Course Descriptions
4 Units | UC:CSU 72 hours lecture
Presents the fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) whereby students develop expressive and receptive language skills through the learning of basic vocabulary, grammatical structures, and cultural awareness. Corresponds to the first two years of ASL offered in the high school. Field assignment required.
SIGN 102 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II
4 Units | UC:CSU 72 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-101
Continues the study of American Sign Language (ASL) designed to increase the students proficiency in intermediate ASL communication skills with a continued emphasis on comprehension skills, conversational skills, cultural awareness, grammatical features and vocabulary development. Field assignments required.
SIGN 103 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III
4 Units | UC:CSU 72 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-102
Continues the study of American Sign Language (ASL) whereby students develop expressive
and receptive language skills with an increased emphasis on complex vocabulary, grammatical
structures, and cultural awareness. Field assignments required.
SIGN 104 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE IV
4 Units | UC:CSU 72 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-103
An advanced study of American Sign Language (ASL) whereby students develop expressive and receptive language skills with an emphasis placed on fluency and refinement of complex vocabulary, grammatical structures, and cultural awareness. Students gain a greater ability to utilize various verb types, temporal markers, adverbial and adjectival structures. Field assignments required.
SIGN 110 AMERICAN DEAF CULTURE
3 Units | UC:CSU 54 hours lecture
Studies various aspects of American deaf culture, including the description of deafness, deaf people, the deaf community as defined by audiology and/or cultural means, service for and by deaf people, and culture as reflected in the arts and language of deaf people. Field assignments required.
SIGN 111 FINGERSPELLING
2 Units | CSU 36 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-102
Develops basic skills in receptive and expressive fingerspelling. Strongly recommended for prospective teachers, interpreters, and other professionals working with deaf people. Course taught in American Sign Language.
SIGN 112 INTERPRETING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
3 Units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-102
Introduces the field of sign language interpreting including the history of interpreting, models of interpretation, professional standards, code of ethics, interpreter assessments, credentialing, roles and responsibilities.
SIGN 113 CREATIVE USES OF SIGN
3 Units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-103
Introduces students to artistic expressions of American Sign Language including poetry, storytelling, play on signs, songs, puns, jokes, handshape stories, and theatrical presentation of signs. Perspective, movement, characterization, form, and technique will be explored.
SIGN 114 WORKING AND SOCIALIZINGWITH DEAF-BLIND PEOPLE
4 Units | CSU 72 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-103
Provides interpreters and interpreting students with an introductory level overview of working with Deaf-Blind people. Students will become familiar with features of the Deaf-Blind community, learn common etiologies of Deaf-Blindness, learn basic communication and guiding skills for use with Deaf-Blind people, and experience a
variety of situations simulating Deaf-Blindess. Field trip may be required.
SIGN 200 SPECIALIZED SIGNS AND SETTINGS
3 Units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-104, 110 and 112
Introduces students to specialized signs for vocabulary and specialized terminology presented in a variety of environments including educational, religious, medical, legal, and theatrical. Special settings (deaf-blind, tactile, oral, teaming, and video-relay) will be analyzed and interpreting techniques will be applied.
SIGN 201 INTERPRETING I
3 Units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-104, 110 and 112
Introduces the process of consecutive interpreting including skills for analyzing, processing, and interpreting English meaning while conveying it accurately into American Sign Language.
SIGN 202 TRANSLITERATING I
3 Units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-104, 110 and 112
Introduces the process of consecutive transliteration, analyzing, processing, and interpreting English meaning while conveying it accurately into a Manually Coded English form.
SIGN 203 SIGN TO ENGLISH INTERPRETING/TRANSLITERATING I
3 Units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-104, 110 and 112
Introduces the skills required for accurate Sign to English interpretation/transliteration. Takes a theoretical and practical approach to analyzing the process and discussing common techniques and difficulties.
SIGN 204 INTERPRETING II
3 Units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-201
Develops advanced, simultaneous interpreting skills, including the skills for analyzing, processing, and interpreting English meaning and conveying it simultaneously into American Sign Language.
SIGN 205 TRANSLITERATING II
3 Units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-202
Develops the advanced process of simultaneous transliterating, including skills for analyzing, processing, and interpreting English meaning while conveying it accurately into a Manually Coded English form.
SIGN 206 SIGN TO ENGLISH INTERPRETING/TRANSLITERATING II
3 Units | CSU 54 hours lecture
Prerequisite: SIGN-203
Develops the advanced skills and knowledge for accurate simultaneous Sign to English interpretation/transliteration. Takes a theoretical and practical approach to analyzing the process and discussing solutions to common difficulties.
SIGN 210 Structure of American Sign Language | 3 units
Analyzes the linguistic structures of American Sign Language used in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on research skills, social use and variation in language, and child language acquisition.
SIGN 212 Deaf Education | 3 units
Explores the history of deaf education with emphasis placed on educational, political, and social trends and the various instructional strategies that affect the placement and instruction of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (DHH), as well as DHH students with additional challenges. Students gain an understanding of the foundation of language deprivation and the impacts on a DHH student’s education, explore federal and state special education laws, Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs), Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and the roles of Related Service Providers and support staff in the educational process.