AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

AMSL-101 Elementary American Sign Language I
4 Credits (Humanities Core)
In this introductory course, students will learn to sign at a basic level. They will learn about deaf culture and
communities. In class, they will focus on the basic signing vocabulary and on how to form basic communication with the
deaf. (4 hours weekly)

AMSL-102 Elementary American Sign Language II
4 credits (Humanities Core)
In AMSL-102, students review finger spelling and core signs. They will continue to communicate basic ideas, needs and
reactions. More vocabulary will be introduced as students increase their conversational and receptive skills. Students will
learn more about deaf culture, society, and issues about the deaf. (4 hours weekly)

AMSL-201 Intermediate American Sign Language I
4 Credits (Humanities Core)
AMSL-201 expands on the skills of AMSL-101 and AMSL-102 to further develop understanding of the grammatical rules of
American Sign Language. Students will develop rudimentary competency in expressive and receptive use of ASL, as well as a
greater understanding of deaf culture. (4 hours weekly)

AMSL–202 Intermediate American Sign Language II
4 Credits (Humanities Core)
AMSL-202 builds upon skills mastered in AMSL-201. Building upon previous acquisition of syntactic, pragmatic, and semantic
concepts of American Sign Language (ASL), students will focus on how to use role-shifting techniques and maintain spatial
agreement and sequence classifiers in storytelling situations. Sociolinguistic issues in the deaf community such as the
variation and language outcome resulting from contact between ASL and English will be used, analyzed and evaluated. The
course includes expanded opportunities for interaction with the deaf community as students continue to refine their
proficiency in receptive and expressive skills. (4 hours weekly)