This course is a distance-learning.  No physical classroom. 

Expectations: 

• Every transfer student and new student with ASL knowledge can take the ASLIT Department ASL Placement Test to ensure that you are placed in the correct skill level. 

You must make a “C” or better in this class to meet the prerequisite for SGNL 1402, American Sign Language II.

This course is an introduction to the basic skills in production and comprehension of American Sign Language (ASL). It includes the manual alphabet and numbers.  Develops conversational ability, culturally appropriate behaviors and exposes students to ASL grammar. (4-3-2) This is a 4 credit hour course with 3 lecture hours each week and 2 laboratory or activity hours each week. Course requires significant time outside of class

Program Learning Outcomes 

The ASL and Interpreter training program’s program learning outcomes align with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and the Texas Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI).   A complete list of the ASLIT’s program learning outcomes can be found here. 

Course and Student Learning Outcomes: 

1. Vocabulary Development

The student will be exposed to vocabulary items in Units 1-5 of the TRUE+WAY ASL e-workbook.

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

1. Grammatical Features

The student will demonstrate comprehensive mastery of target, content-specific commands, questions, and statements in ASL.

The student will be exposed to short dialogues in ASL as directed by the professor.

1. Conversational and Communication Skills

The student will demonstrate comprehension and conversation facilitating behaviors.

The student will demonstrate comprehension and production of regulating behaviors (i.e. attention getting techniques, turn taking signals, and others)

The student will be exposed to short narratives and stories in ASL as signed by the professor, Deaf users of ASL, or viewed on ASL videos.

The student will demonstrate the ability to create, conduct and terminate a short content-specific conversation.

1. Cultural Awareness

The students will read/see information on Deaf Americans, ASL, and its history. The student is responsible for the cultural notes and information from lectures discussed in class, TRUE+WAY ASL, films, and Introduction to American Deaf Culture. 

The student will compare, contrast, and interpret differences and commonalities among Deaf and hearing cultures.

Requirements

1. TRUE+WAY ASL: Units 1 – 5 Student e- Workbook (3rd edition). Austin, TX: Purple Moontower.
   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. 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). 
2. Holcomb, T. (2012). Introduction to American Deaf Culture. New York: Oxford University Press
3. One-color background (video assignment)
4. One-color shirt
5. Laptop or desktop is required. 

You will need to see Required Texts/Materials section up there.