Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
HSLS 1120 - Elementary American Sign Language II
This is the second in a sequence of six American Sign Language (ASL) courses. Course continues to develop grammatical competency in regard to sentence structures in ASL. Course expands on concepts previously introduced and introduces classifiers and ASL literature. The course applies a conversational, deaf studies approach.
Requisites: C- or better in HSLS 1110 or 3850 or DSI 1110 and WARNING: No credit for this course if taken after the following: DSI 2110 or 2120 or HSLS 2110 and No credit for both this course and the following (always deduct credit for first course taken): DSI 1120
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to identify and produce verbs using appropriate spatial agreement.
- Students will be able to identify and produce grammatically appropriate statements, topic-comment, yes/no-questions, wh-questions, conditional, commands, negations, assertions and rhetorical sentence structures.
- Students will be able to effectively retell stories using one-person and two-person role-shifts, basic classifiers and will identify key characteristics of ASL Literature.
- Students will be able to comprehend and produce information regarding neighborhoods including giving and receiving directions.
- Students will be able to comprehend and produce requests, complaints and suggestions.
- Students will be able to expand on American Sign Language (ASL) number systems and will be able to comprehend and produce information regarding the year, time of day and money.
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