American Sign Language Level I

American Sign Language Level I is an Interdisciplinary Arts class taught by Ruth P. Moore.

Course Description
This course introduces the third most widely used language in the United States and Canada. It is intended to give an overview of both the language and the culture of the deaf community. Emphasis will be focused on learning basic grammatical structure as well as developing receptive and expressive signing skills used in everyday conversation, also being able to give a skit in American Sign Language. Cultural aspects of the Deaf community will be shared through readings, videotapes and class discussion.

Learning Goals

 * Project-based
 * Multi-Cultural
 * Presenting