ASL 350 - Conversational ASL

(3 credits)

This course is meant to serve as the last course in the ASL minor series. Students will build advanced ASL expressive and receptive conversational skills, with an emphasis on ASL idioms and on sign variation dependent on region, age, gender, and ethnicity. Strongly recommended for prospective teachers, interpreters and other professionals working with Deaf people. Students are encouraged to take the ASL Performance Interview (ASLPI) or Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) at the end of the course (lab fees apply). Prerequisites: ASL 202 or equivalent or instructor consent Spring.