I. General Information
1. Course Title:
American Sign Language II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
AMSL 1412
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
In this level 2 introductory course, you will engage in receptive and expressive language readiness activities as well as continuing to learn vocabulary, basic use of ASL grammatical structure and signing space, conversational regulators, fingerspelling and introductory aspects. Students will learn to give directions, describe physical and personal characteristics of others, make requests and talk about family, routines and occupations. Basic aspects of Deaf Culture will also be integrated throughout the course.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
AMSL 1412 - American Sign Language II
All Credit(s) from the following...
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
AMSL 1410 | American Sign Language I | 4 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
AMSL 1412 - American Sign Language II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Name of Institution |
Course Number and Title |
Credits |
St. Paul College |
ASLS 1412 ASL 2 |
3 |
St. Catherine University |
ASL 1120 Beginning ASL 2 |
4 |
St. Cloud State University |
CSD 271 ASL 2 |
3 |
Bemidji State University |
ED 1112 or ML 11112 ASL 2 |
3 |
University of Minnesota – Duluth |
ASL 2002 Beginning ASL 2 |
3 |
University of Minnesota |
ASL 1702 ASL 2 |
5 |
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
Name of Program(s) |
Program Type |
Deaf Studies |
Certificate |
Child Development/ASL |
AAS |
MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 8 – Global Perspective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Expressively sign directions, describe others, make requests, talk about family and occupations, and describe personal characteristics. Receptively understand signed directions, descriptions of others, requests, talk about family and occupations, and describe personal characteristics. |
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Identify common characteristics associated with Deaf culture. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
Expected Outcome |
MnTC Goal Area |
Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions. |
8 |
Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future. |
8 |
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences. |
8 |
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- GIVING DIRECTIONS
- Grammar: Wh-question (WHERE), Ordinal numbers (first thorough fifth), dual personal pronouns, topic comment structure, spatial referencing
- Conversation strategies- confirming, one-handed signing, interrupting conversations
- Culture- Cardinal and Ordinal number
- Food related vocabulary
- inside vs. outside vocabulary
- DESCRIBING OTHERS
- Wh-question: WHO
- Descriptive classifiers: parts of head, heights and body type, style/pattern of clothing
- Contrastive structure
- Topic-comment structure
- Culture: Identifying Others
- MAKING REQUESTS
- Grammar-
- Spacial verbs
- Inflecting verbs
- Spatial referencing
- Money numbers
- Topic-comment structure
- Role shifting
- TALKING ABOUT FAMILY AND OCCUPATIONS
- Grammar: Possessive pronouns, dual personal pronouns, age numbers
- Personal and Possessive pronouns
- Age Numbers
- Family trees
- ATTRIBUTING QUALITIES TO OTHERS
- Grammar- role shifting, contrastive structure
- TALKING ABOUT ROUTINES
- Grammar- temporal sequencing, time concepts, wh-questions, clock numbers
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
American Sign Language II
2. Course Prefix & Number:
AMSL 1412
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
In this level 2 introductory course, you will engage in receptive and expressive language readiness activities as well as continuing to learn vocabulary, basic use of ASL grammatical structure and signing space, conversational regulators, fingerspelling and introductory aspects. Students will learn to give directions, describe physical and personal characteristics of others, make requests and talk about family, routines and occupations. Basic aspects of Deaf Culture will also be integrated throughout the course.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
AMSL 1412 - American Sign Language II
All Credit(s) from the following...
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
AMSL 1410 | American Sign Language I | 4 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
AMSL 1412 - American Sign Language II
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
Name of Institution |
Course Number and Title |
Credits |
St. Paul College |
ASLS 1412 ASL 2 |
3 |
St. Catherine University |
ASL 1120 Beginning ASL 2 |
4 |
St. Cloud State University |
CSD 271 ASL 2 |
3 |
Bemidji State University |
ED 1112 or ML 11112 ASL 2 |
3 |
University of Minnesota – Duluth |
ASL 2002 Beginning ASL 2 |
3 |
University of Minnesota |
ASL 1702 ASL 2 |
5 |
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):
Name of Program(s) |
Program Type |
Deaf Studies |
Certificate |
Child Development/ASL |
AAS |
2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 8 – Global Perspective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Expressively sign directions, describe others, make requests, talk about family and occupations, and describe personal characteristics. Receptively understand signed directions, descriptions of others, requests, talk about family and occupations, and describe personal characteristics. |
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Identify common characteristics associated with Deaf culture. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
Expected Outcome |
MnTC Goal Area |
Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions. |
8 |
Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future. |
8 |
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences. |
8 |
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- GIVING DIRECTIONS
- Grammar: Wh-question (WHERE), Ordinal numbers (first thorough fifth), dual personal pronouns, topic comment structure, spatial referencing
- Conversation strategies- confirming, one-handed signing, interrupting conversations
- Culture- Cardinal and Ordinal number
- Food related vocabulary
- inside vs. outside vocabulary
- DESCRIBING OTHERS
- Wh-question: WHO
- Descriptive classifiers: parts of head, heights and body type, style/pattern of clothing
- Contrastive structure
- Topic-comment structure
- Culture: Identifying Others
- MAKING REQUESTS
- Grammar-
- Spacial verbs
- Inflecting verbs
- Spatial referencing
- Money numbers
- Topic-comment structure
- Role shifting
- TALKING ABOUT FAMILY AND OCCUPATIONS
- Grammar: Possessive pronouns, dual personal pronouns, age numbers
- Personal and Possessive pronouns
- Age Numbers
- Family trees
- ATTRIBUTING QUALITIES TO OTHERS
- Grammar- role shifting, contrastive structure
- TALKING ABOUT ROUTINES
- Grammar- temporal sequencing, time concepts, wh-questions, clock numbers