I. General Information
1. Course Title:
American Sign Language IV
2. Course Prefix & Number:
AMSL 2412
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
In this level 4 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 exchange in-depth personal information, describe and identify shapes, patterns and textures, and sign about weekend activities. In-depth practice with multiple meaning words in ASL and basic aspects of Deaf Culture will also be integrated throughout the course.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
AMSL 2412 - American Sign Language IV
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| AMSL 2410 | American Sign Language III | 4 cr. |
| AMSL 1410 | American Sign Language I | 4 cr. |
| AMSL 1412 | American Sign Language II | 4 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
AMSL 2412 - American Sign Language IV
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 1414 ASL 4 |
3 |
|
St. Catherine University |
ASL 2120 Intermediate ASL 2 |
4 |
|
University of Minnesota – Duluth |
ASL 3004 Intermediate ASL 2 |
3 |
|
University of Minnesota |
ASL 3704 ASL 4 |
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 speak about personal information, describe and identify shapes, patterns and textures, and sign about weekend activities. Receptively understand personal information, describe and identify shapes, patterns and textures, and sign about weekend activities. |
| 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 societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions. |
8 |
|
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social and linguistic differences. |
8 |
|
Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future. |
8 |
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- EXCHANGING PERSONAL INFORMATION: LIFE EVENTS
- LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
- Ask/Tell
- Telling about life events
- Narrating family immigration and nationality history
- Self correcting and elaboratin
- GRAMMAR:
- WHEN clauses
- Sequencing events
- Contrastive structure
- Possessive forms
- Descriptive and locative classifiers
- Number 110-119, dates and addresses
- DESCRIBING AND IDENTIFYING THINGS
- LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
- Asking what a word means
- Giving definitions
- Describing object
- GRAMMAR:
- Descriptive classifiers for shapes, patterns and textures
- Instrument classifiers
- Weak hand as a reference
- Topic-comment structure
- Non-manual markers: “oo”, “mo”, “cha” and “mm”
- Money numbers
- TALKING ABOUT THE WEEKEND
- LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
- Asking about the weekend
- Describe weekend activities
- Express opinions/feelings
- Tell about disrupted plans
- GRAMMAR:
- Temporal sequencing
- Time signs with durative aspect
- Element classifiers
- Numbers 120-1,000
- CUMULATIVE REVIEW:
- LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
- Directing and maintaining attention
- Controlling the pace of conversation
- Resuming conversation
- Responding to information
- GRAMMAR:
- Confirming questions
- Locative classifiers
- Descriptive classifiers
- Instrument classifiers
- MULTIPLE MEANING WORDS
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
American Sign Language IV
2. Course Prefix & Number:
AMSL 2412
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
In this level 4 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 exchange in-depth personal information, describe and identify shapes, patterns and textures, and sign about weekend activities. In-depth practice with multiple meaning words in ASL and basic aspects of Deaf Culture will also be integrated throughout the course.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
AMSL 2412 - American Sign Language IV
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| AMSL 2410 | American Sign Language III | 4 cr. |
| AMSL 1410 | American Sign Language I | 4 cr. |
| AMSL 1412 | American Sign Language II | 4 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
AMSL 2412 - American Sign Language IV
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 1414 ASL 4 |
3 |
|
St. Catherine University |
ASL 2120 Intermediate ASL 2 |
4 |
|
University of Minnesota – Duluth |
ASL 3004 Intermediate ASL 2 |
3 |
|
University of Minnesota |
ASL 3704 ASL 4 |
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 speak about personal information, describe and identify shapes, patterns and textures, and sign about weekend activities. Receptively understand personal information, describe and identify shapes, patterns and textures, and sign about weekend activities. |
| 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 societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions. |
8 |
|
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social and linguistic differences. |
8 |
|
Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future. |
8 |
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- EXCHANGING PERSONAL INFORMATION: LIFE EVENTS
- LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
- Ask/Tell
- Telling about life events
- Narrating family immigration and nationality history
- Self correcting and elaboratin
- GRAMMAR:
- WHEN clauses
- Sequencing events
- Contrastive structure
- Possessive forms
- Descriptive and locative classifiers
- Number 110-119, dates and addresses
- DESCRIBING AND IDENTIFYING THINGS
- LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
- Asking what a word means
- Giving definitions
- Describing object
- GRAMMAR:
- Descriptive classifiers for shapes, patterns and textures
- Instrument classifiers
- Weak hand as a reference
- Topic-comment structure
- Non-manual markers: “oo”, “mo”, “cha” and “mm”
- Money numbers
- TALKING ABOUT THE WEEKEND
- LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
- Asking about the weekend
- Describe weekend activities
- Express opinions/feelings
- Tell about disrupted plans
- GRAMMAR:
- Temporal sequencing
- Time signs with durative aspect
- Element classifiers
- Numbers 120-1,000
- CUMULATIVE REVIEW:
- LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
- Directing and maintaining attention
- Controlling the pace of conversation
- Resuming conversation
- Responding to information
- GRAMMAR:
- Confirming questions
- Locative classifiers
- Descriptive classifiers
- Instrument classifiers
- MULTIPLE MEANING WORDS