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Jul 02, 2025
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ASL 161 - American Sign Language II
Last Date of Approval: Spring 2021
3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
This course continues the study and practice of basic skills initiated in ASL I. The course is focused on vocabulary building, finger spelling, facial expressions, body language, use of personal space, and the development of sensitivity and awareness of the Deaf Community in America. Students will learn to sign at a conversation level both expressively and receptively. Students will develop their communication skills and the ability to understand diverse viewpoints.
Prerequisites: C or better in ASL 131 - American Sign Language I
Mode(s) of Instruction: online
Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities in this course.
Course Fees: None
Common Course Assessment(s): None
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
- Develop a basic vocabulary of signs and numbers.
- Employ the syntax and grammar rules of American Sign Language.
- Understand the grammatical differences between ASL and English.
- Apply the rules of etiquette in signing ASL.
- Acquire the basic knowledge of deafness and Deaf Culture.
- Demonstrate use of the terminology used in the field of deafness “D” and “d”.
- Develop beginning level expressive and receptive skills in ASL.
- Identify and draw conclusions about myths, which may be connected to deafness and the Deaf.
- Develop a sense of ease while using ASL.
- Produce facial expressions, body language, gestures and use of personal space while signing.
- Respect the Deaf culture -be willing to reach out to the deaf people.
- Demonstrate sufficient signing skills to establish communication with Deaf people.
Course Objectives
- Review the past units one to six from ASL I course.
- Develop skills by studying units from seven to twelve.
- Understanding how the language works by learning how to translate with correct ASL structure with grammar, syntax, spatial space, and fingerspelling.
- Focusing on communicating fluency in ASL through the projects and assignments based in the ASL classroom.
- Acquiring information about the stories, Folklores, in reflection of Cultural practices and values.
- Increase communicative Fluency with the Deaf Community.
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