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SIGN 3100: American Sign Language 3 

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 topographic space and expanding medical vocabulary. Defining ASL discourse, bilingualism and language contact, the variation and historical change in ASL, daily narratives and ASL storytelling, and ASL semantics will also be discussed.  

Credits

5.0 

Year of study

1st Year Post-secondary 

Prerequisites

SIGN 2100. 

Corequisites

SIGN 3200, SIGN 3300, SIGN 3400, SIGN 3500. 

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

None 

Hours

Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 76
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. 

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 

25 

Receptive Skill Tests 

Other 

25 

Expressive Skill Evaluations 

Final Exam 

30 

 

Course topics

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.
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