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American Sign Language 1 Acceleration

$1,000$1,950

Summer 2023

Monday, June 12 – Friday, August 4, 2023

Prerequisites

Introduction to American Sign Language (Middle) or None (Upper)

Credit

MIddle or Upper

This is the introductory course in an Upper School American Sign Language (ASL) sequence. In this course, students will advance in their study of ASL and Deaf Culture. Students will develop both expressive and receptive signing skills, consolidating fingerspelling and numbers, and continuing with a basic vocabulary. Students will also be introduced to ASL grammar, discovering that it is a fully independent linguistic system, distinct from American English. Finally, students will master the basic conversational and cultural behaviors necessary to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL.

Term

Subject Area

Division

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Credit Type

Middle, Upper

Do you attend a CLI partner school?

Yes, No