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SIGN 3000: Intermediate American Sign Language (ASL) 3
Effective date
September 2024
Department
ASL & Deaf Studies Part Time
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This 120 hour course includes vocabulary development, fingerspelled words, numeral incorporation, intermediate structures and grammatical forms of ASL, as well as insight into the culture and community of Deaf people. In addition, laboratory or group practice, drills, exercises, and dialogues to develop the grammatical forms and syntax are included. This course follows the Signing Naturally Units 13-17 curriculum.
Credits
6.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
SIGN 2000 or SIGN 2020 or equivalent.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Fingerspell intermediate vocabulary Items.
- Demonstrate the numbers using advanced numbering systems.
- Describe locations of things in a room.
- Describe things around the house.
- Use appropriate semantic verbs for temporal aspect.
- Narrate about life events and family history.
- Narrate about weekend activities.
- Develop your own stories in ASL Literature.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
ASL Assessment.
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 90
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 30
Total Hours: 120
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 30
Total Hours: 120
Instructional Strategies
Lecture, Video, Pairs Activity, Class Interaction, Group Discussion
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Other |
5 |
Pop quizzes |
|
Other |
10 |
Scheduled quizzes |
|
Midterm Exam |
20 |
|
|
Final Exam |
20 |
|
|
Other |
15 |
Group Project |
|
Other |
30 |
Individual Project |
Course topics
- Unit 13 - Locating Things Around the House
- Unit 14 - Complaining, Making Suggestions and Requests
- Unit 15 - Exchanging Personal Information: Life Events
- Unit 16 - Describing and Identifying Things
- Unit 17 - Talking About the Weekend
Learning resources
Signing Naturally Level 2
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.