ASL 112 - American Sign Language 2

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.

Build upon vocabulary and sign skills acquired in American Sign Language 1. Provide videotaped sessions with feedback and fluency in the language. Become acquainted with some of the more complex grammatical structures in American Sign Language and increase vocabulary size to approximately 1,000 signs.

Prerequisite(s): ASL 111 with a grade of C or better or permission of department chair.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Communicate in conversations using intermediate ASL skills, basic vocabulary, grammar, and non-manual signals to engage in common interactions with Deaf people.
Integrate communication strategies to confirm and correct information, retell information and stories, describe people, give and confirm directions, make requests, and ask for advice.
Apply language-learning skills to interact in the Deaf community.
Demonstrate respect for and understanding of Deaf people and ASL, with an appreciation for their linguistic and cultural diversity.
Formulate comparisons between students’ cultural experiences and the cultural products, practices, and perspectives of Deaf communities.