Fundamentals of the language and culture including visual readiness, basic vocabulary, grammar features, and non-manual behaviors.

Practice in fundamentals of the language.

Fundamentals of language and culture through visual readiness, basic vocabulary, grammar features and non-manual behaviors with a focus on conversational skills.

Practice in fundamentals of the language. Must be taken in the same semester as ASLG U102.

Continuation of fundamentals of language and culture with additional vocabulary, grammar features, and non-manual behaviors, all focusing on conversational skills.

Concentration on intermediate conversational and discourse skills. This course is conducted entirely using American Sign Language.

General understanding of the theory, practices, and ethics of facilitating oral communication between English and American Sign Language, including implications of disability law. Develops basic skills for professional interpreting in its cultural context with practice in signing with form and meaning.

Preparation and applied practice in converting signed messages in ASL to spoken English, including development of skills and judgment in use of register, word choice, and intonation.

Preparation and applied practice in converting messages in spoken English to ASL, including development of skills and judgment in use of signing space, register, discourse mapping, compressions, expansions, and the relationship between meaning and form.

Advanced preparation and applied practice in converting signed messages in ASL to spoken English, including development of skills and judgment in the use of register, word choice, intonation, and demonstrating accuracy of intent.

Advanced preparation and applied practice in converting messages spoken English to ASL, including development of skills and judgment in use of signing space, register, discourse mapping, compressions, expansions, and the relationship between meaning and form.

Intensive study of selected topics chosen by instructor.

Directed research and reading project outside the classroom of a complex and extensive nature in keeping with the student's creative and/or scholarly interests. May be repeated with the consent of the instructor and advisor for a total of no more than six hours of undergraduate credit.

Supervised professional experience or research outside of the classroom, involving a meaningful project or activity for the employing firm or organization and a scholarly project for the student. For three credit hours, a student is to work 135 hours with an approved agency; for two credit hours, 90 hours; for one credit hour, 45 hours. A contractual agreement signed by the student, the instructor of record, and other designated faculty and administrators is required. A student may repeat ASLG U499 once with a different internship contract description for a total of no more than six hours of undergraduate credit.