ASL 101 - American Sign Language I

4 Credit(s)

Course Description: Introduces the development of expressive skills, receptive skills, and cultural awareness, with the primary focus 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: Introduction, Syllabus, American Deaf Culture Awareness

Session 2: Unit 1.1 Getting to Know You Unit 1.2 Cardinal Numbers 1-10

Session 3: Unit 1.3 Fingerspelling Fist Letters Unit 1.4 Same or Different 1

Session 4: Unit 1.5 Introducing Oneself Unit 1.6 Cardinal Numbers 11-15 Unit 1.7 Same or Different 2

Session 5: Unit 1.8 Asking Who, Unit 1.9 Specifying Where

Session 6: Unit 1.10 Giving Commands: Objects, Unit 1.11 Following Instructions Unit 1.12 Culture: Getting Attention

Session 7: Unit 1 Review - putting it all together, Video - “Through Deaf Eyes”

Session 8: Unit 2.1 Giving Information about Yourself Unit 2.2 Cardinal Numbers 16-19 Unit 2.3 Identifying Locations: Tic-Tac-Toe

Session 9: Unit 2.4 Narrating Experience with Language

Session 10: Comprehension midterm test, Expressive Video Due

Session 11: Unit 5 Fingerspelling: Up Letters, Unit 2.6 Talking about Leisure Activities

Session 12: Unit 2.7 Cardinal Numbers 20-29, Unit 2.8 Describing Three Types of Shapes

Session 13: Unit 2.9 Identifying People, Unit 2.10 Fingerspelling: Double Letters, Unit 2.11 Culture: Negotiating a Signing Environment

Session 14 Unit 2.12 Asking what is the Sign, Unit 2 Review - Putting It All Together

Session 15: Unit 3.1 Telling Where One Lives, Unit 3.2 Giving Commands, Locations

Session 16: Unit 3.3 Communicating with the Face Unit 3.4 Fingerspelling: Moving letter z

Session 17: Unit 3.5 Discussing One’s Residence, Unit 3.6 Giving Basic Directions around the Classroom

Session 18: Unit 3.7 Identifying Which Square 1, Unit 3.8 Cardinal Numbers 30-66

Session 19: Unit 3.9 Talking About Roommates and Pets, Unit 3.10: Giving Basic Directions: Expressing Needs

Session 20: Comprehensive Final, Expressive 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.