MLL 131 - Elementary American Sign Language I: Language and Humanities
Units:4 ; Breadth Area: GE-3B Students will learn conversational language and visual gestural strategies to reinforce ASL fluency. Grammatical principles and functions and learning about Deaf Culture will be emphasized.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied:GE-3B - Arts and Humanities (Humanities) Possible Instructional Methods:On-ground or Online-Asynchronous. Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice). Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
Demonstrate in-depth conversational and narrative skills in ASL through discussion topics:
getting to know you and giving information about yourself
introducing oneself
recognizing exact and mirror movements (signers’ perspective)
learning certain handshapes for numbers and letters
narrating experience with languages
identifying and describing people
discussing one’s residence and living situations
Use grammatical features in ASL through classroom activities and assignments/projects:
five parameters
appropriate non-manuals signals (NMS) for wh-questions
appropriate non-manuals signals (NMS) for Y/N questions
contrastive structure
signer’s perspective
using object-subject-verb (OSV) syntax order
use of space/spatial reference
recognize differences between sign and basic classifiers
Demonstrate advanced knowledge of:
conversation behaviors
basic understanding of the linguistic structure of ASL
basic knowledge of ASL literature and history
Deaf culture and the Deaf community
GE-3B. Humanities Learning Outcomes
Evaluate the impact of the humanities on your life.
Examine the cultural and/or historical context(s) of the humanities.
Describe the ways that diverse identities influence experiences in the humanities.
