Intermediate American Sign Language I. ((4 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): Students should have equivalent knowledge of ASL 1020 Reviews and builds upon the grammar and conversation skills learned in the first year courses. Concentrates on understanding and acquiring more advanced conversational proficiency in ASL. Emphasizes the use of various kinds of ASL classifiers in the function of describing objects and in providing locative information. Analyzes Deaf culture with an emphasis on the struggles of this linguistic minority with a majority controlled educational establishment with particular attention to the effects on individual Deaf lives. Lab access fee of $12 applies.