TransfermaticASL at Cuyamaca College

    ASL 140 - Inside Deaf Culture

    Recent Professors
    E. Oleson Dickson
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of ASL 140
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course will introduce students to the Deaf community and American Deaf culture. Deaf heritage, values, behaviors, historical perspectives, and the grammar structure of sign language will be examined. American Sign Language (ASL) literature, Deaf artists, social and political influences, and emerging technology for Deaf people will be studied. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-3, Cal-GETC-3B)