Students taking American Sign Language 1 class will attain basic-intermediate ASL proficiency. Areas covered will be the alphabet, numbers, finger spelling, personal pronouns, introductions, use of space, ASL sentence types, non-manuals, classifiers, directional verbs, adjectives, 2-person dialogues, technology, and ASL culture. Students will get individualized attention during class for sign production and receptive skills (reading the instructor’s signs). This is a rigorous, but fun course. Each student must have a fairly new, functioning microphone headset and a webcam. Webcam
presence is required!
Minimum enrollment for this course: 6 students.
FULL YEAR COURSE FEATURES
- ASL signing, reading and writing of ASL gloss (the written forms of ASL signs)
- Weekly online “live” 90-minute classes for thirty weeks: students can see and interact with the teacher and with other students
- Detailed syllabus and weekly instructional plan
- Graded interactive assignments and assessments with weekly due dates
- At-home learning convenience with accountability and rigorous schedule
- Studeng and parent access to grade book: grade recommendation provided at end of course
- Lessons that connect the study of ASL with the greater Deaf community
- Breakout Room sessions with dialogue practice using common terminology and proper ASL grammar
- 24/7 access to review weekly whiteboard slides and live-class recordings
- Academic structure and accountability
- Access to Google Classroom LMS, Google Forms, and secure Zoom live-class platform
- Solid foundation of language learning and Deaf culture understanding with experienced instructor of 27+ years
- One year foreign language credit for high school graduation transcript
Minimum enrollment for this course: 6 students.