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AMSL 201 - American Sign Language III


PREREQUISITES: AMSL 102 - American Sign Language II  
PROGRAM: World Languages
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018

Continue the study of American Sign Language for students who have had two semesters of college-level American Sign Language. Students will continue to increase their knowledge of the deaf community, culture, and deaf education in a hearing world while developing increased conversational skill. Complex grammar functions and expanded vocabulary will continue to be incorporated into the use of sign production. Students will also continue to develop a knowledge base of appropriate behaviors and cues in various settings.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

  1. Communicate with sign fluently and with accurate expressions.
  2. Demonstrate the appropriate spatial agreement when conveying information in a variety of contexts.
  3. Produce signed conversations at an intermediate level in a variety of situations and subject levels.
  4. Demonstrate the appropriate register to use in a variety of ASL conversations.
  5. Explain the Deaf community’s perspective on ASL vs. signed English.
  6. Analyze cross-cultural communication dynamics between the Deaf and Hearing cultures.
  7. Discuss the Deaf community’s perspective on hearing loss, deafness, being Deaf, interpreters, hearing aids, and cochlear implants.
  8. Explain how sign language number systems differ in a variety of contexts and able to use them appropriately.


COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -  

  • Agreeing with Conditions
  • Identifying Objects
  • Comparing Qualities
  • Number Systems
  • Contrastive Sentence Structure
  • Making Requests
  • Cultural Topics
  • Skill Development
  • Describing People
  • Spatial References
  • Descriptive Classifiers
  • Vocabulary Development

 
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