SLIE-103 American Sign Language III

Credits 4 / 4 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD 080; ASL.-102 with minimum grade of 3.0 or higher.
Course designed to mentally and physically prepare students comtemplating careers in the field of interpreting. Intense exposure to the field of interpreting. Intense exposure to ASL building upon the vocabulary and linguistics learned in ASL.-101 American Sign Language I and ASL.-102 American Sign Language II. Class relies on student participation and interaction to increase sign production skills.

Course Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, students will… 1. Engage in an intermediate level conversation in ASL as measured by Discourse Assessments and/or ASL Quizzes 2. Prepare and present ASL reports at an intermediate level on assigned topics as measured by ASL Presentations (in class and/or on video) 3. Comprehend intermediate level passages (narratives, presentations, dialogues) conducted by native ASL users as measured by ASL Quizzes and Content Comprehension Checks.. 4. Apply use of ASL Deaf cultural norms in classrooms and ASL-Deaf Spaces as measured by participation in Discussion Board Forums, Deaf Events, and ASL Open Lab Hours.