American Sign Language Level 9 (ASLD 2290)
This course will guide students to develop advanced ASL skills while furthering their ability to analyze and critique their own narrative samples. Students will learn to make clear visual sense, using appropriate time sequence, use of space, facial grammar/affect, and visual detail. Ongoing skill development includes visualization of meaning, use of classifiers, locatives, ASL mouthing, and incorporating humour appropriately. This course is required for students in the Sign Language Interpretation program.
Course code: ASLD 2290
Credits: 3.0
Length: 60.0 hours
Course outline:
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Prerequisites
ASLD 2180 or Assessment.
| CRN # | Dates | Day/Time/Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42568 | January 6, 2025 to April 25, 2025 | See full schedule Delivery: In Person Location: VCC Broadway Building A | Witcher, Pamela |
Additional Information
- Sentence structures, vocabulary and narrative techniques:
- Non-manual markers made with the mouth
- Facial grammar and emotive affect, including humour
- All question and statement types
- Constructed dialogue and constructed action
- Time/tense markers and use of timelines
- Discourse genres: instructional, argumentative, informational, expository & persuasive - Building knowledge of ASL’s numbering systems:
- Variations in context-specific ordinal number formats
- Variations in context-specific cardinal number formats
- Introductory vocabulary for talking about math - Making clear visual sense:
- Topicalization and contextualization
- 7 expansion/contextualization techniques
- Consistency in use of referential space
- Level of visual detail
- Discourse cohesion
Overall meaning and intent, including humour
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.