American Sign Language 1 (SIGN 1100)

The aim of this course is to develop the student's proficiency in the understanding and use of ASL vocabulary and grammatical structure. The student will learn basic grammatical features of ASL in a natural context during various communicative activities & daily interactions, using a functional approach. The student will also be introduced to non-manual signals including the use of ASL mouthing. Reinforcement or tutorial sessions will be conducted during lab sessions.

Course code: SIGN 1100

Credits: 6.0

Tuition: $0^*

Length: 120.0 hours

Course outline: https://www.vcc.ca/cfm-files/course-outline.cfm?subject=SIGN&number=1100

Prerequisites

1) English 12 with C or equivalent, or English Language Proficiency at an English 12 level, or equivalent
AND
2) SIGN 1000 or equivalent OR
3) Admission to the ASL & Deaf Studies program

Corequisites

SIGN 1200 ASL Lab 1, SIGN 1300 Deaf Culture and Community 1, SIGN 1400 Becoming an Ally 1
& SIGN 1500 Public Speaking

Schedule†

SIGN 1100 schedule for programs:

SIGN

Course dates and times may vary throughout the term. Select the CRN number below to see a full schedule.

CRN #	Instructor	Dates	Day/Time	Instructor
73723	Klassen, Maria	September 8, 2020 to December 17, 2020	Tue \| 10:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m	Klassen, Maria
73723 Online Delivery		September 8, 2020 to December 17, 2020	Wed \| 9:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m
73723 Online Delivery		September 8, 2020 to December 17, 2020	Thu \| 12:15 p.m - 3:15 p.m
73723 Online Delivery		September 8, 2020 to December 17, 2020	Mon \| 12:15 p.m - 1:15 p.m
73723 Online Delivery			Mon \| 2:15 p.m - 3:15 p.m
73717	Klassen, Maria	September 8, 2020 to December 17, 2020	Tue \| 12:15 p.m - 1:15 p.m	Klassen, Maria
73717 Online Delivery			Tue \| 2:15 p.m - 3:15 p.m
73717 Online Delivery		September 8, 2020 to December 17, 2020	Wed \| 12:15 p.m - 3:15 p.m
73717 Online Delivery			Thu \| 9:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m
73717 Online Delivery		September 8, 2020 to December 17, 2020	Mon \| 10:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m

query

RESULTSET

query
	BEGIN_TIME_ROUND	DAY_OF_WEEK	END_DATE	END_TIME_ROUND	SIRASGN_PIDM	SSBSECT_CRN	SSBSECT_SEATS_AVAIL	SSBSECT_TERM_CODE	SSBSECT_VOICE_AVAIL	SSBSECT_WAIT_COUNT	SSRBLCK_BLCK_CODE	SSRMEET_BEGIN_TIME	SSRMEET_BLDG_CODE	SSRMEET_END_DATE	SSRMEET_END_TIME	SSRMEET_ROOM_CODE	SSRMEET_SCHD_CODE	SSRMEET_START_DATE	START_DATE	STVSCHD_DESC
1	2020-09-01 10:30:00.0	Tue	15-Dec-2020	2020-09-01 11:30:00.0	50272605	73723	1	202070	N	0	SIGN112	1030	ONLINE	2020-12-15 00:00:00.0	1129	[empty string]	L	2020-09-08 00:00:00.0	08-Sep-2020	Lecture
2	2020-09-01 12:15:00.0	Tue	15-Dec-2020	2020-09-01 13:15:00.0	50272605	73717	1	202070	N	0	SIGN111	1220	ONLINE	2020-12-15 00:00:00.0	1319	[empty string]	L	2020-09-08 00:00:00.0	08-Sep-2020	Lecture
3	2020-09-01 14:15:00.0	Tue	15-Dec-2020	2020-09-01 15:15:00.0	50272605	73717	1	202070	N	0	SIGN111	1420	ONLINE	2020-12-15 00:00:00.0	1519	[empty string]	L	2020-09-08 00:00:00.0	08-Sep-2020	Lecture
4	2020-09-01 09:30:00.0	Wed	16-Dec-2020	2020-09-01 11:30:00.0	50272605	73723	1	202070	N	0	SIGN112	0930	ONLINE	2020-12-16 00:00:00.0	1129	[empty string]	L	2020-09-09 00:00:00.0	09-Sep-2020	Lecture
5	2020-09-01 12:15:00.0	Wed	16-Dec-2020	2020-09-01 15:15:00.0	50272605	73717	1	202070	N	0	SIGN111	1220	ONLINE	2020-12-16 00:00:00.0	1519	[empty string]	L	2020-09-09 00:00:00.0	09-Sep-2020	Lecture
6	2020-09-01 09:30:00.0	Thu	17-Dec-2020	2020-09-01 11:30:00.0	50272605	73717	1	202070	N	0	SIGN111	0930	ONLINE	2020-12-17 00:00:00.0	1129	[empty string]	L	2020-09-10 00:00:00.0	10-Sep-2020	Lecture
7	2020-09-01 12:15:00.0	Thu	17-Dec-2020	2020-09-01 15:15:00.0	50272605	73723	1	202070	N	0	SIGN112	1220	ONLINE	2020-12-17 00:00:00.0	1519	[empty string]	L	2020-09-10 00:00:00.0	10-Sep-2020	Lecture
8	2020-09-01 10:30:00.0	Mon	14-Dec-2020	2020-09-01 11:30:00.0	50272605	73717	1	202070	N	0	SIGN111	1030	ONLINE	2020-12-14 00:00:00.0	1129	[empty string]	L	2020-09-14 00:00:00.0	14-Sep-2020	Lecture
9	2020-09-01 12:15:00.0	Mon	14-Dec-2020	2020-09-01 13:15:00.0	50272605	73723	1	202070	N	0	SIGN112	1220	ONLINE	2020-12-14 00:00:00.0	1319	[empty string]	L	2020-09-14 00:00:00.0	14-Sep-2020	Lecture
10	2020-09-01 14:15:00.0	Mon	14-Dec-2020	2020-09-01 15:15:00.0	50272605	73723	1	202070	N	0	SIGN112	1420	ONLINE	2020-12-14 00:00:00.0	1519	[empty string]	L	2020-09-14 00:00:00.0	14-Sep-2020	Lecture

CACHED

false

EXECUTIONTIME

SQL

SELECT ssbsect_crn, ssbsect_term_code, ssrblck_blck_code, ssrmeet_start_date, ssrmeet_end_date, TO_CHAR(ssrmeet_start_date, 'DD-Mon-YYYY') AS start_date, TO_CHAR(ssrmeet_end_date, 'DD-Mon-YYYY') AS end_date, ssrmeet_begin_time, ssrmeet_end_time, TRUNC( TO_DATE(CONCAT(ssrmeet_begin_time,'00'),'HH24:MI:SS')) + ( ROUND( (TO_DATE(CONCAT(ssrmeet_begin_time,'00'),'HH24:MI:SS') - TRUNC(TO_DATE(CONCAT(ssrmeet_begin_time,'00'),'HH24:MI:SS')) ) * 96 ) / 96) as begin_time_round, TRUNC( TO_DATE(CONCAT(ssrmeet_end_time,'00'),'HH24:MI:SS')) + ( ROUND( (TO_DATE(CONCAT(ssrmeet_end_time,'00'),'HH24:MI:SS') - TRUNC(TO_DATE(CONCAT(ssrmeet_end_time,'00'),'HH24:MI:SS')) ) * 96 ) / 96) as end_time_round, DECODE(ssrmeet_sun_day, 'U', 'Sun ', '') || DECODE(ssrmeet_mon_day, 'M', 'Mon ', '') || DECODE(ssrmeet_tue_day, 'T', 'Tue ', '') || DECODE(ssrmeet_wed_day, 'W', 'Wed ', '') || DECODE(ssrmeet_thu_day, 'R', 'Thu ', '') || DECODE(ssrmeet_fri_day, 'F', 'Fri ', '') || DECODE(ssrmeet_sat_day, 'S', 'Sat ','') AS day_of_week, ssrmeet_bldg_code, ssrmeet_room_code, sirasgn_pidm, ssbsect_seats_avail, ssbsect_wait_count, ssbsect_voice_avail, ssrmeet_schd_code, stvschd_desc FROM ssbsect INNER JOIN stvschd ON ssbsect_schd_code = stvschd_code AND ssbsect_schd_code NOT IN ('PLA', 'CL', 'CB', 'CI', 'T') LEFT OUTER JOIN ssrblck ON ssrblck_term_code = ssbsect_term_code AND ssrblck_crn = ssbsect_crn LEFT OUTER JOIN ssrmeet ON ssrmeet_term_code = ssbsect_term_code AND ssrmeet_crn = ssbsect_crn LEFT OUTER JOIN sirasgn ON sirasgn_crn = ssbsect_crn AND sirasgn_term_code = ssbsect_term_code WHERE ssbsect.ssbsect_subj_code = 'SIGN' AND ssbsect.ssbsect_crse_numb = '1100' AND ssbsect.ssbsect_term_code >= 202070 AND ssbsect.ssbsect_ssts_code = 'A' AND ssbsect.ssbsect_ptrm_end_date > sysdate-1 ORDER BY ssrmeet_start_date, ssrmeet_begin_time, ssbsect_crn

array

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array

struct
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2	73723 73717
3	SIGN112

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