DEAF 314 - American Sign Language III

    Recent Professors
    Amanpreet Anchor Kaur, Coco Cabral, Moni' U. Brown
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    DEAF 312 (formerly SILA 306) with a grade of "C" or better.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of DEAF 314
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 6A · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course is the third in a series of five courses in American Sign Language. It emphasizes expressive and receptive nonverbal communication skills between signers who have preliminary American Sign Language syntactical and lexical skills. In addition, it provides an understanding of deaf cultural processes by identifying behaviors and norms through assigned activities. It also includes dialogues that involve asking, empathizing, negotiating and agreeing or disagreeing. It emphasizes non-speech communication. This course is formerly known as SILA 315.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 6:00pm–8:05pm, Mon Wed 6:00pm–8:05pm