Fall 2012

AMSL 1101 – Elementary ASL 1

Introduces students to American Sign Language (ASL). Students develop expressive and receptive competence in using ASL to fulfill various social functions (such as introductions, explanations of personal history, and descriptions of simple narratives). Additional topics include the use of signing space and further use of nonmanual components including facial expression and body postures.

Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule Types: Lecture

• Elementary ASL 1 – 10267 – AMSL 1101 – 02- 9:15 am-10:20 am MWR
• Elementary ASL 1 – 10261 – AMSL 1101 – 03- 10:30 am-11:35 am MWR
• Elementary ASL 1 – 12489 – AMSL 1101 – 04- 1:35 pm-2:40 pm MWR
• Elementary ASL 1 – 10259 – AMSL 1101 – 06- 4:35 pm-5:40 pm MWR

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AMSL 1102 – Elementary ASL 2

Continues AMSL 1101. Continues development of expressive and receptive competence in using American Sign Language to fulfill various social functions (such as introductions, explanations of personal history, and descriptions of simple narratives). Emphasizes further development of receptive and expressive skills, finger spelling, vocabulary building, grammatical structures; encourages more extensive use of nonmanual behaviors, classifiers, body postures, and signing space. Students are also introduced to regional and ethnic sign variations and political and educational institutions of the Deaf community. Prereq. AMSL 1101.

Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule Types: Lecture

• Elementary ASL 2 – 10246 – AMSL 1102 – 03 – 10:30 am – 11:35 pm MWR
• Elementary ASL 2 – 10258 – AMSL 1102 – 01- 1:35 pm-2:40 pm MWR

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AMSL 1401- Elementary ASL 1 for Healthcare Professionals

Focuses on the development of basic conversational skills using a variety of conversational strategies in ASL. This is the first course in a sequence of American Sign Language (ASL) courses offered for students in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. ASL is the primary sign language of the Deaf community throughout the United States and much of Canada. Addresses those conversational skills most often used in medical settings. Emphasizes basic rules of grammar, finger spelling, and cultural behaviors of the Deaf community, as well as the ASL vocabulary and phrases needed for a variety of medical situations. Guest speakers share their experiences in various medical settings. Prereq. Bouvé students only.

Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule Types: Lecture, Traditional Instructional Method

• Elementary ASL 1 for Healthcare – 14718 – AMSL 1401 – 01- 9:50 am-11:30 am TF

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AMSL 1511 – ASL Classifiers

Seeks to improve understanding of and use of ASL classifiers, including appropriate nonmanual grammatical features and other nonmanual markers. Students have an opportunity to learn classifier hand shapes and how movement, location, and orientation of classifiers affect meaning in ASL. Covers eight types of ASL classifiers: semantic, instrumental, descriptive, locative, plural, body part, sport, and elemental classifiers. Offers students an opportunity to build on existing classifier vocabulary and eventually use an expanded range of classifiers to express narratives. Prereq. AMSL 1101.

Credit Hours: 4.000 (4.000 lecture hours)

Levels: Undergraduate

Schedule Types: Lecture, Traditional Instructional Method

• ASL Classifiers – 16581 – AMSL 1511 – 01 -4:35 pm-5:40 pm MWR