ASL1
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American Sign Language I
Meta-Major
Arts and Languages
Session Cycle
Fall & Spring
Credits
5
Allow Pass/No Pass
No
Lecture Hours
90
Transfer Status
UC and CSU
Course Description
Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL). Essentials of ASL structure, syntax, classifiers, and non-manual markers. Expressive and receptive signing ability including vocabulary, fingerspelling, use of space, application of size and shape specifiers (classifiers), and grammatical non-manual markers. Introduction to the history of Deaf culture, education, and ASL in the United States.