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• ASLE 265: Pre-Interpreting Skills

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Practice skills that will prepare students linguistically, physically, and cognitively for the act of interpreting by employing intra-lingual skills in English and in ASL. May be offered as traditional or distance education. Prerequisite:    ASLE226
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• ASLI 101: American Sign Language I

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces students to communication using American Sign Language (ASL) as it is used within the American Deaf Community. This course involves a study of vocabulary, grammar, fingerspelling, the history of ASL and its recognition as a language. The major focus will be the demonstration of beginning expressive and receptive conversational ASL skills.
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• ASLI 102: American Sign Language 2

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Builds upon the content of ASL I with emphasis placed on more complex grammatical structures and conversational fluency. Students will demonstrate receptive and expressive skills above the basic level. This course is highly interactive and students' signing skills will be assessed. Prerequisite:    ASLI101 OR ASLE155
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• ASLI 110: Visual Gestural Communication

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Focuses on visual and kinetic readiness via visual/gestural communication techniques, visual discrimination, and memory exercises. Topics include kinetic theory and exercises of the body, face, arms, hands, and their relationship to space, which are an integral part of ASL. Corequisite:    ASLI101
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• ASLI 203: American Sign Language 3

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces intermediate skills in developing expressive and receptive skills in American Sign Language (ASL). Students will learn and expand their vocabulary, sentence structure, and grammar. Students will continue to incorporate their conversational abilities, culturally appropriate behaviors, and increase awareness of Deaf Culture.? Prerequisite:    ASLI102 OR ASLE226
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• ASLI 204: American Sign Language 4

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Continue intermediate skills in developing expressive and receptive skills in American Sign Language (ASL). Students will learn and expand their vocabulary, sentence structure and grammar. Students will continue to incorporate their conversational abilities, culturally appropriate behaviors and increase awareness of Deaf Culture.? Prerequisite:    ASLI203 OR ASLE257
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• ASLI 210: Depiction Verbs and Space

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  At the end of this course, students will have a deeper understanding of ASL grammatical components, such as depiction, depiction verbs, and space to incorporate cohesion, use of transitions, and connections fluently. Students will be able to produce and identify the various depicting verb categories for people, animals, objects in addition to the sizing. Students will be able to produce components of depicting verbs in storytelling utilizing the following but not limited to, adjectives, adverbs, appearances, sense feelings, personalities, and qualities. Prerequisite:    ASLI203 AND ASLI110 OR ASLE240 OR ASLE255 Corequisite:    ASLI204
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• ASLI 225: Linguistics of ASL

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces ASL structure and organizational properties of ASL as identified through linguistic research, reviews other languages that share similar organizational principles, and discusses the semantic hierarchy and framework for analyzing semantic properties of ASL. This course includes a historical overview of social and linguistic events that have influenced transformations in ASL. Prerequisite:    ASLI203
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• ASLI 235: Introduction to Interpreting

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces the field of sign language interpreting and best practices for working with Deaf individuals. The course content includes an overview of the interpreting profession and preparations for working with diverse groups of people. It includes social justice within both the interpreting field and Deaf communities, federal laws related to the field, and the Code of Professional Conduct for the interpreting profession.
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• ASLI 305: American Sign Language 5

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces advanced skills in developing expressive and receptive skills in American Sign Language (ASL). Students will learn and expand their vocabulary, structure, and grammar. Students will continue to incorporate their conversational abilities, culturally appropriate behaviors, and increase awareness of Deaf Culture.? Prerequisite:    ASLI204 OR ASLE327
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