COURSE NAME: American Sign Language I

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Catskill

INSTRUCTOR: TBD

Full YEAR

Maximum Total Class Enrollment - All Sites:

COURSE PREREQUISITES: Grades 10 - 12

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: American Sign Language (ASL) is a complex visual/spatial language
that employs precise hand shapes, movements and positions along with facial expressions and postures of
the body to communicate specific meanings. ASL has its own grammar rules and is a natural language that
has developed over time by its users. ASL is the native language of many Deaf men and women, as well as
some hearing children born to Deaf families, across North America. It is the fourth most common language
used in the United States.

Students will learn:
- Basic historical and cultural perspectives of the Deaf community
- Sign vocabulary and their components
- Basic American Sign Language grammar

OTHER NOTES / MISCELLANEOUS: Each student is expected to use American Sign Language skills for a final
presentation about themselves as the culminating experience.

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