General Information

• Name: American Sign Language IV
• Discipline: American Sign Language (AM)
• Units (Credits): 4
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Communications and Fine Arts

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

• Prerequisites: AM 147

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Encourages the student to expand his or her command of discourse in ASL on various everyday topics.

II: Course Objectives

Students in this course will learn how to effectively sign and expand on the following linguistic categories, students will demonstrate skill in signing:

• Life activities, vacations and special occasions; Their life story; Heredity and family traditions; Functional Numbering: Dates, addresses, and prices of items; Receptive practice; Poetry in ASL; Directions; Descriptive classifies; Various foods
• Understanding basic aspects of Deaf Culture with emphasis on cultural aspects of the Deaf Community.
• Knowledge of technology and accomodations available for the Deaf.
• Understanding the importance of cultural traditions, diversity and ethics in the modern world.
• Acquiring effective and efficient learning skills, including the location and evaluation of information.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

The General Education Mission is to provide a core of critical life skills. AM 145 (American Sign Language I) addresses four specific general education student learning outcomes from all four major areas:

Communication:
- Communicate with persons who use sign language
- Demonstrate knowledge of cultrual aspects of persons who are deaf

Analysis:
- Compare and analyze the similarities and differences between English and ASL
- Locate and evaluate information

Personal Development:
- Demonstrate ability to use a different modality and language
- Develop knowledge of a different cultural and linguistic minority
- Expand communication to include users of ASL

Community Commitment:
- Understand the diverse needs of Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafened
- Use information presented in class to participate and possibly assist in equal opportunities for members of the Deaf Community