Course Grading System: Your comprehension and production skills will be evaluated regularly. You will also be evaluated on your preparation for class activities and your assignments outside of the class.

Monitor your progress.  You can check your grades throughout the course by selecting the Grades link in the menu.

1.    TRUE+WAY ASL (TWA) e-Workbook assignments 

This workbook is designed to retain and reinforce what is learned. Complete the assigned workbook assignments by assigned due dates announced. Late assignments will not be accepted.

2.  Self-Observation Assessment Review (SOAR)

The Self-Observation Assessment Review (SOAR) videos at the end of each unit in TRUE+WAY ASL e-Workbook website. You are to record your work and submit your video as instructed then complete the self-abasement rubric by the due date. Late assignments will not be accepted.

3. Peer Observation Assessment (POA)

The Peer-Observation Assessment (POA) assignments at the end of each unit showing signer is signing something incorrectly on purpose, you are to answer the questions.   Late assignments will not be accepted.

4.   Online Interactive Dialogue

You are required to participate in an interactive dialogue for each unit in the workbook on the course website. There are six units, which means you will be participating at least six times throughout the semester. See the instructions in TWA eWorkboook for details. Late assignments will not be accepted.

5. Culture: Deaf Again & Film Quizzes

Deaf Again: The quizzes will be based on the book Deaf Again (4th Edition), chapters 1 - 14. You will take the online quizzes. You may not make up any quizzes you miss – if you miss a quiz, you will get a zero. See the Assignments/Exam Dates below for the due date.

Film quizzes: You are required to view a total of 3 films and complete 3 online quizzes. All films are available online.

Film Titles:

·       Audism Unveiled

·       Through Deaf Eyes

·       The End

6. Quizzes 

The quizzes will be based mainly on the ability to comprehend ASL and cultural information. Questions may also be drawn from the reading/viewing of the TRUE+WAY ASL e-workbook/video, video assignments, vocabulary, and class discussions.

7.    Unit Tests: Comprehension & Production 

Unit tests will cover all material presented to that point of the class. They will include information from quizzes, TRUE+WAY ASL, class notes, handouts, lectures, vocabulary videos, as well as your comprehension and production skills. There will be no make-up of the tests except under circumstances I deem to be extreme or unique.

Required Texts/Materials:

1. TRUE+WAY ASL e-Workbook: Unit 6-10**.  Third Edition

First, go to the Blackboard and start with the TRUE+WAY ASL (TWA) student join link to connect your workbook directly to this course. The TWA student join link will be posted in the Blackboard Announcement. You will do most, if not all, of assignments, quizzes, and tests in there.

When you register for the eWorkbook, you will be prompted to pay or put in codes (you can pay directly or get codes from the ACC bookstore).

You need to get all 5 units otherwise, the link will not work. 

Note: When you first set up an account with TRUE+WAY ASL, be sure to use your first and last name. After registering with the student join link, go to http://learn.truewayasl.com to login and get started.

See the "join" invitation link to TRUE+WAY ASL (TWA) eWorkbook in your course Blackboard Announcement* [cost: $72.00 - $102.85]*
 

2.GoReact app, an online video recording feedback tool platform*** [No cost to students]

·      Be sure you use your ACC email!

·      This is a separate application from TRUE+WAY ASL. But do this inside TWA eWorkbook with your first video assignment, you will be prompted to create your GoReact account within TWA eWorkbook, and you must use your ACC email address! Under any circumstances, DO NOT go the GoReact.com's website! The GoReact App is INSIDE the TWA eWorkbook.

3. Drolsbaugh, (2008). Deaf Again. 4th Edition. Springhouse, PA: Handwave   Publications. [cost: $8.00 - $40.00]

Course Learning Outcomes: 

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to

Vocabulary Development

1. The student will be exposed to vocabulary items in Units 6-10 of the TRUE+WAY  ASL e-workbook.

2. The student will demonstrate comprehensive mastery of targeted vocabulary words drawn from class items and

Grammatical Features

1. Grammatical features of ASL will be utilized in all conversational exchanges and class The student is encouraged not to think in ENGLISH.

2. The student will demonstrate expressive mastery of dialogues and short sentences, narratives and/or stories utilizing ASL grammatical

3. Students will demonstrate the ability to recognize and produce complex ASL sentence

Conversational and Communication Skills

1. The student will demonstrate receptive competence for relatively short narratives, stories, and so forth in ASL that are signed by the professor and/or by Deaf users of ASL and fellow

2. The student will demonstrate the ability to initiate, conduct and terminate context-specific conversations of medium length with Deaf users of ASL other than the

3. The student will demonstrate the ability to express self-generated short stories, short narratives and others in

4. The student will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively by participating in social/cultural Deaf events and then submitting video presentations based on those

Cultural Awareness

 1. The student will increase his/her awareness of Deaf issues and understand characteristics of American Deaf Culture and the American Deaf Community as well as experience ASL through a variety of mediums. The mediums are not limited to Deaf functions, but the student is also responsible for the cultural notes from TRUE+WAY ASL, Deaf Again, films, and cultural information discussed in the snapshot.

2. The student will attend social functions/events in which members of the Deaf community are

3. While comparing, contrasting, and interpreting differences and commonalities among Deaf and hearing cultures, the student will learn to negotiate between the two languages and cultures

In addition to working toward increased proficiency in ASL, this course is intended to fulfill one semester of the foreign language requirement as needed for ACC’s Interpreter Training Associate's Degree or as transfer credit to a four-year institution. The number of courses required varies by discipline and institution.

Technology Requirements/Skills:

·       Access to high-speed Internet recommended download/upload speed 20 Mbps or better (you can test your internet speed: www.speedtest.net (Links to an external site.) by Ookla

·       A reliable computer

·       Good quality webcam or smartphone camera

·       Chrome browser, https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/ (Links to an external site.)

·       Microsoft Office

·       Complete the ACC's Technical Skills Checklist (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

Minimum Technical Skills

Measure your technology skills and find tutorials to develop, review, or renew those skills in the Technical Skills Checklist. (Links to an external site.)   As part of your online experience, you can expect to utilize a variety of technology mediums as part of your curriculum:

·       Communicate via email including sending attachments 

·       Able to take a screenshot

·       Able to record your video assignments and exams 

·       Navigate the World Wide Web using a Web browser such as Google Chrome

·       Use office applications such as Microsoft Office (or similar) to create documents   

·       Be willing to learn how to communicate using a discussion board and upload assignments to a classroom Website   

·       Be comfortable uploading and downloading saved files   

·       Have easy access to the high-speed Internet   

·       Navigate Blackboard, including using the communication component within Blackboard. 

Course Rationale/Objectives: The purpose of this course is designed to help you develop the study skills you need to learn a language and to review and practice what you are learning in your language class. This may include lectures, small group activities, use of electronic media, going to ASL Lab, and Deaf events. You will be encouraged to practice your receptive and expressive skills so that you can have a positive experience with your language course. Students are expected to come to class well prepared to participate in daily discussions. The grammatical explanations will be kept to a minimum and students will be required to work in pairs and small groups. Active participation in group work is required for the success of the class.