ASL 101 - American Sign Language 1

(3 credits)

45 lecture hours
Prerequisites: REN 092 or ELI 082G and ELI 082W
This course is designed to provide an overview of American Sign Language. Course activities will include learning basic grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. Students will focus on mastering the basics of fingerspelling, numbers, colors, facial grammar, and sentence structure. Conversational and cultural behaviors will be introduced to aid students to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL with deaf/hard-of-hearing native users of the language. In addition, the course will also provide background information about deaf culture to provide students with a beginning understanding of deaf language and culture.