I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Conversational ASL

2. Course Prefix & Number:
AMSL 2414

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 1

Lecture Hours: 1

4. Course Description:

This course is designed to promote enhanced fluency in signed and communication in the target language of ASL. Short stories, videos, role play, newspapers, magazines and deaf speakers/language mentors are utilized to enhance receptive comprehension and expressive skills. Grammar review and vocabulary building are structured to the needs of the specific students. This course is repeatable. MnTC Goal 1

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

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
College of Catherine	ASL 3130 Conversational ASL	4
St. Cloud Technical College	HASL 1450 Conversational ASL	2
University of MN- Duluth	ASL 4298 ASL Skill Building Workshop	1
St. Paul College	ASL Topics: Deaf Villas Trip	1

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 1 – Written and Oral Communication

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Expressively use ASL to converse in a small group setting.
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Receptively read ASL to converse in a small group setting.
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills	Effectively communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and fellow students in ASL using appropriate cultural norms.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Improve receptive and expressive skills in ASL (MnTC Goal 1);
• Participate in groups effectively using ASL to listen and respond to discussion (MnTC Goal 1);
• Select appropriate communication choices for interaction with Deaf mentors (MnTC Goal 1); and
• Effectively employ appropriate use of syntax, grammar and language in ASL (MnTC Goal 1).

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Current Event Discussions (events in the news used to build fluency)
   • national media
   • local media
2. Our community Discussions (Deaf community happenings and responses/concerns)
   • Community events that effect the local Deaf community
3. Our homes discussions (Descriptions and discussions of activities and events in our homes)
   • Practice with describing using classifiers and directional verbs
4. Our families discussions (Descriptions and discussions of activities and events in our homes)
   • Practice with family dynamics as they relate to Deaf people
5. Deaf social norms discussions about differences and similarities in Deaf and Hearing cultures
   • What to expect at Deaf events
   • Cultural sensitivity
6. Deaf Cultural events attendance at a Deaf culture event to practice ASL vocabulary and skill building
   • Native speaker interaction and social norms
7. Advocacy- Deaf culture/community advocacy issues and discussions
   • How can ASL students be allies in the Deaf community
8. Classifiers- Descriptive Verbs using animals, nature, people etc.

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions