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SIGN 2100: American Sign Language 2
Effective date
September 2018
Department
Sign Language Studies
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
In this course, the student will continue to build on their knowledge of ASL with increasing focus on more complex grammatical features and sentence structures. The student will increase their communicative competency in ASL through a variety of situations and activities. The balance of the course will be supplemented by dialogue drills, scripted activities, conversation skill activities and DVD exercises. Reinforcement or tutorial sessions will be provided during the lab sessions. ASL grammar features explored in this course will include aspects and inflections. Defining phonology and morphology, and the history of ASL will also be discussed.
Credits
5.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
SIGN 1100.
Corequisites
SIGN 2200, SIGN 2300, SIGN 2400, SIGN 2500.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Define linguistics;
- Define phonology and demonstrate phonological processes;
- Identify the parts of signs;
- Discuss the Stokoe system;
- Differentiate between plain verbs, indicating verbs and depicting verbs;
- Use ASL to make requests and ask for advice;
- Use ASL to complain, make suggestions and requests;
- Define morphology;
- Discuss time and aspect;
- Use ASL to give opinions about others;
- Use ASL to narrate unforgettable moments;
- Use ASL to tell about accidents;
- Use ASL to share interesting facts.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 76
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 20
Total Hours: 96
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 20
Total Hours: 96
Instructional Strategies
• The vocabulary and grammatical structure of ASL will be taught through visual media, dialogue
formats, interaction techniques and scenarios.
• Various topics/situations will be discussed in pairs or in group activities.
• Dialogue formats will be provided for interaction skills.
formats, interaction techniques and scenarios.
• Various topics/situations will be discussed in pairs or in group activities.
• Dialogue formats will be provided for interaction skills.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C (60%) B- (70%) for certificate
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Other |
10 |
Attendance |
|
Other |
10 |
Pop Quizzes |
|
Other |
15 |
Comprehension Quizzes |
|
Other |
20 |
Receptive Skill Tests |
|
Other |
20 |
Expressive Skill Tests |
|
Final Exam |
25 |
|
Course topics
- 1) What Is Linguistics?
- 2) What is Phonology? What are Phonological Processes?
- 3) Phonology - Signs have Parts
- 4) Phonology - The Stokoe System
- 5) Syntax - Verb Types
- 6) Structures of Explanation and Types of Response
- 7) Structures of Complaints, Suggestions and Requests
- 8) Morphological Types
- 9) Structures of Time and Types of Aspect
- 10) What is Difference Between Personal Qualities and Predicative Adjective?
- 11) Basic Role Shift Sequence for Narrative Structure About an Unforgettable Moment
- 12) Movement Agreement and Position Changes for Narrative Sequence About an Accident
- 13) Types of Categories for Translation Guide in Narrative Structure About Interesting Facts
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.