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LINGUIS 352

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 2

4 credits.

Develop comprehension and production abilities in American Sign Language (ASL). Recognition and demonstration of more sophisticated grammatical features of ASL, focusing on increasing fluency and accuracy. Develop cultural awareness of the Deaf communities of the world.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: LINGUIS 351 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Frgn Lang - 2nd semester language Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and produce vocabulary items. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Express daily function dialogues and signed ASL stories utilizing ASL techniques while incorporating vocabulary, grammatical principles, and cultural awareness. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and produce basic grammatical structures in ASL, including the use of manual and non-manual parameters. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply critical thinking skills in understanding ASL literature as it relates to Deaf Culture. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Use behaviors that facilitate and regulate signed conversation, such as attention-getting techniques and turn-taking signals. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Create, conduct, and terminate a conversation in ASL in a range of common contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Identify markers of Deaf Culture in artifacts and behaviors. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Discuss historical topics as they relate to the Deaf community, such as important figures and institutions in Deaf Culture. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and produce vocabulary items. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Express daily function dialogues and signed ASL stories utilizing ASL techniques while incorporating vocabulary, grammatical principles, and cultural awareness. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and produce basic grammatical structures in ASL, including the use of manual and non-manual parameters. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply critical thinking skills in understanding ASL literature as it relates to Deaf Culture. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Use behaviors that facilitate and regulate signed conversation, such as attention-getting techniques and turn-taking signals. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Create, conduct, and terminate a conversation in ASL in a range of common contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Identify markers of Deaf Culture in artifacts and behaviors. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Discuss historical topics as they relate to the Deaf community, such as important figures and institutions in Deaf Culture. Audience: Undergraduate

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