ASL 1 - American Sign Language I
- Recent Professors
- Heather Arazi
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
- Class Size
- 35–50 students
- Difficulty
- 6.0Demandingout of 10
- Credits
- 4
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of ASL 1
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUIGETC Area 6A
- Description
- This course is a study of the fundamentals of American Sign Language as it is used within Deaf culture. Students will develop expressive and receptive language skills through the learning of basic vocabulary, grammatical structures, and fingerspelling. The history, values, culture and attitudes of Deaf community are explored. ASL 1 is equivalent to two years of high school ASL.