AMSL 2013 - American Sign Language III

Institution:

Tennessee Temple University

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Description:

3 credit hours (Fall Only) (Prerequisite: AMSL 1023) An intermediate study of American Sign Language and the Deaf community. The course is designed to improve the student's expressive and receptive signing skills with focus on expressive skills. It provides students with additional ASL vocabulary and idiomatic/colloquial expressions. It provides instruction on ASL usage as well as grammatical structures for complex sentences emphasizing semantic accuracy and discourse strategies. Special focus is given to the use of classifiers, non-manual signals, and use of space. It includes instruction on self and peer analysis. Students are required to participate in deaf community events. The class is taught exclusively in ASL without voice.

Credits:

3.00

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Institution Website:

www.tntemple.edu

Phone Number:

(423) 493-4100

Calendar System:

Semester

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