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SL 111 - Beginning Sign Language Communication II (ASL)


Credit Hours: 3

Continuation of an introductory course in the use of manual communication within the framework of everyday conversation. The course includes background on language, deafness, American deaf people and their culture, communication codes, approximately 650 signs and storytelling.

Fulfills SUNY General Education – Foreign Language.

Note: As a SUNY General Education course SL111 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
At the end of the course the student should be able to:

  • demonstrate a working sign language vocabulary of approximately 650 signs, numbers and classifiers in conversation topics relating to daily routines, writing terms, education, deaf education, daily conversation, etc.;
  • demonstrate the ability to produce and comprehend conversation in using sign language by employing semantically correct American Sign Language (ASL) Signs and English concepts while utilizing appropriate ASL classifiers;
  • demonstrate a basic understanding of language, American deaf people, their history, education, language and culture;
  • demonstrate the ability to use American Sign Language and explain the contents of variety of written material from paragraphs to short stories or song lyrics using the appropriate ASL signs, classifiers and facial expressions; and
  • demonstrate a rudimentary ability to match facial expressions, gestures and body language to the tone of the English message.

 

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