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AHS7SL
Sign Language
This course covers the beginning level of sign language for high school students. Beginning Sign Language is designed to assist the student in obtaining a basic introductory knowledge of Sign Language. The student will learn basic SL, sign vocabulary, grammatical structure, facial expression and body language. A grade of C or better is required for passing this course.
 
ASL102
First-Year American Sign Language II
- Su/F/W/Sp This course continues the introduction to the conversational use of American Sign Language (ASL), presenting additional vocabulary and linguistic devices used by deaf people, including appropriate sign choice, quantifiers, classifiers and gloss, directional verbs and verb tenses. Students continue the study of deaf culture. Tutoring supplements classroom instruction. Successful completion of ASL102 fulfills the language entrance requirements to Oregon public universities.
 
ASL103
First-Year American Sign Language III
- W/Sp This course completes the first-year introduction to the conversational use of American Sign Language (ASL). The course presents increasingly complex signs, additional vocabulary and linguistic devices used by deaf people. These include appropriate sign choice, quantifiers, classifiers and gloss, directional verbs and verb tenses. The course provides students the opportunity to expressively and receptively deal with more sophisticated signs. Students continue the study of deaf culture. Tutoring supplements classroom instruction.
 
ASL201
Second-Year American Sign Language I
- F ASL201 continues the work of ASL103 by reviewing, expanding and perfecting expressive and receptive skill, structure and vocabulary for the purpose of active communication in American Sign Language. This includes non-manual behavior, ASL structure, fluency and story telling to deepen student understanding of and appreciation for deaf culture.
 
ASL202
Second-Year American Sign Language II
- W ASL202 provides a further expansion and perfection of expressive and receptive skill, structure and vocabulary for the purpose of active communication in American Sign Language, with a special focus on increasing sign clarity, fluency and non-manual behavior. ASL continues study of deaf culture.
 
ASL203
Second-Year American Sign Language III
- Sp ASL203 concludes the review, expansion and perfecting of expressive and receptive skill, and structure and vocabulary for the purpose of active communication in American Sign Language at the intermediate level. This course includes a study of ways in which signers construct meanings and messages in ASL, grammatical variation and discourse strategies over a variety of topics, with an emphasis on accuracy and fluency.
 
LAN5SL
American Sign Language
Develops hand-sign language system of manual communication using formal signs, finger spelling, pantomime gestures, facial expressions, and body movements to convey meanings. Includes a basic foundation of 500 signs.
 
LAN8SL
Sign Language
Introduction to conversational sign language; history of the development of sign language, and the study of the deaf culture and community. For anyone who has a deaf friend or relative, and wishes to be able to communicate with that person.
 

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