ASLI 1310 American Sign Language I

This course raises awareness of basic knowledge about American Sign Language and deaf people. Emphasis in the course is upon acquisition of both comprehension and production skills and knowledge of the deaf community interaction. The students will begin with visual readiness activities and then progress through group targeted lexical items taught within meaningful contexts that stress use of questions, commands and conversational rules such as attention-getting and turn-taking and basic finger-spelling skills also will be stressed. ASHA Standards III C,D.

Credits

3

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

TCCNS

SGNL 1301

Administrative Unit

Department of Communication Disorders

Offered

Fall/Spring/Summer