ASL-1 — American Sign Language 1

Prerequisite: None.

Description: Focus on developing basic principles and skills of American Sign Language (ASL) through cultural appreciation and non-verbal instruction. Emphasis is placed on Deaf culture and Deaf people in history, visual training, sign vocabulary acquisition, comprehension and communicative skills development, as well as basic structural and grammatical patterns of ASL discourse at the beginning level. 72 hours lecture and 18 hours laboratory. (TBA Option) (Letter grade only)