2015-2016 University Catalog 
  
2015-2016 University Catalog

EDSE 515 - American Sign Language (ASL) I

Credits: 3
Not Repeatable
Introduces American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf culture. Teaches basic person-to-person conversational signing. Emphasizes development of expressive and receptive skills. Increases knowledge of ASL vocabulary and the syntax, semantics and pragmatics of the language. Explores issues of multiculturalism, linguistic code-switching, and language dominance, particularly in relationship Deaf education.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3

When Offered: Fall, Summer, Spring