Course description
This introductory course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) with basic communicative competencies. Students learn to handle basic everyday communication: exchanging information, identifying others and giving simple directions. Topics focus on personal information and the immediate environment. Grammar is introduced in context with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills. Cultural notes and videos provide information on Deaf Culture and the Deaf Community.
Course details
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Ends: Apr. 8, 2025
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024. Spring 2025 registration opens March 17, 2025.Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery