SIGN 3200: American Sign Language Lab 3
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 3100, SIGN 3300, SIGN 3400, SIGN 3500.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Reproduce ASL sentences incorporating advanced fingerspelled words;
- Create ASL sentences incorporating advanced numeral signs;
- Recognize and categorize advanced vocabulary and grammar features;
- Carry out the narratives incorporating ASL features including ASL mouthing;
- Execute dialogues;
- Transform a written children's story into an ASL play.
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
|
Percentage
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Assessment activity
|
Other
|
10
|
Attendance
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Other
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15
|
Pop Quizzes
|
Other
|
20
|
Dialogue Formats
|
Project
|
25
|
Group Narration
|
Assignments
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30
|
Retelling Drills
|
Course topics
- 1) Typical Use of Advanced Fingerspelling
- 2) Categories of Advanced Numbering Systems
- 3) Narration About Personal Life and Decisions
- 4) Appropriate Uses of ASL Mouthing
- 5) Things Around the House
- 6) Narration of Health Condition
- 7) ASL Storytelling
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.