ASL 111 - American Sign Language 1

Lecture Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4

Introduces the fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) used by the Deaf Community, including basic vocabulary, syntax, fingerspelling and grammatical non-manual signals. Develops gestural skills as a foundation for ASL enhancement. ASL questions, commands, and other simple sentence structures are introduced to develop rudimentary conversational skills in ASL short signed or video-recorded. Instructor and students use ASL as the primary language of the class. Course has an online component that requires students to use Internet resources for coursework.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher) with a grade of C or better; Internet skills.