American Sign Language 110
American Sign Language I
Unit(s): 4.0 Class Hours: 72 Lecture total.
This entry level course is designed to introduce students to American
Sign Language (ASL) and fingerspelling as it is used within American
Deaf culture. Instruction includes preparation for visual/gestural
communication followed by intensive work on comprehension through
receptive language skills, development of basic conversational skills,
modeling of grammatical structures, and general information about
American Deaf culture. Sign Language 110 is equivalent to two years
of high school ASL. Students are required to attend at least one off-campus event. CSU/UC
American Sign Language 111
American Sign Language II
Unit(s): 4.0 Class Hours: 72 Lecture total.
Prerequisite: American Sign Language 110 with a minimum grade of C.
The second course in the study of American Sign Language (ASL) focuses on increased vocabulary development, intermediate comprehension and conversational skills, application of grammatical structures and practice in the receptive and expressive aspects of ASL, as well as appreciation of American Deaf culture, and history. Students are required to attend at least one off campus event. CSU/UC.
American Sign Language 112
Deaf Culture
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 54 Lecture total.
This course will cover basic information and research on Deaf culture, Deaf children and their upbringing, Deaf education, the importance of American Sign Language to the Deaf community, Deaf societies around the world and technological advances/usage of people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Focus will be on research and progress within the Deaf culture. CSU
American Sign Language 113
Introduction to Interpreting for the Deaf
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 54 Lecture total.
Prerequisite: American Sign Language 111 with a minimum grade of C.
This course is designed to provide students with the historical and theoretical knowledge of the interpreting profession. Topics include: The history of ASL-English interpreting in the United States, roles and responsibilities of an interpreter, the Code of Ethics, relevant organizations, interpreter skills and competencies, overview of various settings, terminology, the interaction of American Deaf and Hearing cultures, business practices, and systems of evaluation and certification. Students may be required to attend two events outside of class. CSU
American Sign Language 114
Classifiers, Fingerspelling, and Numbering
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 54 Lecture total.
Prerequisite: American Sign Language 210 with a minimum grade of C.
This course is designed to provide specialized instruction in the continued development of skills and application of expanded conceptualization of American Sign Language (ASL) classifiers, fingerspelling, and numbering concepts and further exploration and understanding of American Deaf culture. Expressive and receptive techniques will be emphasized. Students are required to attend one off campus event. CSU
American Sign Language 116
Introduction to Deaf Studies
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 54 Lecture total.
This is an introductory course exploring the cultural, educational, linguistic, and audiological experiences of people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and late-deafened in America. Students will be exposed to historical and current perspectives in trends, philosophies, ideologies, and the deaf community as a subculture of American society. CSU/UC
American Sign Language 210
American Sign Language III
Unit(s): 4.0 Class Hours: 72 Lecture total.
Prerequisite: American Sign Language 111 with a minimum grade of C.
The third course in the study of American Sign Language (ASL) emphasizes advanced ASL syntax, non-manual markers, vocabulary, and fingerspelling enabling students to participate in more complex conversations with Deaf community members. Students will have emphasis on expressive skills in narrative form. Students are required to attend at least one off campus event. CSU/UC
American Sign Language 211
American Sign Language IV
Unit(s): 4.0 Class Hours: 72 Lecture total.
Prerequisite: American Sign Language 210 with a minimum grade of C.
This course continues the study and development of American Sign Language receptive and expressive linguistic competence. Emphasis on production/conversational skills in American Sign Language, along with continued focus on grammatical and cultural features. Students are required to attend at least one off campus event. CSU/UC
American Sign Language 223
Beginning Interpreting and Ethics 2
Unit(s): 3.0 Class Hours: 54 Lecture total.
Prerequisite: American Sign Language 113 with a minimum grade of C.
In this course, students will continue to develop theoretical foundations, cognitive skills, and technical skills needed to begin interpreting for deaf and hard of hearing children and adults, from English to ASL, and ASL to English. This course focuses on comprehension, memory, acuity and discrimination, immediate repetition, delayed repetition, word-level pattern inference, phrase-level pattern inference, multitasking, fingerspelled word recognition, and comprehension of numbers, in both ASL and English. The roles, responsibilities, and ethics of interpreters providing interpreting services in various professional settings will be examined. Students may be required to complete assignments off campus. CSU
