ASL 1111 Beginning American Sign Language I
This course provides a foundation for non-signers to study American Sign Language (ASL) and learn about deaf culture. It includes principles, methods and techniques for communicating with deaf individuals who sign. Focusing on development of receptive and expressive sign skills, manual alphabet, numbers, sign vocabulary, syntax, grammar and culture.
Prerequisites: DEV 0035
Course Outcomes
- Appropriately use ASL grammatical features including questions, statements, spatial agreement, and spatial mapping.
- Recognize the Deaf community as a distinct, cultural entity within American Culture, with its own history and language.
- Recognize American Sign Language as a language. Develop basic American Sign Language vocabulary, fingerspelling, and numbering skills.
Credit Hours: 3
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences
- Department: American Sign Language
- Repeatable Credit: No
- Offered Online: No
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 5, Rm 321
Faculty: Lee
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Course Fee: $20.00
Open Seats: 14
Meets: TTH from 10:00AM to 11:50AM
Section: 102
Open Seats: 14
Meets: TTH from
10:00AM to 11:50AM
10:00AM to 11:50AM
Section: 102
Downtown Dayton Campus
Bldg 5, Rm 321
Faculty: Gilmore
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Course Fee: $20.00
Open Seats: 10
Meets: TTH from 5:00PM to 6:50PM
Section: N00
Open Seats: 10
Meets: TTH from
5:00PM to 6:50PM
5:00PM to 6:50PM
Section: N00