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American Sign Language (ASL) is a visual/gestural
language and the third most common language used in
America. There are 25 million people in America who are
Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Those Deaf people who are
involved in Deaf Culture use ASL to communicate with one
another. ASL has its own grammatical structure, syntax
and rules. It cannot be compared to English. ASL is a
vibrant and expressive language that allows the people
who use it in their daily lives to communicate about
philosophy, politics, social issues and many more
subjects, much like the way hearing people use and
function in their everyday life with their primary
language.
Learning ASL will increase your kinetic skills and
create new neural pathways. This coordination between
the body and brain will develop your visual acuity and
observational skills. You will recognize subtle
nonverbal behaviors that most hearing people overlook
because they are relying on sounds and tones to
interpret the emotional connotations of an interaction.
Some of you will encounter a Deaf person in your work
environment or become friends with someone who is Deaf.
Learning ASL will allow you to communicate with
confidence, so that you do not have to experience the
awkwardness of not knowing what to do in this situation.
Most people who learn ASL are able to participate in
Deaf social events and are warmly welcomed into the Deaf
Community
Program
Requirement Sheet |
Course Descriptions |
Classes offered this quarter
Designed to provide students with a broad liberal
arts background of study during their first and second
years of college with an emphasis on American Sign
Language. The state's two-year and four-year schools
developed transfer agreements that allow students from a
community college to transfer at least 90 credits (60
semester credits) to a four-year college or university.
The degrees satisfy some - or all - general requirements
for a bachelor's degree.
As a student at SCC, you will have the opportunity
interact directly with our outstanding, award-winning
faculty who are interested in your education goals. Our
faculty are available to answer your questions.
Richard Jacobs (American Sign Language) |
(see bio)
Office 5318,
rjacobs@shoreline.edu
To contact by phone, dial 711 (off
campus phones) and relay
the phone number: (206) 546-4647
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