SIGN 108 - Fingerspelling, Numbers and Classifiers

    Recent Professors
    Tina Leonard Leonard, Maisha Safford
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    Not published
    Prerequisite
    SIGN 102
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of SIGN 108
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    This course will cover topics specific to the development of skills in comprehension and production of fingerspelled and lexicalized word signs, numbers and ASL classifiers. Techniques will be taught to assist students in improving their comprehension of fingerspelled words and names, especially the use of double letters, and numbers. The history and evolution of the ASL manual alphabet will also be covered. ASL rules of numerical incorporation will be emphasized especially in concepts related to time, money, age. Ordinal and cardinal number systems will be covered, as well as community standards for giving numbers in precise orders (i.e. addresses, zip codes, phone numbers).
    Usually Held
    Mon 12:00pm–2:05pm, Mon 7:00pm–9:05pm, Wed 7:00pm–9:05pm