ASL& 221 - American Sign Language IV

5 CR

An intermediate ASL course which builds on communication skills acquired in first-year courses. Students engage in dialogues about careers, wellness, and travel. Focus includes grammatical accuracy, depicting verbs, and cultural context in various life settings while continuing to explore Deaf history and community practices. This course requires real-time interactive language practice.

Recommended: ASL 123 or equivalent or instructor permission
Course Outcomes

Demonstrate intermediate fluency in expressive and receptive ASL using clear grammatical features.
Comprehend and discuss topics such as work, health, finances, and travel using conceptually accurate signs.
Apply depicting verbs, mouth morphemes, and non-manual markers to convey meaning and nuance.
Use classifiers to describe spatial relationships, body movements, and role shifts appropriately.
Interpret ASL narratives and compose equivalent English summaries demonstrating comprehension.
Discuss Deaf perspectives on workplace accessibility, medical interpreting, and community representation.
Produce cohesive signed presentations incorporating cultural and grammatical accuracy.

GenEd Outcomes: Communication

Listening and Speaking
Visual

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