This intensive course is designed for advanced ASL students to continue increasing their ASL vocabulary and proficiency. Students will have many opportunities to practice using ASL and to continuously incorporate feedback from native ASL users, classmates and oneself. This course will also explore the difference in how English and ASL convey concepts in different settings (education, medical, community, etc). This course is required for students in the Sign Language Interpretation program.
Prerequisites
ASLD 2290 or Assessment.
Course type
This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.
- Sentence structures, vocabulary and narrative techniques: – Non-manual markers made with the mouth – Facial grammar and emotive affect, including humour – Constructed dialogue and constructed action, and accompanying eye gaze – Time/tense markers and use of timelines Building ASL vocabulary in specific settings: – Health/medical – talking about health and basic medical concerns/experiences – Educational – talking about school and university/college – Math – continuing to expand fluency in ASL number depictions – Community – talking about current and local events, organizations, places and issues Increasing adaptability to diverse ASL users: – Language use across the ASL-Contact-English continuum – Variations due to demographics (age, background, geographical area) Making clear visual sense: – Topicalization and contextualization – Consistency in use of referential space Level of visual detail – Discourse markers, cohesion, prosody – Overall meaning and intent, including humour
PLAR is assessed through: simulation or actual presentation of a candidate’s abilities, live and/or video-recorded. The demonstration may include, but is not limited to, a variety of language samples.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60405 |
May 3, 2027 to June 11, 2027 |
Lecture Lab |
Varies | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule. All self-paced courses have on-campus tests. Off-site certified invigilation centres may be used at the student's expense.
How to take this course
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.