Course Detail: ASL1 - Introduction to American Sign Language and Deaf Culture

**Due to an unavoidable conflict, the Fall 2023 course has been moved to Mondays, beginning on September 11 and running through October 30. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.**

You will focus on mastering the basics of fingerspelling, numbers, colors, facial grammar and sentence structure. You will also learn conversational and cultural behaviors necessary to hold a beginning-level conversation in ASL with deaf or hard of hearing users of the language. Introductory information about deaf culture and deaf humor will also be presented to provide you with a broad picture of the language and culture.

"This course was very informative because it has helped me understand the deaf community and has helped me understand my grandson (3yrs old) who is deaf.  It has allowed me to better understand him and helped me communicate better with him.  The instructor was awesome, she knows her stuff and the material was presented in a fun way to learn.  We were given many additional resources to use." - Karla C.

"I enjoyed the combination of learning ASL and history.  I really liked the variety of videos and active practice.  The instructor was very well educated on the subject and interesting." - Tammy L.

 Session Information: PEU24-ASL1-01E

Schedule: Every week on Wednesday, starting on 06/12/24 and ending on 07/31/24
Only 23 days left to register!
Times: 06:30pm-08:30pm CDT
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This course will be hosted on the SIUE Edwardsville campus in Founders Hall Room 2207. If you requested a parking pass, one will be emailed to you at least one week prior.

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Tammy Kowalski

Facility Detail

SIUE - Edwardsville Campus
Founders Hall 2207, SIUE Campus
119 Peck Service Rd
Edwardsville, IL 62025

Cancellation Policy

A cancellation charge of $15.00 will be assessed on cancellations occurring prior to 5 days of the start of this session.