ASL-101

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Elementary American Sign Language I

American Sign LanguageUndergraduateHumanities, Business, & Social Sciences

Engage in one-to-one conversation and share basic information related to specific instructor-led common topics

Comprehend messages in one-to-one conversation

Express oneself in one-to-one and through electronic means, such as video or webcam

Identify the beliefs, values, and attitudes within the Deaf culture

Become familiar with basic products related to Deaf culture and used by Deaf people

Compare and contrast ASL with English

Compare Deaf culture with one’s own and other cultures

Greeting, farewells and introductions

Basic ASL sentence structure (topic comment, yes/no and wh- questions)

Pronominalization

Fingerspelling and numbers

Time/Tense

Classifiers

Deaf Community/Culture

Electronic media