ASL-113 American Sign Language 3

Course Overview

American Sign Language Level 3 (ASL 3) is an advanced course designed to further enhance the ASL skills acquired in ASL 2. This course introduces more sophisticated ASL grammatical features, an expanded vocabulary, and engages students in complex short stories, narratives, and dialogues. Students will explore discourse strategies including the description of general surroundings, appropriate sequencing, temporal aspects, and conditionals to enable nuanced communication in ASL.

This course deepens the understanding of the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture, emphasizing culturally appropriate behaviors and interactions, and providing insight into the history and culture of Deaf communities.

• ASL 113 will be accepted as a free elective unless the department or program accepts these courses towards the major or minor.
• Gallaudet undergraduate students who wish to register for ASL 113 will need to obtain permission from the ASL Department. These students would need to take the ASLConnect placement test for placement into these classes.
• All Gallaudet undergraduate students will take the ASL Screening to be placed into ASL 100 – 102 or ASL 125. Completion of ASL 113 does not guarantee placement into ASL 125.

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