Aspects of Deaf culture and the Deaf community are introduced.
Designed for students with little or no knowledge of ASL. Students learn basic ASL vocabulary and grammatical structures to facilitate conversational practice at the beginning level, including introducing oneself, asking basic questions about family, friends, and surroundings, and discussing day to day activities.
Learning and practicing fingerspelling is included for English "loanwords". Aspects of Deaf culture and the Deaf community are introduced.
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You will learn the linguistic fundamentals of ASL and how to use it as your second language in socio-cultural context
American Sign Language course is offered by Greater Essex County District School Board. Our courses are taught by highly qualified and experienced teacher who are extremely dedicated to ensuring you leave with all the necessary skills to broaden your horizons and never be lost for words again.
This program is designed to increase your fluency in American Sign Language (ASL) and help you to gain knowledge of Deaf culture and Deaf history so that you can effectively interact with Deaf individuals.
This course introduces foundations of American Sign Language including linguistic perspectives, dialogue skill set, vocabulary, and syntax. Instruction may also include sociocultural contexts regarding the Deaf community, culture, and history.
American Sign Language (ASL) is the third most popular foreign language, leading third in language course enrolments in post-secondary institutions in the U.S. after Spanish and French, according to Modern Language Association (2016).
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