American Sign Language III

Catalog description

Four lecture. Continued emphasis on American Sign Language, including but not limited to vocabulary, grammar, receptive skills, and expressive skill technique development. The course covers basic ASL linguistics, cultural rules and ways to communicate in ASL using creativity, discussions, narratives and projects. Students will be able to: respond to unanticipated questions on familiar topics; express opinions about familiar topics; demonstrate comprehension of main ideas and of extended discourse on increasingly complex topics; describe norms, values and beliefs of deaf culture; Prerequisite(s): ASL 102 General Education: Written and Oral Communication: Communication and Languages Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit with instructor approval.