Recent SemestersSpring 2026, Spring 2025Class Size30 studentsCredits4PrerequisiteAMSL 214 with a Grade of "C" or better, or equivalent Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course is designed to build upon students’ translation skills to analyze discourse in English and American Sign Language (ASL), with a focus on message analysis and understanding the context, intentions, and cultural norms used during various communication events. Topics include conversational signals, prosodic features, register variation, linguistic features, and message equivalence. Attention is given to continued development of students' ASL skills and discussion of topics in the interpreting field. This course is designed for ASL-English Interpretation program majors.Usually HeldMon 5:00pm–8:00pm, Wed 5:00pm–8:00pm