ASL 1010 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I

credits: 3.0
Provides students with an introduction to the vocabulary, grammar, syntax, and semantics of American Sign Language (ASL). Students will learn to communicate at a conversational level in ASL. Emphasis will be placed on visual gestural aspects of ASL and on expressive and receptive communication. The history and culture of deaf people in the western hemisphere will be presented. Method of Instruction: Demonstration, modeling, lecture, and discussion. Method of Evaluation: Frequent quizzes, mid-semester and final expressive, and receptive examinations.