ASL 201 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I

    Recent Professors
    Michelle Walsh, Erich Tucker, Shehnaz Virji
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    28–30 students
    Credits
    5
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ASL 201
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUIGETC Area 6A · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    Introduces a functional-notional approach to the acquisition of American Sign Language (ASL) - a visual/gestural language - through the development of visual receptive and expressive skills required for vocabulary development, grammar, non-manual behaviors, and fingerspelling. Creates awareness of Deaf Culture by reviewing the history of ASL, dynamics of the Deaf community and cultural customs of communication.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 5:30pm–7:20pm, Mon Wed 9:00am–10:50am, Thu 6:00pm–7:30pm, Tue 4:00pm–5:50pm