Spring Term Schedule
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Spring 2025
Number | Title | Instructor | Time |
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ASLA 101-1
Dmitriy Kiselgof
MTR 4:50PM - 5:40PM
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An introductory course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned.
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ASLA 101-2
Dmitriy Kiselgof
MTR 6:15PM - 7:05PM
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An introductory course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned.
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ASLA 101-3
Kimberly Brandt
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
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An introductory course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned.
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ASLA 101-4
Kimberly Brandt
MWF 2:00PM - 2:50PM
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An introductory course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned.
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ASLA 101-5
Kimberly Brandt
MWF 8:00AM - 8:50AM
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An introductory course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned.
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ASLA 102-1
Michael Balint
MWF 10:25AM - 11:15AM
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required.
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ASLA 102-2
Kimberly Brandt
MWF 11:35AM - 12:25PM
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. Instruction permission
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ASLA 102-3
Kimberly Brandt
TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required.
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ASLA 102-4
Pamela Nickels
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what you've learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required.
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ASLA 102-5
Michael Balint
MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what you've learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required.
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ASLA 102-6
Michael Balint
MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what you've learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required.
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ASLA 105-1
Guillaume Chastel
TR 3:30PM - 4:45PM
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The third in a sequence of courses, this course focuses on further development of conversational skills in ASL. Students will acquire and expand different conversational strategies and increase ASL vocabulary. Grammatical principles and functions will be emphasized. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Information on Deaf Culture/history will be expanded. Experience with the local Deaf community is required.
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ASLA 105-2
Michael Balint
TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
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The third in a sequence of courses, this course focuses on further development of conversational skills in ASL. Students will acquire and expand different conversational strategies and increase ASL vocabulary. Grammatical principles and functions will be emphasized. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Information on Deaf Culture/history will be expanded. Experience with the local Deaf community is required.
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ASLA 105-3
Michael Balint
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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The third in a sequence of courses, this course focuses on further development of conversational skills in ASL. Students will acquire and expand different conversational strategies and increase ASL vocabulary. Grammatical principles and functions will be emphasized. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Information on Deaf Culture/history will be expanded. Experience with the local Deaf community is required.
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ASLA 106-1
Guillaume Chastel
MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM
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The fourth in a sequence of courses, this course focuses on further development of conversational and narrative skills in ASL. Students will learn and expand different conversational strategies and increase ASL vocabulary. An introduction to analysis of grammatical principles and functions will be included. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. Prerequisites: ASLA 105 in the immediately preceding semester or permission of the instructor. A grade of B or better in ASLA 105 is required.
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ASLA 106-2
Guillaume Chastel
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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The fourth in a sequence of courses, this course focuses on further development of conversational and narrative skills in ASL. Students will learn and expand different conversational strategies and increase ASL vocabulary. An introduction to analysis of grammatical principles and functions will be included. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. Prerequisites: ASLA 105 in the immediately preceding semester or permission of the instructor. A grade of B or better in ASLA 105 is required.
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ASLA 110-1
Guillaume Chastel
TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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An introductory course in French Sign Language (LSF) as developed and used by the Deaf community in France. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what you've learned. Cultural behaviors of the Deaf Community in France will be introduced in various and appropriate situations.
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ASLA 200-1
Norma Tourangeau
MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM
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An examination of signed languages and the cognitive constraints that shape them, through a detailed consideration of the structure of American Sign Language and other natural signed languages of the world. Includes training in sign language notation and analysis. Prerequisites: ASLA 106 in the immediately preceding semester or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASLA 106.
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ASLA 203-1
Norma Tourangeau
MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM
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The fifth in a sequence of course, this course is designed for the advanced study of ASL. It provides students with the opportunity to increase their ASL expressive competence, and to use ASL in a variety of discourse and narrative settings. Skills to be developed are: storytelling, semantic awareness analysis, in-depth exploration of ASL grammar and complex uses of space, ways of making transitions between ideas, use of classifiers, and determining appropriate perspective in specific texts. Experience with the local Deaf community through interviews is required. Satisfies the upper level writing requirement. Prerequisites: ASLA 106 in the immediately preceding semester or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASLA 106
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ASLA 205-1
Norma Tourangeau
TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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This course will explore the meaning of translation, practice various translation methods, and analyze both written English and recorded ASL texts, with a focus on the analysis of English texts and the development of ASL translations. Extensive discussion of various types of texts and the factors that must be considered when preparing an accurate ASL or English translation will contribute to students translation work. Satisfies the upper level writing requirement. Prerequisites: ASL 106 and either ASL ASL 113, 201 or 202 in the immediately preceding semester, or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASL 106.
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ASLA 208-1
Erin Campbell
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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Introduces children's language development, including the acquisition of phonology, syntax, and semantics. Focuses on the acquisition of a first language by young children, comparing the acquisition of a variety of spoken and signed languages to find possible universal principles of language learning. Prerequisite: BCSC 152 or LING 110. No ASL background required.
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ASLA 222-1
Guillaume Chastel
MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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Over the course of the semester, the student will be introduced to the unique aspects of ASL Fine Arts. We will consider some original works of Fine Arts delivered in American Sign Language (ASL): Deaf writings and literature, Deaf arts, Deaf Theater, and Deaf films. In addition, some questions we will explore are as follows: What is ASL Fine Arts? How does ASL Fine Arts compare to other Fine Arts? How do Deaf people and ASL contribute to themes in these works? The instructor will show you many different examples of ASL Fine Arts. Students are involved in projects and give a presentation on each topic. Prerequisites: ASL 106 and either ASL 201 or 202 in the immediately preceding semester, or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASL 106.
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Spring 2025
Number | Title | Instructor | Time |
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Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday | |
ASLA 101-1
Dmitriy Kiselgof
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An introductory course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. |
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ASLA 101-2
Dmitriy Kiselgof
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An introductory course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. |
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Monday and Wednesday | |
ASLA 203-1
Norma Tourangeau
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The fifth in a sequence of course, this course is designed for the advanced study of ASL. It provides students with the opportunity to increase their ASL expressive competence, and to use ASL in a variety of discourse and narrative settings. Skills to be developed are: storytelling, semantic awareness analysis, in-depth exploration of ASL grammar and complex uses of space, ways of making transitions between ideas, use of classifiers, and determining appropriate perspective in specific texts. Experience with the local Deaf community through interviews is required. Satisfies the upper level writing requirement. Prerequisites: ASLA 106 in the immediately preceding semester or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASLA 106 |
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ASLA 102-6
Michael Balint
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what you've learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. |
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ASLA 106-1
Guillaume Chastel
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The fourth in a sequence of courses, this course focuses on further development of conversational and narrative skills in ASL. Students will learn and expand different conversational strategies and increase ASL vocabulary. An introduction to analysis of grammatical principles and functions will be included. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. Prerequisites: ASLA 105 in the immediately preceding semester or permission of the instructor. A grade of B or better in ASLA 105 is required. |
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ASLA 200-1
Norma Tourangeau
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An examination of signed languages and the cognitive constraints that shape them, through a detailed consideration of the structure of American Sign Language and other natural signed languages of the world. Includes training in sign language notation and analysis. Prerequisites: ASLA 106 in the immediately preceding semester or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASLA 106. |
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ASLA 102-5
Michael Balint
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what you've learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. |
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ASLA 222-1
Guillaume Chastel
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Over the course of the semester, the student will be introduced to the unique aspects of ASL Fine Arts. We will consider some original works of Fine Arts delivered in American Sign Language (ASL): Deaf writings and literature, Deaf arts, Deaf Theater, and Deaf films. In addition, some questions we will explore are as follows: What is ASL Fine Arts? How does ASL Fine Arts compare to other Fine Arts? How do Deaf people and ASL contribute to themes in these works? The instructor will show you many different examples of ASL Fine Arts. Students are involved in projects and give a presentation on each topic. Prerequisites: ASL 106 and either ASL 201 or 202 in the immediately preceding semester, or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASL 106. |
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Monday, Wednesday, and Friday | |
ASLA 101-5
Kimberly Brandt
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An introductory course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. |
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ASLA 101-3
Kimberly Brandt
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An introductory course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. |
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ASLA 102-1
Michael Balint
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. |
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ASLA 102-2
Kimberly Brandt
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. Instruction permission |
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ASLA 101-4
Kimberly Brandt
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An introductory course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. |
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Tuesday and Thursday | |
ASLA 105-2
Michael Balint
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The third in a sequence of courses, this course focuses on further development of conversational skills in ASL. Students will acquire and expand different conversational strategies and increase ASL vocabulary. Grammatical principles and functions will be emphasized. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Information on Deaf Culture/history will be expanded. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. |
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ASLA 102-4
Pamela Nickels
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what you've learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. |
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ASLA 105-3
Michael Balint
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The third in a sequence of courses, this course focuses on further development of conversational skills in ASL. Students will acquire and expand different conversational strategies and increase ASL vocabulary. Grammatical principles and functions will be emphasized. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Information on Deaf Culture/history will be expanded. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. |
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ASLA 106-2
Guillaume Chastel
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The fourth in a sequence of courses, this course focuses on further development of conversational and narrative skills in ASL. Students will learn and expand different conversational strategies and increase ASL vocabulary. An introduction to analysis of grammatical principles and functions will be included. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. Prerequisites: ASLA 105 in the immediately preceding semester or permission of the instructor. A grade of B or better in ASLA 105 is required. |
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ASLA 208-1
Erin Campbell
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Introduces children's language development, including the acquisition of phonology, syntax, and semantics. Focuses on the acquisition of a first language by young children, comparing the acquisition of a variety of spoken and signed languages to find possible universal principles of language learning. Prerequisite: BCSC 152 or LING 110. No ASL background required. |
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ASLA 102-3
Kimberly Brandt
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A continuation course in American Sign Language as developed and used by the Deaf community in most areas of North America. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson with a focus on expressing the language. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Students will also be exposed to Deaf Culture/history and native signers modeling appropriate language and cultural behaviors in various situations. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what youve learned. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. |
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ASLA 110-1
Guillaume Chastel
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An introductory course in French Sign Language (LSF) as developed and used by the Deaf community in France. Everyday communication is the centerpiece of every lesson. Topics revolve around sharing information about our environment and us. Grammar is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. You learn conversational strategies to help you maintain a conversation. Interaction activities allow you to rehearse what you've learned. Cultural behaviors of the Deaf Community in France will be introduced in various and appropriate situations. |
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ASLA 205-1
Norma Tourangeau
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This course will explore the meaning of translation, practice various translation methods, and analyze both written English and recorded ASL texts, with a focus on the analysis of English texts and the development of ASL translations. Extensive discussion of various types of texts and the factors that must be considered when preparing an accurate ASL or English translation will contribute to students translation work. Satisfies the upper level writing requirement. Prerequisites: ASL 106 and either ASL ASL 113, 201 or 202 in the immediately preceding semester, or permission of the instructor. B or better in ASL 106. |
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ASLA 105-1
Guillaume Chastel
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The third in a sequence of courses, this course focuses on further development of conversational skills in ASL. Students will acquire and expand different conversational strategies and increase ASL vocabulary. Grammatical principles and functions will be emphasized. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Information on Deaf Culture/history will be expanded. Experience with the local Deaf community is required. |