| ASL 1101 American Sign Language and Culture I, 4 credits
Overview of American Sign Language (ASL), its basic vocabulary, structure, syntax, and grammar. Students will focus on mastering the basics of fingerspelling, numbers, colors, facial grammar and sentence structure; students will also learn conversational/cultural behaviors necessary to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL with deaf/hard-of-hearing native users of the language. Introductory information about deaf culture will also be presented, along with deaf humor, to provide students with a broad picture of language and culture.
ASL 1102 American Sign Language and Culture II, 4 credits
Prerequisite: ASL 1101 or Credit by Examination, or permission of instructor.
Continuation of basic aspects of American Sign Language (ASL), its basic vocabulary, structure, syntax, and grammar while introducing students to additional foundational knowledge designed to expand their competency/confidence with deaf/hard-of-hearing individuals who are native users of the language. Students will focus on mastering the basics of finger spelling, numbers, colors, facial grammar and sentence structure; students will also learn conversational/cultural behaviors necessary to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL with deaf/hard-of-hearing native users of the language. More challenging examples of deaf humor will be presented as well as additional cultural information to aid student development of awareness of and appreciation for the unique linguistic relationship between language and culture among those deaf/hard-of-hearing individuals who use ASL to communicate.
ASL 2201 American Sign Language and Culture III, 4 credits
(Meets MnTC Goal 8)
Prerequisite: ASL 1102 or permission of instructor.
Continuation of the overview of American Sign Language, its basic vocabulary, structure, history and the deaf community. Students continue to learn the basics for communication with deaf individuals; they also learn how to express abstract concepts in ASL. Course includes receptive and expressive readiness activities, sign vocabulary, ASL grammatical structure, receptive and expressive fingerspelling, conversational behaviors and various aspects of deaf culture.
ASL 2202 American Sign Language and Culture IV, 4 credits
(Meets MnTC Goal 8)
Prerequisite: ASL 2201 or permission of instructor.
Continuation of the overview of American Sign Language, its basic vocabulary, structure, history and the deaf community. Students continue to learn the basics for communication with deaf individuals; they also continue to learn how to express abstract concepts in ASL. Course is designed to build student vocabularies, develop greater fluency in expressive signing, and develop confidence in receptive skills.
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