American Sign Language (ASL) at Northern Virginia Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- ASL 100 - Orientation to Acquisition of ASL As an Adult
- Presents a brief introduction to the U.S. Deaf Community, focusing on the differences in language and literature. Introduces many common pitfalls experienced by adults when acquiring ASL as a second language. Provides students with an experience bridging spoken English and ASL via use of visual- gestural, non-verbal communication.Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits - ASL 101 - Beginning American Sign Language I
- Introduces cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes basic sentence structure in American Sign Language with a focus on interactive communicative competence. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course.Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
4 credits - ASL 102 - Beginning American Sign Language II
- Introduces cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes basic sentence structure in American Sign Language with a focus on interactive communicative competence. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course.Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ASL 101 or by placement test.4 credits - ASL 115 - Fingerspelling and Number Use in ASL
- Provides intensive practice in comprehension and production of fingerspelled words and numbers with emphasis on clarity and accuracy. Focuses on lexicalized fingerspelling and numeral incorporation as used by native users of American Sign Language.Lecture 2 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ASL 101 or permission of instructor.2 credits - ASL 125 - History of the U.S. Deaf Community
- Examines the history of the Deaf Community. Presents an overview of various aspects of Deaf culture, including educational and legal issues in American historyLecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ASL 150 - Working with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
- Explores career options for serving Deaf/hard-of-hearing people and/or for using American Sign Language skills in a career. Examines interests, skills, and educational assessments. Investigates job market viability via the Internet and professional periodicals. Develops opportunities for students to network with professionals in the field of deafness.Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits - ASL 201 - Intermediate American Sign Language I
- Continues to develop cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes a variety of sentence structures in American Sign Language with a continued focus on interactive communicative competence. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ASL 102 or placement test.3 credits - ASL 202 - Intermediate American Sign Language II
- Continues to develop cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes a variety of sentence structures in American Sign Language with a continued focus on interactive communicative competence. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ASL 201 or by placement test3 credits - ASL 208 - ASL for Classroom Settings
- Provides extensive instruction of vocabulary and concepts used in content areas covered in elementary and high school classrooms. Focuses on comprehension and production of content-related information in American Sign Language with emphasis on sign production clarity and conceptual accuracy.Lecture Hours: 3, Total Contact Hours: 3
3 credits - ASL 210 - ASL Storytelling
- Focuses on the elements of storytelling in American Sign Language and the techniques that deaf individuals utilize to pass on the histories and traditions of the deaf community. Emphasizes comprehension and production of short stories in American Sign Language with emphasis on sign production clarity and conceptual accuracy.Lecture 3 hours, 3 Contact hours
3 credits - ASL 220 - Comparative Linguistics: ASL and English
- Describes ASL (American Sign Language) and spoken English on five levels: phonological, morphological, lexical, syntactic, and discourse. Compares and contrasts the two languages on all five levels using real-world examples. Documents similarities between signed languages and spoken languages in general. Describes the major linguistic components and processes of ASL and English. Introduces basic theories regarding ASL structure. Emphasizes the status of ASL and English as natural languages by comparing and contrasting similarities and unique differences between the two languages.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ASL 1023 credits - ASL 225 - Literature of the U.S. Deaf Community
- Presents an overview of literary aspects common in the U.S. Deaf Community, including those forms written in English and those forms signed in ASL. Incorporates the recurring themes and metaphors in the context of the history of the U.S. Deaf Community.3 credits
- ASL 261 - Advanced American Sign Language I
- Develops cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes a variety of sentence structures in American Sign Language with a continued focus on advanced communicative competence.Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ASL 202 or by placement test.4 credits - ASL 262 - Advanced American Sign Language II
- Develops cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes a variety of sentence structures in American Sign Language with a continued focus on advanced communicative competence.Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ASL 202 or by placement test.4 credits
