ASL101 First-year American Sign Language I

Credits 4Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: RD090 and WR090, or IECC201R and IECC201W, each with a grade of "C" or better; or placement above stated course levels.

ASL101 is the introductory course in the study of American Sign Language. The content includes the basic receptive and expressive sign skills and sign vocabulary required to be able to communicate at a beginner's level in American Sign Language. Included in the class content are beginning linguistic and grammatical principles; appropriate facial markers and body movement; the manual alphabet and signed numbers; information on the effect of deafness on the individual; needed terms; the history of the development of ASL and other sign systems; the education of deaf children; ASL stories, songs and poetry; and information about the deaf culture and community.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

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1. Answer appropriately comprehension questions covering material found in the text, handouts, lectures and DVD's presented
2. Answer comprehension questions about deaf culture, the deaf community and the effect of deafness on the individual
3. Demonstrate a beginning level of command both receptively and expressively of the manual alphabet
4. Demonstrate competency at a beginning level of proficiency in the reception and expression of American Sign Language
5. Demonstrate knowledge of needed terms, the education of deaf children, the history of American Sign Language and sign systems used by deaf people in the United States
6. Demonstrate the proper use both receptively and expressively of signed numbers
7. Properly identify and use approximately 300 ASL signs
8. Use the proper facial markers and body movements needed to communicate in simple ASL conversations

ASL102 First-year American Sign Language II

Credits 4Fall/Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: ASL101 or consent of instructor.

This course includes additional receptive and expressive sign skills, information and sign vocabulary required to communicate at an advanced beginner level of American Sign Language. Also included in the course content are additional linguistic and grammatical principles; appropriate facial and physical markers; further skills in the use of the manual alphabet and signed numbers; more information on the effect of deafness on the individual; ASL story telling, poetry and songs; and the deaf culture and community. Successful completion of ASL102 fulfills the language entrance requirement to Oregon public universities.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

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1. Demonstrate additional knowledge of the deaf culture and community
2. Demonstrate an advanced beginner level skill in the presentation of ASL stories, poems and songs
3. Demonstrate proficiency in the reception and expression of American Sign Language at the advanced beginner level
4. Demonstrate receptively and expressively an advanced beginner level command of the manual alphabet
5. Demonstrate receptively and expressively an advanced beginner level of competency in the use of signed numbers
6. Demonstrate receptively and expressively at an advanced beginner level the use of additional linguistic and grammatical features of ASL
7. Identify and use properly 300 additional ASL signs
8. Successively answer comprehension questions based on information found in the text, lectures, handouts and DVD's that are presented in class
9. Use appropriately additional facial markers and body movements needed for the proper expression of American Sign Language

ASL103 First-year American Sign Language III

Credits 4Winter/Spring

Registration Requirement: ASL 102 or instructor consent.

Content includes the additional basic receptive and expressive sign skills and sign vocabulary required to communicate at an advanced beginner level of American Sign Language. Also included in the course content are more advanced ASL linguistic and grammatical principles, ability to expressively and receptively use the manual alphabet, signed numbers and additional competencies at presenting ASL stories, songs and poems. Course work incorporates additional concepts in the use of facial markers, body movement, classifiers, quantifiers, directional verbs, verb tenses, the use of eye and body gaze, use of space, ASL idioms and discourse features and experiences with the deaf community and culture.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

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1. Demonstrate command of the manual alphabet both expressively and receptively at the advanced beginner level
2. Demonstrate during class actual experiences with the deaf community, quizzes,mid-terms and final exams the proper use of facial markers, body movement, classifiers, quantifiers, directional verbs, verb tenses, eye and body gaze, space, idioms,and discourse features at an advanced beginner level of competency
3. Demonstrate knowledge of additional concepts concerning the deaf culture and community
4. Demonstrate proficiency in the reception and expression of American Sign Language at the advanced beginner level
5. Demonstrate the proper use of signed numbers both expressively and receptively at an advanced beginner level of competency
6. Identify and use properly approximately 300 additional ASL signs
7. Perform a story, song or poem in ASL at an advanced beginner level of proficiency
8. Successfully answer comprehesion questions based on material found in the text

ASL201 Second-year American Sign Language I  (Cultural Literacy course)

Credits 4Fall

Registration Requirement: ASL103. Instructor may also require Sign Language proficiency interview.

ASL201 is an intermediate mid-course in the study of American Sign Language. The content includes both the receptive and expressive skills and vocabulary required for communicating at an intermediate level in American Sign Language. This class introduces concepts related to locating things around the house, asking for solutions to everyday problems, telling about life events and describing objects. It focuses on sign production, comprehension building, narrative practice and spontaneous as well as structured interactions and appropriate cultural behaviors. Students develop techniques for role shifting, spatial structuring, sequencing events and using temporal features of the language.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

This course fulfills: Cultural Literacy; Arts & Letters; Human Relations

ASL202 Second-year American Sign Language II  (Cultural Literacy course)

Credits 4Winter

Registration Requirement: ASL201. Instructor may also require Sign Language proficiency interview.

Second-year American Sign Language II continues work of ASL201, emphasizing active communication at an intermediate level in American Sign Language. This class has an increasing emphasis on exploring, analyzing the rules and presenting ASL stories and literature.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

This course fulfills: Cultural Literacy; Arts & Letters; Human Relations

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1. Apply ASL linguistic and grammar features
2. e.g. use of restructuring space, classifiers (descriptive, locative, instrument, role shifting
3. Discuss and explore the linguistic and cultural diversity within deaf world
4. e.g. political issues, various social services and programs (both national and international)
5. Express information with sufficient accuracy, clarity, and precision to convey the intended message
6. Narrate and describe events in all major time frames (past, present, future) in paragraph length ASL discourse

ASL203 Second-year American Sign Language III  (Cultural Literacy course)

Credits 4Spring

Registration Requirement: ASL202. Instructor may also require Sign Language proficiency interview.

Second-year American Sign Language III continues work of ASL202, emphasizing active communication at an intermediate level in American Sign Language. This class has an increasing emphasis on exploring, analyzing the rules and presenting ASL literature and poetry.

Additional Course Fee: $10.00

This course fulfills: Cultural Literacy; Arts & Letters; Human Relations

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1. Act with respect, knowledge and understanding of deaf people and ASL with appreciation for their linguistic and cultural diversity.
2. Continue to apply ASL storytelling and poetry skills outside the language classroom
3. Manage to express opinions and thought related to ASL literature
4. To have a passing grade, students must exhibit mastery of target language at the level of advance (ACTFL Guidelines)at completion of course