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ASLD 1215: American Sign Language Level 7B
Effective date
September 2026
Department
Sign Language Studies
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
In this course, designed to be a bridge between ASLD 1200 and ASLD 2180, students will continue to develop their abilities to produce ASL narratives that are cohesive and that make visual sense. Students will practice using 3D referential space, topic-comment syntactical structure, constructed action, constructed dialogue and contextualization. They will develop their receptive and expressive ASL skills through a variety of activities including dialogue drills, scripted exchanges, conversational activities and video exercises. ASL grammar features explored in this course will include topicalization and time/tense marking. Students will learn ASL vocabulary related to money, decision-making, health and medical conditions.
Credits
4.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
ASLD 1200 or equivalent.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate appropriate use of ASL facial grammar and non-manual markers.
- Use clear topicalization and setup of story elements in 3D referential space.
- Construct cohesive narrative discourse with appropriate discourse markers and pauses for topic transition/maintenance.
- Appropriately incorporate the narrative techniques of constructed dialogue and constructed action.
- Use a wide variety of classifiers and locatives.
- Maintain appropriate temporal aspect and use time/tense markers when narrating.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
Assessment of ASL skills
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 45
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 25
Total Hours: 70
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 25
Total Hours: 70
Instructional Strategies
Class activities may include lecture, demonstration/modelling, dialogue and small group conversational practice, course readings, videos, and shadowing language models, among others.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
B- (68%)
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Participation |
10% |
Participation |
|
Assignments |
10-20% |
Short Expressive Assessment |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
15-25% |
Receptive Quizzes - Receptive Assessment |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
20-30% |
Production Tests- Expressive Assessment |
|
Final Exam |
25-40% |
Final Exam- Both Receptive and Expressive Assessment |
Course topics
- 1) Sharing Interesting Facts
- 2) Explaining Rules and procedures
- 3) Talking about Money
- 4) Making Major Decisions
- 5) Discussing Health and Medical Conditions
- 6) Storytelling
Learning resources
Smith, Cheri. (2008). Signing Naturally 3. Student Workbook. San Diego, CA: DawnSignPress.
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.