Intro ASL?

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I'm just wondering the usual course load and the outline of a basic intro to ASL class would have? Im almost 100% sure I'm going to take it as an elective next semester and im excited too:) but I also have 6 courses so I don't want to be overwhelmed...
input?
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Alicia:cool:
 
Hi, Alicia: I don't know, sorry. But from Google are some intro syllabus:

- Intoduction to ASL
- ASL
- Introduction to ASL

Maybe use Google and your school name (for example MadeUpNameCollege) like "ASL syllabus MadeUpNameCollege" to find your syllabus.

Good luck! :)
 
hey this is only what I know from my high school classes - Intro to ASL 11 (which is the prerequisite to regular ASL 11). They started out with fingerspelling (duh), numbers, pronouns, who/what/when/where/why/how, time concepts, ASL word order/grammar, and then moved on to more specific categories of signs (like family signs, emotions, work signs, foods, animals, colours, leisure activities/sports, clothes/appearance, and places/directions). then I guess they just touched back on ASL grammatical specifics and use of facial expression throughout, and focused on Deaf Culture the rest of the itme. I have no idea how different it might be in college though so I don't know what the workload is like. but you should totally take it, it'll definitely be worth it!
 
It can be an intense class. I think it would depend on your other 6 classes and the weight of them. When I took ASL 111 (first class) I was in 5 senior level math classes at University. ASL was my fun class. I did not find it hard to include it into my math classes. It was my fun class.

I think it would also depend on how fast you pick it up. Do you need to study it a lot, or can you see the sign once and remember it? There are so many unknown factors.
 
RDC_girl said:
I think it would also depend on how fast you pick it up. Do you need to study it a lot, or can you see the sign once and remember it? There are so many unknown factors.
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come to think of it that's probably an important thing you should consider if you have never done ANY sign before or never made an attempt to learn a few signs. knowing how to fingerspell in advance would be a huge asset because it's a difficult skill to pick up.

i was a teacher's assistant for intro ASL 11 in grade 12 where all but one of the students had not fully learned ASL previously. there were 6 students total (TINY CLASS, i know, stupid high school), 1 whose younger brother was born deaf so she had been learning sign since she was three. of the other 5 students, four of them had been taking small classes on the side at our community centre, just once a week throughout the summer, and they were very casual classes. the one remaining student struggled a heck of a lot when the actual class started last september, but this was mostly because she had a lot of trouble mimicking the signs in general and that little issue lasted with her throughout the rest of the year.

when i graded tests i noticed this chick consistently got the most answers wrong but it was clear that she was trying pretty hard. i'm not suggesting she has some sort of learning disability or that she was put at an unfair disadvantage because the rest of the students had taken a couple external classes. but her main issues were being able to follow the signs... she wasn't a very visual learner, nor bodily/kinesthetic. so generally you should figure out how well/quickly you can learn new signs, and do you already know how to fingerspell? you don't have to do it at an amazing rate, and it's obv not a requirement for the course if it's intro, but if you're concerned about course load you should probably make sure that you dont have some hindered ability to learn & process new signs.
 
ASL 1 in college is a very time consuming class if you expect to do well. It is 5 Cr hr class...at my school and if you are taking 6classes I would suggest to prioritize whats most important to you, and most neccessary toward your degree. Like myself, Im sure taking up ASL is very important to you for reasons similar to me I would assume. In order to accomadate for this would you be willing to take a couple classes during the summer semester in order to make up the demands of all those classes so that you might be able to achieve success in all of them? Getting up into 18, 19, 20 Cr hrs can make your hair turn grey real quick. I hope this helps Alicia :cool:
 
I fixed out my schedule and I have 4 classes instead and I am still considered full-time!
 
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