American Sign Language 1

By the end of this course, the students should be able to exchange personal information about themselves in ASL at a novice-low to novice-mid level, using the correct vocabulary and grammar. Students are given instruction in basic ASL vocabulary and grammar, fundamentals about Deaf Culture and what it means to be deaf, the history of American Deaf Culture, which is also the history of Deaf Education, and basic rules of social interaction within Deaf Culture.