ASL 202 - American Sign Language Level II Part B

3 Credits

2024/2025

Lecture Hours: 45
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Tutorial Hours: 0

Course Description:
In this course, students explore ASL expressive and receptive skills by further delving into storytelling, and learning how to incorporate characterization, and descriptions of personality traits and opinions.

Rationale:
This is a required course for the American Sign Language & Deaf Culture Studies Certificate Program. Sharing information and stories is an integral part of signed language and Deaf Culture. The content of this course continues to build on the introductory story-telling skills covered in ASL 201.

Prerequisites: ASL 201
Corequisites: None

Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

offer and ask for other people’s opinions.
make comparisons.
describe locations of objects and misplaced objects.
discuss personal goals.
narrate stories.
demonstrate verb agreement when shifting roles.
give someone directions.
appropriately interrupt others.

Required Resource Materials:
Lentz, E. M., Smith, C., & Mikos, K. (2014). Signing naturally. Units 7-12.

ISBN: 978-1-58121-221-1

Optional Resource Materials:
Fingerspelled Word Recognition through Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP).

ISBN: 9781581210392

Conduct of Course:
This course has 45 hours of instruction. Students are encouraged to practice 6-9 hours outside of class time.

Lessons are presented in context. Activities provide students with opportunities to engage in meaningful and exploratory conversations. The units build upon the previous 9 units of instruction in ASL 101, 102 and 201.

This course includes a combination of hands-on learning from videos, interactive activities, group and individual practice, discussions in ASL, reviews, lectures, skills practice sessions, and recordings in either D2L or GoReact.

This is an immersion course, which means that students are expected to use the language of the classroom: ASL.

Participation in class is essential for ASL language acquisition. Should a student miss a class, it is the student’s responsibility to both notify and make arrangements with the instructor to obtain the missed course material.

Regular attendance is essential for success in any course. Absence for any reason does not relieve a student of the responsibility of completing course work and assignments to the satisfaction of the instructor. More than two (2) absences per course, per semester, may result in probation. Further absences may result in suspension from the program.

In cases of repeated absences due to illness, the student may be requested to submit a medical certificate.

Instructors have the authority to require attendance in classes.

Content of Course:
Unit 10 Giving Opinions About Others

Unit 11 Discussing Plans and Goals

Unit 12 Storytelling

Course Assessments:
The grading system is based on the number of points received for each assignment. Students are required to complete all assignments and progress checks. No late assignments accepted.

Class Activities	10%
Progress Checks (3)	90%
Total	100%

Course Pass Requirements:
A minimum grade of C (60%) (2.0) is required to pass this course. In addition, students must acquire an overall G.P.A. of 2.00 to meet graduation requirements.

Students are responsible for monitoring their academic progress and requesting assistance as necessary. Students who do not achieve the minimum passing grade are referred to the Registrar and placed on Academic Probation, and required to demonstrate successful completion of course goals, within a specified time period, prior to completion of the program.