Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   American Sign Language III

 Title Abbreviation:   AM SIGN LANGUAGE III

 Department:    ASL&

 Course #:    123

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    230601

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021


 Course Description  

Practice and development of ASL in social and professional settings. Further incorporation of rules, vocabulary, and style will be included.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ASL& 122 with a "C" or higher.

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Humanities  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
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Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Sign with facility and speed
  2. The significance of body and facial language in different settings
  3. Demonstrate critical thinking in various social or professional settings
  4. Identify cultural influences in signing
  5. Understand and use appropriate facial expressions and body language in conjunction with conversational vocabulary.
  6. Learn through visual instruction only (experiencing use of signs).
  7. Deeper understanding of deaf culture and community interaction
  8. Discuss issues and problems faced by the deaf community in a hearing world.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

  1. Expressive and receptive skills
  2. Technique variations
  3. Terms of communication
  4. Style change based on setting
  5. Cultural implications
  6. Idioms