Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
This is a face-to-face course utilizing online curriculum for homework, practice and assessment. In the case that campus is closed, supplemental materials will be provided on the online platform.
Devices such as phones, laptops, and tablets are not required for in class meetings. Since ASL is a visual language, one cannot use a device while communicating with someone in ASL without appearing rude and/or causing a distraction. Please be respectful to teachers, learners and guests by not using devices during class.
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Upon successful completion of this course...
- The student will be able to demonstrate basic sign vocabulary skills.
- The student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of language structure.
- The student will be able to demonstrate receptive and expressive finger spelling.
- The student will be able to outline various aspects of Deaf and deaf/Blind culture.
- The student will be able to demonstrate sign phrase vocabulary.
- The student will be able to engage in a basic personal signed conversation.
Textbook
Name: TRUE+WAY ASL e-Workbook (TWA) Units 1-2
Edition: 3rd
ISBN:
Author:
Publisher: Purple Moontower
This course is an introduction to the basic skills in production and comprehension of American Sign Language (ASL). It includes the manual alphabet and numbers, develops conversational ability, culturally appropriate behaviors and exposes students to ASL grammar. Course requires significant time outside of class.
Prerequisites: None
Course Level Outcomes: At the end of this course the students should be able to do the following
1. Vocabulary Development
a. Recognize and produce vocabulary items in each unit.
b. Demonstrate comprehensive mastery of targeted vocabulary words drawn from class items, lecture, and videos.
2. Grammatical Features
a. Demonstrate comprehensive mastery of target, content-specific commands, questions, and statements in ASL.
b. Identify grammatical features within short dialogues in ASL directed by the professor.
3. Conversational and Communication Skills
a. Demonstrate comprehension and conversation facilitating behaviors.
b. Demonstrate comprehension and production of regulating behaviors (i.e. attention getting techniques, turn taking signals, and others)
c. Comprehend short narratives and stories in ASL as signed by the professor, Deaf users of ASL, or viewed on ASL videos.
d. Demonstrate the ability to create, conduct and terminate a short content-specific conversation.
4. Cultural Awareness
a. Analyze and critique competing perspectives of diverse Deaf Communities in the United States and Canada, ideas, aesthetic traditions, and cultural practices, and its history.
b. Compare, contrast, and interpret differences and commonalities among Deaf and hearing cultures.
Tentative Schedule
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
| Week | Units |
| 1 | Syllabus / Unit 1: Welcome to the Deaf World! |
| 2 | Unit 1.2 & 1.3 Snapshots, Discussion & Worksheet, and Quizzes |
| 3 | Unit 1.3 & 1.4 Snapshots, Discussion & Worksheets, and Quiz |
| 4 | Unit 1.4 & 1.5 Snapshots, Discussion & Worksheets, and Quiz |
| 5 | Unit 2 / Unit 2.1 & 2.2 Snapshots, Discussions & Worksheets and Quiz |
| 6 | Unit 2.3 & 2.4 Snapshots, Discussions & Worksheets and Quiz |
| 7 | Unit 2.5 Snapshots, Discussions & Worksheets and Quiz |
Conversation Starter Discussion or Assignment 5%
Discussion: Watch the conversation starters online. Pick a question to answer, and type your response in the discussion board. Once you type your response, you will be able to see your classmates’ responses. Feel free to post additional questions and comments to better understand the conversation starters.
Assignment: Watch the conversation starters online. Choose the best answer for each question, and when done, press submit. Points will be assigned by instructor for participation.
Worksheets 10%
Worksheets are designed to retain and reinforce what is learned in the classroom. Complete the assigned workbook assignments by watching the videos online and answering the multiple choice questions. Scores will be calculated within the curriculum platform and posted immediately.
Quizzes 20%
Quizzes are designed to cover content previously learned to ensure you are on the right pace in learning the material. Complete the assigned quizzes by the due dates. Scores will be calculated within the curriculum platform and posted immediately.
Self Observation Assessment Review (SOAR) 20%
At the end of each unit, you are to sign sentences in ASL. You are to record your work and submit your video by the due date. Complete the rubric by comparing your video with the proficient Deaf ASL signer, identifying areas you can improve and areas that you are doing well. The instructor will use the rubric to score your performance and provide feedback online.
Story Comprehension 10%
At the end of each unit, you will watch a story and answer questions about the story by the due date. Scores will be calculated within the curriculum platform and posted immediately.
Unit Comprehension Test 20%
The test will cover material presented up to this point in the course. They will include information from the lectures, vocabulary, conversation starter discussions, worksheets, and quizzes. Scores will be calculated within the curriculum platform and posted immediately.
Attendance 15%
Participation in classroom activities and discussions
The grading scale will be as follows:
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
<59 F
Instructor Course Policies
This course follows the institution’s attendance policy.
This course follows the institution’s academic integrity policy.
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Undergraduate: FA26 Final Exam Schedule
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
Instructional Course Delivery Definition of Courses |
Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. Academic Integrity Policy |
Class Attendance Policy Institutional Class Attendance Policy |