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2024-25 RCC Catalog 
    
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ASL 103 - American Sign Language III


4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):  

ASL 102  

Course Description: Completes the year of ASL, building on ASL 101  and ASL 102  in the development of expressive skills, receptive skills, and cultural awareness. The primary focus is on the student’s active use of ASL. Course includes visual readiness skills, ASL vocabulary, deaf culture, and ASL grammar. The 100-level sequence focuses on everyday communication in a conversational environment where grammar is introduced in context with an emphasis on developing question and answering skills.

Course Learning Outcomes:

  • CLO#1: Employ basic ASL vocabulary and grammar. (ILO: Communication)
  • CLO#2: Compare cultural similarities and differences between deaf and hearing cultures.
  • CLO#3: Communicate with others using ASL.

Typical Course Content:
 

Session 1:     General review of ASL102.

Session 2:     Starting Unit 7 in new book.

Session 3:     Unit 7 - Giving Directions

Session 4:     Giving Directions

Session 5:     Giving Directions

Session 6:     Describing Others, Developing Narratives

Session 7:     Unit 8 - Describing Others, Developing Narratives

Session 8:     Deaf Restaurant Experience

Session 9:     Comprehensive Midterm Test, Narrative video due

Session 10:   Unit 9 - Making Requests

Session 11:   Unit 6 13A and 13B Childhood Story

Session 12:   Unit 10: Talking about Family and Occupations

Session 13:   Unit 6.14 Childhood Story, Unit IO-Talking About Family and Occupations

Session 14:   Unit 11 - Attributing Qualities to Others

Session 15:   Unit 6.15 Childhood Story, Unit 11 - Attributing Qualities to Others

Session 16:   Unit 12 - Talking About Routines

Session 17:   Unit 6.16 Childhood Story, Unit 12 Talking about Routines

Session 18:   Unit 6.16 Childhood Story, Unit 12 Talking about Routines

Session 19:   Cumulative Review - Units 7-12

Session 20:  Comprehension Final, Childhood Story Video Due

 

ACTI Code and Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (40) and a standard RCC delivery of (44) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (48) hours per term.



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