Maricopa Community Colleges  SLG201   19976-20015 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  04/22/97
SLG201      19976-20015 LEC 4 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
American Sign Language III
Linguistics of American Sign Language (A.S.L.) including non-manual behaviors and signing English idioms with conceptual accuracy. Emphasis on practical application of A.S.L. skills, expanded vocabulary, and cross-cultural communication. Prerequisites: SLG102, with a grade of "C" or better, or permission of department/division. Suggested but not required: ENG101 and, CRE101 or CRE111 or exemption by score on the reading placement test (ASSET).
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
SLG201   19976-20015 American Sign Language III
1. Apply expressive and receptive mastery of grammatical features of American Sign Language (A.S.L.) at the intermediate level. (I)
2. Apply expressive and receptive mastery of targeted lexicon. (II)
3. Apply A.S.L. skills in communicating short stories, narratives, and dialogues at the intermediate level. (III)
4. Use appropriate conversational regulators in medium length A.S.L. conversations. (III)
5. Recognize English words with multiple meanings and produce appropriate signs. (IV)
6. Recognize English idioms and produce accurate A.S.L. translations. (V)
7. Recognize and produce basic A.S.L. idioms and provide accurate translations. (VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
SLG201   19976-20015 American Sign Language III
    I. Grammatical Features
        A. Verbs
          1. Subjects and objects
          2. Modulations
          3. Distributional aspect
          4. Reciprocal aspect
        B. Classifiers
        C. Locatives
        D. Temporal aspect
      II. Targeted Lexicon
        III. Application of A.S.L. Skills at the Intermediate Level
            A. Stories
            B. Narratives
            C. Dialogues
            D. Spontaneous conversations
            E. Conversational regulating behaviors
          IV. Words with Multiple Meanings
              A. Context
              B. Conceptual signs
            V. English Idioms and Expressions
                A. Meanings
                B. Conceptual signs
              VI. A.S.L. Idioms and Expressions
                  A. Production
                  B. Translation
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