ASL& 122 - American Sign Language II

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Further expansion of pre-existing vocabulary to include creative conversation incorporating the rules of communication in an accurate and fluent manner.

Prerequisite: ASL& 121 with a C or higher.
Strongly Recommended:
Special Requirements:

Distribution Requirements: Humanities Distribution Requirement
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Sign with greater fluency and accuracy.
Use of facial and body language in a natural manner to better convey messages.
Understand and use different variations on a sign.
Finger spell-quickly and accurately.
Discuss issues and problems faced by the deaf community in a hearing world.
Learn through visual instruction only (experiencing use of signs).
Basic understanding of deaf culture and community interaction.
Discuss issues and problems faced by the deaf community in a hearing world.

Course Contents

Expressive and receptive skills
Creative conversation
Terms of communication
Vocabulary building
Idioms

Instructional Units: 5