4/26/2024 9:55:01 AM	ASL 2A Course Outline as of Fall 1996	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ASL 2A	Title:  AMER SIGN LANG 2A
Full Title:  American Sign Language 2A
Last Reviewed:1/25/2021

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ASL 52A

Catalog Description:

Expansion of conversational functions and grammar introduced in ASL 1A and ASL 1B; locating things, asking for solutions to everyday problems, telling about life events and personal background, making suggestions, requests, and asking permission.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of ASL 2 ( or ASL 1B or ASL 51B or SE 214B)

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of ASL 5 ( or ASL 55 or SE 217)

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Expansion of conversational functions & grammar introduced in ASL 1A & ASL 1B. Locating things, asking for solutions to everyday problems, telling about life events & personal background; making suggestions & requests, asking permission.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of ASL 2 ( or ASL 1B or ASL 51B or SE 214B)
Recommended:Course Completion of ASL 5 ( or ASL 55 or SE 217)
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1991	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1991
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	6A	Language Other Than English		Fall 1996
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1996	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1996	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The successful student will demonstrate 65% accuracy in the areas of:

1.  Conversational ASL with increased comprehension and production

2.  Use of 200 signs with appropriate function and grammar

3.  Advanced ASL grammar

4.  ASL cultural information, including participation in Deaf community

   activities.

Topics and Scope

  I.  Content of instructional activities includes but is not limited

     to, the following:

     A. Grammatical forms necessary for conversational functions

        relating to:

        1. object location around the house

        2. complaints/requests

        3. life events, nationalities, and family histories

        4. object description

        5. talking about weekend

     B. Numbers to 119

     C. Vocabulary commensurate with conversational funcitons

     D. Deaf Culture informaiton

     E. Conversational strategies

II.  Tasks

     A. Locate physical objects around house

     B. Criticize behaviors, spouse, children, pets, neighbors, etc.

     C. Discuss medical terminology related to symptoms and course of

        medical treatment

     D. Express concern and give suggestions

     E. Exchange personal information about life events, including

        family background

     F. Discuss foreign countries and world travel

III.  Scope

     The range of this course corresponds to completion of the college

     level representative text, including, but not limited to, major

     language functions as well as specific and cultural behaviors.

     Language comprehension and production are equally stressed at

     this level.

Assignments:

1.  Students use a Videotext and related Workbook, which contain all

   assignments.  Ex: Students view a conversation and answer questions

   from the workbook.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 60%
Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 10 - 35%
Class performances, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 35%
Multiple choice, True/false, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

SIGNING NATURALLY, STUDENT VIDEOTEXT AND WORKBOOK, LEVEL TWO by

Lentz, Mikos and Smith. DawnSign Press, 1990. (Lessons 13-15 and review).

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