ASL

ASL 101 is an introductory course to American Sign Language as it is used within the American Deaf community, as well as an introduction to Deaf Culture and history. The class will emphasize non-verbal communication as students learn basic vocabulary, sentence structure, facial expressions, signing parameters and other grammatical markers. Students will start to build basic expressive and receptive skills in American Sign Language that will be reinforced by a variety of activities.

ASL 102 is a second level course in American Sign Language as it is used within the American Deaf community, as well as a continuation of discussion of Deaf Culture and history. The class will emphasize non-verbal communication as students continue to build their sign vocabulary, sentence-structure, facial expression, and other grammatical markers. Students will continue to strengthen their expressive and receptive skills in American Sign Language as they engage in conversations that will be reinforced by a variety of activities. Content from ASL 101 will be continually reviewed and built on in this course.