American Sign Language (ASL) at Reynolds 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 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 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 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 215 - Sign Tuning
- Provides an opportunity to explore various language elements in American Sign Language (ASL), including advanced and colloquial aspects of phonology, morphology, grammar/syntax, semantics, variation, and historical change.Lecture 2-3 hours. Total 2-3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ASL 2012-3 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
