SIGL 202 American Sign Language 4*

This course is a continuation of American Sign Language 3 and will be taught in the target language. Emphasis is placed on developing the student’s language skills by 1) expanding student responsibility for assigned and incidental vocabulary; 2) refining culturally appropriate clarifying behaviors; 3) promoting initiative for self-generated material; and 4) expanding formats for dialogues and monologues. Social opportunities and cultural analysis will broaden student awareness of the relationships between language and culture. Videotaping and constructive feedback are necessary components of instruction. Required for Sign Language majors. 

Credits

4 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

64

Semester Contact Hours Lab

Independent study in the language lab.

Corequisite

SIGL 202L

General Education Competency

GEM Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing

Notes

Required for Sign Language majors.

SIGL 202American Sign Language 4*

Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.

I. General Information

Department

English, Language, and Philosphy Department

II. Course Specification

Course Type

General Education

General Education Competency

GEM Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing

Credit Hours Narrative

4 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

64

Semester Contact Hours Lab

Independent study in the language lab.

Corequisite Narrative

SIGL 202L

Notes and Advisories (only if included in catalog)

Required for Sign Language majors.

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

N

III. Catalog Course Description

This course is a continuation of American Sign Language 3 and will be taught in the target language. Emphasis is placed on developing the student’s language skills by 1) expanding student responsibility for assigned and incidental vocabulary; 2) refining culturally appropriate clarifying behaviors; 3) promoting initiative for self-generated material; and 4) expanding formats for dialogues and monologues. Social opportunities and cultural analysis will broaden student awareness of the relationships between language and culture. Videotaping and constructive feedback are necessary components of instruction. Required for Sign Language majors. 

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• Engage in one-on-one or group conversations in which the student can exchange information and/or opinions on a vast array of topics (familiar and unfamiliar).
• Demonstrate comprehension of complex instructions.
• Demonstrate appropriate backchanneling during one-on-one and group conversations
• Identify and demonstrate various sentence types.
• Demonstrate the use of more complex non-manual markers (mouth morphemes).
• Demonstrate creativity in choosing various ASL expansion techniques while conversing or presenting in various settings.
• Identify cultural language differences and employ culturally appropriate behaviors in their conversations.
• Demonstrate language proficiency during prepared presentations.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

VI. Delivery Methodologies