ASL 114 Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  Syllabus: Spring 2019

Meet Your Instructor: Diane Gamache 

Course Description:

ASL 114 provides specialized instruction to further develop skills in the areas of fingerspelling, numbers, classifiers, and non-manual signals. Both receptive and expressive techniques will be emphasized.

Textbook Information:

ABC-123 Finger Spelling and Numbers in ASL Student Workbook,

ISBN: 9780916883447    

Access to Canvas

Student Learning Objectives: 

• Identify complex fingerspelled words at normal conversational speed through configuration, content, and context.
• Demonstrate fluid expressive fingerspelling including prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations, loan signs, double letters.
• Accurately recognize numbers embedded in a variety of conversational topics.
• Construct numbers clearly and appropriately based on context.
• Analyze the semantic intent of a classifier in context and interpret its meaning.
• Incorporate classifiers in standard conversation and stories.
• Analyze semantics, pragmatics, and registers of ASL based on mouth morphemes, facial expressions, body positioning, and other non-manual signals.
• Effectively demonstrate various non-manual signals within conversations and stories.
• Discuss various aspects of ASL grammar and be able to apply them in casual conversation.