Chabot College
Fall 2008
Replaced Fall 2010
Sign Language 66
ADVANCED SIGN LANGUAGE
Catalog Description:
66 – Advanced Sign Language
May be repeated 3 times
3 units
Further development of American Sign Language (ASL) receptive/expressive skills and knowledge
learned in Sign Language 65. Emphasis on conversational skills in functional situations, continued
vocabulary expansion and knowledge of Deaf culture and the Deaf community. Prerequisite: Sign
Language 65 (completed with a grade of “C” or higher). 3 hours.
[Typical contact hours: 52.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
Before entering the course the student should be able to:
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master the signs/vocabulary introduced during the semester;
increase their use of the manual alphabet;
master the ASL grammatical structure introduced during the semester;
show an ability to use culturally appropriate facial expression appropriate to the situation.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. demonstrate the ability to locate things around the house;
2. demonstrate the ability to make suggestions, request, and register complaints;
3. demonstrate the ability to exchange personal information.
Course Content:
1. Language functions
2. Locating items around the house
a. giving reason/making request
b. asking where
c. giving specific locations
d. correcting and confirming information
e. opening conversations
3. Making suggestions/requests and registering complaints
a. making suggestions
b. making requests
c. giving specific locations
d. asking for permission
e. expressing concerns
f. declining/explaining why
g. agreeing with conditions
h. agreeing with shortcomings
i. asking for clarification
4. Language functions/grammar
a. recurring time signs
b. continuous time signs
c. temporal aspect: recurring, continuous
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Course Outline for Sign Language 66, Page 2
Fall 2008
d. inflecting verbs
e. role shifting
f. conditional sentences
g. clock numbers
5. Exchanging personal information
a. when clauses
b. phrasing for sequencing events
c. constructive structure
Methods of Presentation:
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Lecture, dialogues, ASL stories and games
Demonstrations
Classroom practice/group assignments
Audio-visual materials
Skills demonstration and practice
Typical Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. attend two deaf cultural events
b. ten dialogue assignments related to asking/answering questions about specific locations and
confirming and correcting information
c. present five situational dialogues using correct grammatical structure and culturally specific
vocabulary
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. exam/quizzes
b. participation in group activities/classroom assignments
c. homework assignments
d. student demonstration of signing skills/presentations.
e. final exam
Textbook(s) (Typical:
Signing Naturally – Level 2, Smith, Lentz, and Mikos. Dawn Sign Press, San Diego, 1992.
Bravo ASL, Cassell, Holland, Cox and Azure; Sign Enhancers, Inc., 1996.
Special Student Material
None
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