Requirements/Prerequisites

• Completed 8th grade English grammar
• know most of the manual alphabet
• Ability to check your email and open attachments

 

If you do not know the manual alphabet, consider enrolling in the Community ASL class.

To register click here.

To see what will be covered, click here.

The ASL 101 course - in its entirety - contains 48 lessons and is based on the curriculum used at California State University.  ASLasl divides the 48 lessons into "parts" (i.e. ASL 101 Part 1; ASL 101 Part 2, etc....). .

Goals:

• Students will learn how to memorize vocabulary based on handshapes rather than rote memory.
• Students will produce basic signs in ASL
• Students will apply signing knowledge to provide visual reports

Description 

No text or supplies required.  Handouts are provided.

The Part 1 class focuses on essential signs, and an introduction to fingerspelling and spatial referencing.