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SL 110 - Beginning Sign Language Communication I (ASL)


Credit Hours: 3

An introductory conversational course in manual communication. The course includes background on the history of deafness in America and sign communication modes; approximately 350-400 signs; numbers from 1-30 and the American Manual Alphabet.

Fulfills SUNY General Education – Foreign Language.

Note: As a SUNY General Education course SL110 may only be used by students in programs leading to certification in elementary and secondary education or in programs leading to careers where there is likely to be significant contact with the hearing-impaired.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • demonstrate a working sign language vocabulary of approximately 400 signs;
  • demonstrate the ability to produce and comprehend conversation in sign language employing semantically correct American Sign Language (ASL);
  • demonstrate a basic understanding of language, American deaf people, their history, and culture;
  • demonstrate a rudimentary ability to match facial expression and body language to the tone of the English message; and
  • demonstrate the ability to sign and comprehend numbers 1-30.


F/S, SS (C, N, S)