ASL 250 - ASL Linguistics

    Recent Professors
    ALim@riohondo.edu, darazi@riohondo.edu
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2021
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    ASL 102
    Fall 2025 Sections
    View Fall 2025 sections of ASL 250
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course will serves as an introductory course in linguistics, with a special emphasis on American Sign Language (ASL). Students will learn basic linguistic concepts such as phonology, morphology, and syntax as they apply to all languages. Students will further their knowledge of linguistics as it relates specifically to ASL. No prior knowledge of linguistics is needed to take this course. Upon completion of this course students will be able to pursue careers related to Deaf education or ASL pedagogy. This course will be taught using a combination of ASL and spoken English and may or may not have interpreters facilitating the lectures depending on the instructor.