Course Description
Integrates and refines expressive and receptive skills in American Sign Language focusing on study of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, study of sociolinguistic variation, and ASL discourse.
Athena Title
American Sign Language III
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in AMSL 2010E
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Pre or Corequisite
AMSL 1020 or AMSL 1020E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
At the end of this course the students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate increased understanding of the structure of American Sign Language. 2. Demonstrate increased understanding of the functions of American Sign Language. 3. Initiate and maintain conversation with native signers while demonstrating: turn taking, eye gaze, conversational openers, negotiating signing environment, and other appropriate conversational and cultural behaviors. 4. Demonstrate ability to translate from ASL into English. 5. Demonstrate ability to translate from English into ASL. 6. Explore the linguistic differences and cultural norms and biases between ASL and other sign languages globally. 7. Compare and contrast cultural variations of sign language vocabulary and grammar between signs from the United States and other countries where sign language is used. 8. Apply general communication systems (universal global gestures) to communicate with others in different countries.
Topical Outline
I. Phonology of signs II. Morphology of signs A. Noun/verb B. Compounds C. Loan signs D. Incorporating numbers E. Location F. Classifiers III. Syntax A. Sentence types IV. Sociolinguistic variations V. ASL discourse A. Functions B. Variations VI. Cross Cultural Issues (1) Comparative assessments of video feeds of international Deaf community members for meaning and culture information. (2) Service learning experience of designing and setting up a culture awareness booth on campus and/or virtually promoting gestuno communication and culture enrichment. (3) Explore communication with Deaf communities in both global countries using gestuno communication.
Syllabus