4.00 Credits
For students interested in American Sign Language who have completed ASL 1010 or who have equivalent experience (approximately two years of high school ASL). Native-speakers and students who have acquired proficiency in this language through extended residence, military service, church missions, or other methods may not enroll in this class. Emphasizes principles, methods, and techniques of communicating manually with deaf individuals. Continues the development of basic conversational skills with emphasis on the receptive skills, grammatical features, vocabulary development, and cultural awareness. Varied methods are used to teach the class, including drills, videos, and work in pairs. Students using 1020 as an entry level class may receive vertical credits for ASL 1010 upon passing 1020 with a C grade or higher. This course partially qualifies students to receive an Associate of Arts degree or Bachelor of Arts degree for some majors. Successful completers are prepared to take ASL 2010. Placement in foreign language classes is at the discretion of the Department Chair. This course is designated as an Active Learning Cultural Immersion (ALCI) course. Students have a unique opportunity to learn another culture as part of the learning objectives of this course. This course requires purchase of software, see instructor for details. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Construct descriptions including dates and times with the addition of '-st', '-nd', '-rd', '-th' 2. Develop descriptions of their activities by using signs for frequency i.e., 'every-week', 'every month', 'daily', etc. 3. Describe how to make various recipes including signs about cooking i.e. 'cut', 'slice', 'dice', 'bake', etc. 4. Construct physical descriptions of individuals including height, weight, hair, etc. 5. Students will construct descriptions of clothing. Prerequisites: ASL 1010 (Grade C or higher) or instructor permission. FA, SP