SIGN 3100: American Sign Language 3
Effective date
September 2018
Department
Sign Language Studies
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.
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Corequisites
SIGN 3200, SIGN 3300, SIGN 3400, SIGN 3500.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss variation and historical change in ASL;
- Explain ASL discourse;
- Define bilingualism and language contact;
- Use ASL to narrate about life events and family history;
- Discuss plans and goals;
- Identify more ASL mouthing;
- Use ASL to locate things around the house;
- Use ASL to make major decisions;
- Discuss health conditions and treatment options;
- Identify basic ASL storytelling techniques.
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
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Other
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10
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Attendance
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Other
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10
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Pop Quizzes
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Other
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25
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Receptive Skill Tests
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Other
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25
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Expressive Skill Evaluations
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Final Exam
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30
|
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Course topics
- 1) Major Areas of Sociolinguistics and Historical Change in Languages
- 2) The Analysis of Discourse in Different Areas
- 3) The Reasons For Bilingualism and Outcomes of Language Contact
- 4) Transitions Between Events for Narrative Sequence About Life Events and Family History
- 5) Narrative Structure About Canceled Plans and Personal Goals
- 6) Labels of ASL mouthing
- 7) Things Around the House
- 8) Narrative Structure About a Major Decision
- 9) Informative Structure About a Condition
- 10) Key Principles For a Live Story
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.