Courses

This course is an introduction to the advanced intermediate level of American Sign Language (ASL). Students will expand their knowledge in developing production and comprehension skills in ASL, in addition to ASL vocabulary, classifiers, structure, and grammar. Students will develop basic conversational abilities, culturally appropriate behaviors, and learn about the culture, history and current affairs of the Deaf communities.

Provides the student an opportunity to develop a stronger grasp of American Sign Language (ASL), as well as the cultural features of the language. ASL vocabulary is also increased. The direct experience method is used to further enhance the learning process. This course is a continuation of ASL 1122 with more emphasis on expressive skills in signing.

This course is part three of a five -part sequence and allows students to continue improving their sign language skills. This course provid es students with instruction on locating items in the household, making suggestions and requests. Upon completion, students should be able to conduct an intermediate conversation utilizing sign language.

This course builds on the previous ASL courses by increasing expressive and receptive skills with exposure to a wide variety of signing styles. Students will begin text analysis, be introduced to deaf literature, story-telling and signed poetry.

This course is an introduction to the advanced and conversational level of American Sign Language (ASL). Students will continue to expand in developing production and comprehension skills in ASL. More ASL vocabulary, structure, and grammar will be learned and applied to daily conversations. Students will continue to develop conversational abilities, culturally appropriate behavior, and discuss the culture and current affairs in the Deaf communities within the hearing society.

This course is part four of a five -part sequence and allows students the opportunity to practice their sign language skills. This course provides students with ins truction on how to exchange personal information in ASL. Upon completion, students should be able to describe and identify items, use non-manual markers, and topic -comment structure.

Students will continue to expand in developing production and comprehension skills by exploring the six major forms of ASL Literature and Poetry. In learning these six forms – ASL Poetry, Classifier stories, Handshape rhymes, ABC stories, Number stories, and Narratives – students will learn to construct linguistic patterns in using ASL elements. Course content also includes discussions about and analysis of ASL literature and poetry.

This course will evaluate shifting immigration origins. Concentrated study will be given to the changing thought patterns which have resulted from Darwinism, the rise of Big Business, theories of the public interest, Pragmatism, and the emergence of the United States as a world power.

This course will evaluate shifting immigration origins. Concentrated study will be given to the changing thought patterns which have resulted from Darwinism, the rise of Big Business, theories of the public interest, Pragmatism, and the emergence of the United States as a world power.

American society through its literature, religion, philosophy, and arts. Emphasis upon immigration strains, European cultural transfer, and environmental adaptations which have formed the American character. Wide opportunities for reading offered in religion, philosophy, literature, and the arts.