ASL 401 - Advanced American Sign Language I

Institution:

University of Southern Maine

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Description:

This is the fifth in a sequence of courses in American Sign Language. This course focuses on advanced expressive skills, including explaining, rephrasing, demonstrating, and persuading. Grammatical principles and functions will be emphasized. Aspects of grammar that will be expanded include classifiers, conditional sentences, rhetorical questions, and relative clauses. Appropriate cultural behaviors and conversational regulators in ASL will continue to be an important part of class. Prerequisite: grade of at least B in ASL 202I or equivalent, and grade of "intermediate plus"on ASL CPI. Cr 4.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.usm.maine.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 780-4141

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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