non-manual grammar used in ASL focusing on: yes/no questions, wh- questions and negation; demonstrate ability to follow and give basic directions; use correct handshapes for possessive pronouns; recognize and produce numbers 1-30; and produce and recognize basic time signs: past, present and future. General Education: Written and Oral Communication: Communication and Languages Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.