The American Sign Language (ASL) curriculum is designed to facilitate students
in acquiring the language and culture of the Deaf in North America. This
program encompasses much more than just recognizing signs with the eyes.
It means acquiring the concepts presented through ASL and ASL interpreting
to preserve the style and semantics of these concepts. Students will be
taught to think critically about ASL, not merely to repeat someone else's
signs. They will develop translating and interpreting skills to become literate
and effective users of ASL. As students work through the curriculum, they
will be ready to do a variety of ASL teaching or interpreting that ranges
from defining how a sign can be created to knowing how to express those
signs coherently.
Tuition and Course Organization
Please note that the schedule stucture is different for this course. Tuition
for the American Sign Language group program is $999. There is a non-refundable
$75 registration fee for first-time students only. Courses are offered in
eight-week sessions that begin quarterly.
Upon completion of the curriculum, graduates
will receive the A.A.S. and will be eligible to take the Registry of Interpreters
for the Deaf (RID) examination for interpreting licensure or to be evaluated
for the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) Certificate.
ASL Session 1
English foundation 3
Conversational ASL I 4
Structural ASL I 3
Visual Gestural Communication Foundations I 2
ASL Session 2
Fingerspelling and Number Use in ASL I 1
Speech foundation 3
Health foundation 1
Mathematics foundation 3
ASL Session 3
SL 102 Structural ASL II 3
SL 110 Conversational ASL II 3
SL 115 Visual Gestural Communication Foundations II 2
SL 116 Fingerspelling and Number Use in ASL II 1
ASL Session 4
SL 200 Conversational ASL III 3
SL 201 Structural ASL III 3
SL 226 Semantics and Communication in ASL I 1
SL 269 Independent Study in ASL 1–4
ASL Session 5
SL 202 Structural ASL IV 3
SL 207 ASL Translation and Interpretation for Literature 3
SL 210 Conversational ASL IV 3
SL 236 Semantics and Communication in ASL II 1
SL 285 Practicum in ASL 3–4
Program Outcomes for the American Sign Language Degree
Upon completion of this program a
student will
- be able to describe the structures of
ASL, including phonology, morphology syntax, and semantics at a level 4
proficiency
- be able to integrate and recognize ASL
registers
- demonstrate competency in ASL expressive
and receptive skills
- demonstrate competency in visual gestural
communication and finger spelling
- reach competency of 2.5 or better in
ASL assessment instruments
- demonstrate support and respect for ASL
as the visual language of the Deaf community
- demonstrate, appropriately, the ability
to interpret skills learned in the classroom into general situations in
and out of the Deaf community and in service fields.
American Sign Language Certificate:
220
The American Sign Language (ASL) certificate curriculum is designed for
students with a variety of goals:
- Students preparing to enter an Interpreter
Training Program;
- Current interpreters needing to improve
ASL skills, or maintain Interpreter Certification, through the Registry
of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Certification Maintenance Program;
- Students preparing to teach ASL or to
enter the field of Deaf education or Deaf-related research and discipline;
- Students whose first language is ASL
who desire to learn the structure and syntax of their own language in order
to develop a knowledge base to teach ASL, as well as to learn other languages;
- Students preparing for, or currently
working in, careers requiring communication with Deaf consumers, business
associates, colleagues, employees, supervisors, and students; and
- Students desiring to improve their understanding
of Deaf culture to better communicate with Deaf family, friends, neighbors,
and community.
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