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. A computerized lab with software for signing practice will support instruction, and students will be required to register for a lab section. (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. Student 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)