This course is designed to instruct students in the proper syntax and basic grammatical constructs of ASL.   Over 500 signs are introduced and utilized in conversations, enabling students to express basic ideas.  ASL 1 focuses on American Sign Language as a visual and motor medium of communication and discourse for deaf individuals and deaf culture.  Upon successful completion of the course, attendees will receive a continuing education certificate of completion.  

This course is a continuation of ASL 1 and will expand upon the development of sign vocabulary with the introduction of phrases.  Emphasis will be placed on the use of body postures, hand shapes, expressions, signing space, using classifiers, maintaining attention, and controlling the pace of conversation.  Upon successful completion of the course, attendees receive a continuing education certificate of completion.