Advanced American Sign Language II

Catalog description

The linguistic structure of sign languages, including American Sign Language and other used sign languages in the United States (SEE, PSE, etc). How sign languages around the world differ, and what properties they share. Accents and dialects in sign languages and how they are signed. How sign languages are similar and different from spoken languages. How and why sign languages have emerged. Advanced usage of American Sign Language including storytelling and narratives, as well as basic interpreting strategies. This course prepares students to enter interpreter training programs (ITP) to become certified ASL interpreters.