Course Listing

ASL 102 American Sign Language I 3
This course addresses itself to the historical emergence of American Sign Language, to ASL sign principles and the linguistic structure of the language. The application of these principles in building expressive and receptive signing skills will be emphasized.

ASL 103 American Sign Language II 3
To introduce further the various sign language systems used by the Deaf community. Cultural factors influencing the language and structure differences will be discussed. To further introduce the grammatical structure of the language and the expansion of vocabulary in the production of language in a variety of situations leading towards conversational fluency. Prerequisite: ASL 102.

ASL 108 Introduction to Interpreting 3
As an introductory course in sign language, students will become aware of the many interpreting settings. Emphasis will be placed on the roles, responsibilities, and ethics of interpreting in a variety of settings. Students will learn how interpreters approach their work, the challenges of mediating ASL and English. The interpreting process models, history and professionalism on interpreting will be addressed.

ASL 201 American Sign Language III 3
The course is an advanced course in ASL designed to develop the student’s ability to master the semantics of ASL. The focus will be on the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively translate passages from either spoken or written English into American Sign Language. Student production skills will be evaluated via videotape. Students will also be required to attend Deaf events and be involved in the Deaf community. Prerequisites: ASL 102, ASL 103.

ASL 202 American Sign Language IV 3
This course consists of intensive receptive skills in complex grammatical structures, semantics, and idioms. The focus will be to advance skills in translating ASL structure from English paragraphs and be able to recognize ASL idioms. The course requires a class presentation and videotape analysis. Students will also be required to attend Deaf events and be involve in the Deaf community. Prerequisites: ASL 102, ASL 103, ASL 201.

ASL 207 Theory ASL to English Interpretation 3
Introduction to theory and practice of sign-to-voice interpreting. Students address the mental processes essential in interpretation and transliteration. In addition to exercises used to develop interpreting strategies, memory retention and message analysis will be taught. Prerequisite: ASL 201.

ASL 301 Consecutive / Simultaneous Interpreting ASL to English 3
This course deals with interpretation of ASL to English monologues. Emphasis is placed on comprehension of ASL prior to interpretation into English. Course topics include interpretation restructuring, coping skills, and simultaneity and repair strategies. Prerequisite: ASL 202.

ASL 310 Linguistics of ASL 3
This course introduces issues in linguistics by examining the structural properties of American Sign Language and by comparing it with other languages having similar properties. Students will study the linguistic functions of phonology, morphology, derivation and inflection, complex verbs, classifiers, verb modulations, semantics, and syntax. Prerequisites: ASL 202, ASL 207, ASL 330.

ASL 330 Transliteration Lab 3
This course provides practice and development of transliteration: simultaneous and consecutive interpretation. The course will include the study of various models of the interpreting and transliterating processes, problems of linguistics and communicative equivalence, historical foundations and professional issues. Focus will be on manually-coded English systems including: Signed English, Signing Exact English (SEE2) and the Rochester Method. Prerequisites: ASL 202, ASL 207.

ASL 401 American Sign Language Literature 3
This course involves the use of American Sign Language story telling and dialogue. Students will be assessed on their receptive and expressive language development and advanced skill enhancement. The course also includes Deaf culture values, Deaf history, and a presentation on a Deaf individual in history. Students are required to be involved in interpreting theatre productions on campus. Prerequisites: ASL 202, ASL 310, SO 215.