Focuses on the understanding and use of non-manual markers, specifically body shifts and facial expressions and movements, increasing awareness and use of these features through expressive and receptive activities.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
ASL-235 is designed to develop skills across a spectrum of non-verbal communication and emphasize the use and understanding of facial expressions, gestures, and body language.
- Non-verbal communication
- Facial expressions and non-manual signals
- Stories, jokes and poems
- Shadow Interpreting
- Grammatical components
- ASL Grammatical Rules
- Receptive and expressive awareness
- Evaluate what makes non-verbal communication effective
- Identify the five parameters of American Sign Language (ASL) with emphasis on non-manual signals and facial expressions
- Prepare and perform Deaf cultural stories, jokes and poems with nuanced facial and body expressions
- Explain the cultural importance of shadow interpreting and demonstrate correct stage presence
- Identify basic ASL syntax, phonology, morphology, and semantics
- Derive the 10 Grammatical Rules of ASL from received signs and fluently produce them
- Analyze differences and difficulties of ASL receptive and expressive skills
Note: A grade of C- is not transferrable and is not accepted by some programs at HFC.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of academic achievement will be identified and implemented by the class instructor. Methods will include, but not be limited to:
- Participation
- Weekly/regular quizzes
- Homework assignments
- Chapter/unit tests
- Oral/receptive-expressive exam(s)
- Midterm/final exam
All sections of this level will use a textbook (and any accompanying materials) selected by the course coordinator and approved by the World Languages Committee.