Undergraduate Courses

101, 102. Conversation ASL, Parts 1 and 2. (4:4:1 ea.)

Basic ASL skills, both receptive and expressive. Basic conversation skill, emphasizing vocabulary building and pragmatics. Introduction to deafness and ASL.

201. ASL Grammar. (4:4:0)

Basic study of ASL structure and syntax. Beginning transcription.

202. Advanced ASL Grammar. (4:4:0) W even yr. Prerequisite: ASL 201.

Advanced ASL structure, including conversational skills.

301. Deaf Culture. (3:3:0)

Society and culture of the deaf community. Required course for obtaining language credit by examination.

302. Deaf Literature. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ASL 301.

Various genres of deaf literature. Introduction to analysis of ASL literary works.

431. Interpreting 1. (4:4:1) Independent Study also.

Building basic interpreting skills. Code of Ethics, interpreting protocol, and interpreting issues.

432. Interpreting 2. (4:4:1)

Various interpreting models; the interpreting process; building and applying interpreting skills.