Jul 11, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog SVC 
    
2025-2026 Catalog SVC

ASL& 123 - American Sign Language III


Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

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

Course Description: Practice and development of ASL in social and professional settings. Further incorporation of rules, vocabulary, and style will be included.

Prerequisite: ASL& 122 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
  1. Sign with facility and speed.
  2. The significance of body and facial language in different settings.
  3. Demonstrate critical thinking in various social or professional settings.
  4. Identify cultural influences in signing.
  5. Understand and use appropriate facial expressions and body language in conjunction with conversational vocabulary.
  6. Learn through visual instruction only (experiencing use of signs).
  7. Deeper understanding of deaf culture and community interaction.
  8. Discuss issues and problems faced by the deaf community in a hearing world.

Course Contents
  1. Expressive and receptive skills  
  2. Technique variations
  3. Terms of communication
  4. Style change based on setting
  5. Cultural implications
  6. Idioms


Instructional Units: 5