Students will build upon sign language skills learned in SIGN 1503. Emphasis is on continued development and refinement of comprehension, production, grammar, and interpersonal skills. Information about Deaf community and Deaf culture will be introduced.
SIGN 1503 with a grade of C or better
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Communication
- Responsibility
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Comprehend and express yourself with basic ASL vocabulary and correct grammar in person and through digital technologies.
- Identify and compare the beliefs, values, products and practices found within Deaf communities.
- Converse in person to discuss key concepts in other disciplines. (PLO 1, 2, and 3)
- Compare and contrast your language and culture with those of Deaf communities at basic level.
- Demonstrate an awareness of grammatical features, at a basic level, that make ASL a complex human language.
- Engage and converse in non-classroom and small group settings with Deaf community members.
- asking for a sign
- fingerspelling
- U.S. states and Canadian provinces
- numbers
- translating questions
- negation
- verb agreement
- directions
- telling where items are located
- describing reactions
- greetings and leave-takings
- interrupting others
- identifying present people
- describing personal items
- describing lost items
- making requests
- agreeing with conditions
- physical locations
- suggesting a place to eat
- giving opinions about tendencies
- giving opinions about personal qualities
- comparing personal qualities
- looking for a misplaced object
- discussing one’s knowledge and abilities
- asking for opinion about someone
- making and canceling plans
- discussing personal goals
- narrating stories
- retelling placement of characters -
- rehearsing agreement verbs with role shift
- rehearsing role shift exchanges between characters
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Dean, Jennifer Huggins; 815-802-8484; R310; jhuggins@kcc.edu; Division Office- W102; 815-802-8700
College Policies, Resources and Supports
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KCC offers various academic and personal resources for all students. Many services are offered virtually, as well as in person. Please visit Student Resources - Kankakee Community College to access student resources services such as:
- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
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|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.