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ASLD 2290: American Sign Language Level 9
Effective date
September 2023
Department
Sign Language Interpretation
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course will guide students to develop advanced ASL skills while furthering their ability to analyze and critique their own narrative samples. Students will learn to make clear visual sense, using appropriate time sequence, use of space, facial grammar/affect, and visual detail. Ongoing skill development includes visualization of meaning, use of classifiers, locatives, ASL mouthing, and incorporating humour appropriately. This course is required for students in the Sign Language Interpretation program.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
ASLD 2180 or Assessment.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced ASL narration skills to do the following: Incorporate appropriate use of non-manual markers in signed utterances; Fluently use all 7 expansion/contextualization techniques; 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; Use appropriate number formats for particular contexts; and Maintain appropriate temporal aspect and use time/tense markers
- Analyze and critique their own recorded ASL narratives
- Paraphrase sample narratives by native language models
- Identify narrator’s specific communication goals/intent, including humour
- Demonstrate versatility to produce ASL discourse in different registers
- Demonstrate versatility to produce ASL discourse in different genres
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 60
Total Hours: 60
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
Class activities may include lecture and language lab, 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+
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
10 |
Evaluate factual knowledge of ASL & Deaf culture; evaluate receptive ASL skills and demonstration of expressive ASL skills; Assigned dialogues and interaction |
|
|
40 |
2 video assignments |
|
Midterm Exam |
30 |
2 midterm exams |
|
Final Exam |
20 |
|
Course topics
- Sentence structures, vocabulary and narrative techniques: - Non-manual markers made with the mouth - Facial grammar and emotive affect, including humour - All question and statement types - Constructed dialogue and constructed action - Time/tense markers and use of timelines - Discourse genres: instructional, argumentative, informational, expository & persuasive
- Building knowledge of ASL’s numbering systems: - Variations in context-specific ordinal number formats - Variations in context-specific cardinal number formats - Introductory vocabulary for talking about math
- Making clear visual sense: - Topicalization and contextualization - 7 expansion/contextualization techniques - Consistency in use of referential space - Level of visual detail - Discourse cohesion Overall meaning and intent, including humour
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.