I. General Information
1. Course Title:
American Sign Language I
2. Course Prefix & Number:
AMSL 1410
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
In this introductory course, you will engage in receptive and expressive language readiness activities as well as learn vocabulary, basic use of ASL grammatical structure and signing space, conversational regulators, fingerspelling and introductory aspects. Students will learn appropriate introductions, how to exchange personal information, sign about their surroundings, explain where they live, speak about their family and converse about activities. Basic aspects of Deaf Culture will also be integrated throughout the course.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
AMSL 1410 - American Sign Language I
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
AMSL 1410 - American Sign Language I
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 1411 ASL 1 |
3 |
|
St. Catherine University |
ASL 1110 Beginning ASL 1 |
4 |
|
St. Cloud State University |
CSD 171 ASL 1 |
3 |
|
Bemidji State University |
ED 1111 or ML1111 ASL 1 |
3 |
|
University of Minnesota – Duluth |
ASL 2001 Beginning ASL 1 |
3 |
|
University of Minnesota |
ASL 1701 ASL 1 |
5 |
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required 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 |
Introduce themselves, communicate basic needs and wants, and speak about familial ties. Understand and respond correctly when others introduce themselves, communicate basic needs and wants, and speak about familial ties. |
| 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
- INTRODUCING ONESEL
- Grammar: yes/no questions, wh-questions, personal pronouns, spatial referencing, non-manual signals
- Conversational strategies: Correcting and confirming information
- Strategies for learning ASL
- Introduction to the Deaf Community
- Fingerspelling
- Appropriate introductions in Deaf Culture
- EXCHANGING PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Grammar: agent marker, yes/no questions, wh-questions, negation and directional verbs
- forming questions
- Dominant hand
- TALKING ABOUT SURROUNDINGS- tour of college
- Grammar: Wh-questions, real world orientation indexing, negation, non-manual markers for “very close” and “far away”, and spatial referencing
- Spatial Agreement
- Conversation Strategies: Correcting and Confirming
- TELLING WHERE YOU LIVE
- Grammar: Real world orientation, wh-questions (how and where), noun/verb pairs
- When do you fingerspell?
- Sentence structures asking and giving information
- Appropriate responses
- TALKING ABOUT YOUR FAMILY
- Sentence Structures: Yes/no questions
- Grammar: Possessive Pronouns, yes/no questions, Negative Responses (#no, not, none), use of space (contrastive structure)
- Forming Negative Statements
- TELLING ABOUT ACTIVITIES
- Grammar: Time signs (past, present and future), Wh-questions (2h #D0+++), dual personal pronouns (US-TWO), listing
- Time concepts
- Deaf Culture-Keeping each other informed
- DEAF CULTRAL NORMS AND VALUES
- Collectivist vs Individualistic Cultures
- Time values between cultures
- Leavetaking rituals
- Privacy
- Giving/Receiving feedback
- Commenting on Appearance
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
American Sign Language I
2. Course Prefix & Number:
AMSL 1410
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
In this introductory course, you will engage in receptive and expressive language readiness activities as well as learn vocabulary, basic use of ASL grammatical structure and signing space, conversational regulators, fingerspelling and introductory aspects. Students will learn appropriate introductions, how to exchange personal information, sign about their surroundings, explain where they live, speak about their family and converse about activities. Basic aspects of Deaf Culture will also be integrated throughout the course.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
AMSL 1410 - American Sign Language I
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
AMSL 1410 - American Sign Language I
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 1411 ASL 1 |
3 |
|
St. Catherine University |
ASL 1110 Beginning ASL 1 |
4 |
|
St. Cloud State University |
CSD 171 ASL 1 |
3 |
|
Bemidji State University |
ED 1111 or ML1111 ASL 1 |
3 |
|
University of Minnesota – Duluth |
ASL 2001 Beginning ASL 1 |
3 |
|
University of Minnesota |
ASL 1701 ASL 1 |
5 |
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required 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 |
Introduce themselves, communicate basic needs and wants, and speak about familial ties. Understand and respond correctly when others introduce themselves, communicate basic needs and wants, and speak about familial ties. |
| 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
- INTRODUCING ONESEL
- Grammar: yes/no questions, wh-questions, personal pronouns, spatial referencing, non-manual signals
- Conversational strategies: Correcting and confirming information
- Strategies for learning ASL
- Introduction to the Deaf Community
- Fingerspelling
- Appropriate introductions in Deaf Culture
- EXCHANGING PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Grammar: agent marker, yes/no questions, wh-questions, negation and directional verbs
- forming questions
- Dominant hand
- TALKING ABOUT SURROUNDINGS- tour of college
- Grammar: Wh-questions, real world orientation indexing, negation, non-manual markers for “very close” and “far away”, and spatial referencing
- Spatial Agreement
- Conversation Strategies: Correcting and Confirming
- TELLING WHERE YOU LIVE
- Grammar: Real world orientation, wh-questions (how and where), noun/verb pairs
- When do you fingerspell?
- Sentence structures asking and giving information
- Appropriate responses
- TALKING ABOUT YOUR FAMILY
- Sentence Structures: Yes/no questions
- Grammar: Possessive Pronouns, yes/no questions, Negative Responses (#no, not, none), use of space (contrastive structure)
- Forming Negative Statements
- TELLING ABOUT ACTIVITIES
- Grammar: Time signs (past, present and future), Wh-questions (2h #D0+++), dual personal pronouns (US-TWO), listing
- Time concepts
- Deaf Culture-Keeping each other informed
- DEAF CULTRAL NORMS AND VALUES
- Collectivist vs Individualistic Cultures
- Time values between cultures
- Leavetaking rituals
- Privacy
- Giving/Receiving feedback
- Commenting on Appearance