High American Sign Language 1
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Number of Credits
1
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Estimated Completion Time
2 Semesters
Pre Requisites
None
Description
Get ready to jump-start your journey through Deaf culture exploring the worlds of EARth and EYEth. You’ll dive headfirst into this visual language by learning the basic building blocks of communication. You’ll master the art of effortlessly navigating conversations about family, school, celebrations, food and restaurants, entertainment, and traveling. You’ll make stops along the way, exploring the roots and traditions of Deaf culture. So, buckle up—your journey awaits!
All ASL courses require live video conferencing for real-time discussion-based assessments with instructors and contain assignments that require students to record presentational videos.
Follow the link below for the Department of Education description for this course: https://www.cpalms.org/PreviewCourse/Preview/24136
Module One: Daily Life
-Dominant vs. Non-dominant Hand
-Alphabet and Numbers
-Fingerspelling
-History of ASL
-Parameters
-Attention-getting
-Yes/No and WH Questions
-Numbers 0–20
-Rule of 9
-Introductions and Greetings
Module 2: Live and Learn
-Educational Programs for Deaf and Hard-of-hearing
-DeafSpace
-Asking for Clarification
-Oralism
-Pronouns
-Past/Present/Future
-Contrastive Structure
-Numbers 20–65
-School and Home
Module 3: Good Eats
-Topic-Comment Structure
-Shoulder Shifting
-Listing Technique
-ASL Literature
-Preferences
-Whole Dollars
-Numbers 65–100
-Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Module 4: A Family Affair
-Masculine vs. Feminine Signs
-Contrastive Structure
-Name Signs
-Indexing and Order of Descriptions
-Time-Topic-Comment
-Numeral Incorporation
-Months
-Family and Descriptions
Module 5: Around the House
-Deaf Home
-Signer’s Perspective
-Classifiers vs. Handshapes
-Locative Classifiers
Before/After
-Preferences
-Rooms and Furniture
Module 6: Around Town
-Rhetorical Questions
-Deaf Communities
-Locative Classifiers
-Silent Dinners and Deaf Standard Time
-Real World Orientation
-Near/Far
-Directions
-Around Town and Transportation
Required: device of choice to record video (for example: webcam or smartphone or tablet with video), paper, pen or pencil
Optional: microphone, printer, speakers or headset
Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***
***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When taking the exam to assess a student’s integrity, the exam must be passed with at least a 59.5% in order to earn credit for the course.
Courses subject to availability.
Pursuant to s. 1002.20, F.S.; A public school student whose parent makes written request to the school principal shall be exempted from the teaching of reproductive health or any disease, including HIV/AIDS, in accordance with the provisions of s. 1003.42(3). Learn more about the process and which courses contain subject matter where an exemption request can be made.
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