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SIGN 2010: Intermediate American Sign Language (ASL) 1
Effective date
September 2024
Department
ASL & Deaf Studies Part Time
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This 60 hour course includes vocabulary development, fingerspelled words, numeral incorporation, basic structures and grammatical forms of ASL, as well as insight into the culture and community of Deaf people. In addition, laboratory or group practice, drills, exercises, and dialogues to develop the grammatical forms and syntax are included.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
SIGN 1020 or equivalent.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate intermediate proficiency in fingerspelling production and reception skills and show competence in using intermediate numbering systems.
- Describe places, people, and items with increased detail.
- Use appropriate semantic verbs in requests and advice, and incorporate agreement verbs effectively.
- Discuss neighborhoods, including places, parks, shops, landmarks, and surroundings, with attention to visual orientation and point of view.
- Give directions from one location to another, specifying the mode of transportation.
- Confidently recommend places to go for dinner, coffee/tea, etc., effectively.
- Demonstrate enhanced use of non-manual signals, depictive action, and facial grammar in ASL.
- Describe key Deaf norms of social interaction.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
ASL Assessment.
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 40
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 20
Total Hours: 60
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 20
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
Lecture, Video, Pairs Activity, Group Interaction
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
10 |
Pop quizzes |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
20 |
Scheduled quizzes |
|
Midterm Exam |
30 |
|
|
Final Exam |
30 |
|
|
Project |
10 |
Group project |
Course topics
- Pre-Unit: Review Units 1-6
- Unit 7: Describing People and Things
- Unit 8: Making Requests and Asking for Advice
- Unit 9: Describing Places
Learning resources
Signing Naturally Units 7-12
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.