ASL-116 American Sign Language 6

Course Overview

American Sign Language 6 is an advanced course that focuses on enhancing students’ understanding and application of ASL semantics, grammar, and vocabulary in sophisticated discourse. This course aims to refine students’ ability to use a wide range of ASL sentence types, including classifiers, conditionals, relative clauses, and non-manual signals, to explain complex constructs, processes, and situations. Emphasis is placed on using appropriate registers, developing a comprehensive grasp of communicative competencies such as requesting clarification, providing elaboration, and exploring cultural values and attitudes within the Deaf Community.

Building upon the intermediate skills developed in ASL 5, this course introduces students to advanced production and comprehension skills in ASL. Participants will further expand their ASL vocabulary, structure, and grammar knowledge, including the manual alphabet and numbers. Through ASL 6, students will refine their conversational abilities, learn culturally appropriate behaviors, and deepen their understanding of the culture and history of Deaf communities, focusing on themes such as the human body, sports and activities, and animals and terrains.

• ASL 116 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 116 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 116 does not guarantee placement into ASL 125.