Intensive Advanced American Sign Language

15 credits

Intensive course in advanced study of American Sign Language (ASL) with emphasis on basic concepts of ASL linguistics, Deaf cultural history and DeafBlind studies. An application of linguistic theories in ASL in which students gain an advanced understanding and mastery of ASL grammar, sociolinguistics, language variation in the Deaf community according to region, age, gender, minority groups and DeafBlind people. Prerequisite: ASL 203 or ASL 234; recommended: Two years of ASL at an institution of higher learning. Offered: S.