SIGN 2200: American Sign Language Lab 2
Effective date
September 2018
Department
Sign Language Studies
Description
The lab component of the ASL course is designed for students to practice signing ASL by participating in various communicative activities and experiencing a variety of situations as well as providing vocabulary and structure review.
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Corequisites
SIGN 2100, SIGN 2300, SIGN 2400, SIGN 2500.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Reproduce ASL sentences incorporating intermediate fingerspelled words;
- Create ASL sentences incorporating intermediate numeral signs;
- Recognize and categorize intermediate vocabulary and grammar features;
- Carry out the narratives incorporating features of ASL;
- Execute dialogues.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 35
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 13
Total Hours: 48
Instructional Strategies
Instructional Assistants will provide support by giving ongoing feedback during these activities. Some lab exercises will include video recording the students using ASL.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C (60%) B- (70%) for certificate
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Other
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10
|
Attendance
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Other
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15
|
Pop Quizzes
|
Other
|
20
|
Dialogue Formats
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Project
|
25
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Group Narration
|
Assignments
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30
|
Retelling Drills
|
Course topics
- 1) Typical Use of More Complicated Fingerspelling
- 2) Categories of Intermediate Numbering Systems
- 3) Narration About Personal Experience
- 4) Categories of Verbs and Aspects
- 5) Practical Uses of Complaints, Suggestions and Requests
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.