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ASL Course Descriptions

Signing Naturally is the most widely used curriculum in the United States and Canada. Created and developed at Vista Community College in Berkeley, California by master ASL teachers Ken Mikos, Ella Mae Lentz, and Cherie Smith.

Signing Naturally ASL Level One
Signing Naturally ASL Level One covers units 1 – 12, including the following topics: Introducing Oneself, Exchanging Personal Information, Talking about Surroundings, Telling Where You Live, Talking about Your Family, Telling about Activities, Giving Directions, Describing Others, Making Requests, Talking about Family and Occupations, Attributing Qualities to Others, Talking about Routines.

The Signing Naturally ASL Level One workbook has 12 units of study; these have been split into three 30-hour long classes (ASL 101, 102 and 103):

ASL 101 (Units 1-6)
ASL 102 (Units 7-9)
ASL 103 (Units 10-12)

Including testing time for each student and 3-hours classroom time per week over a 10-week period. The class participation portion includes exercises in grammatical patterns, cultural and literary materials, dialogues, and conversational activities.
Signing Naturally ASL Level Two
Signing Naturally ASL Level Two covers units 13 – 17, including topics: Locating Things around the House, Complaining, Making Suggestions and Requests, Exchanging Personal Information: Life Events, Describing and Identifying Things, and Talking about the Weekend.

The Signing Naturally ASL Level Two workbook has 5 units of study; these have been split into three 33-hour long classes:

ASL 201 (Units 13-14)
ASL 202 (Units 15-16)
ASL 203 (Units 17)

Including testing time for each student and 3-hours classroom time per week over a 11-week period.

Prerequisite: Must pass ASL 103 or have the Sign Language Coordinator's consent.
Signing Naturally ASL Level Three
The final and most advanced curriculum in the Signing Naturally series, Level 3 develops beyond Level One and Two with exciting new teaching tools that include an interactive set of easy-to-understand lesson plans, activities, and multimedia materials for use in the classroom.

Signing Naturally ASL Level Two covers units 18 – 25, including topics: Narrating Unforgettable Moments, Sharing Interesting Facts, Explaining Rules, Telling about Accidents, Talking about Money, Making Major Decisions and Discussing Health Conditions.

The units 8 have been split into three 36-hour long classes:

ASL 301 (Unit 18)
ASL 302 (Units 19-20)
ASL 303 (Units 21-22)
ASL 304 (Units 23-24)
ASL 305 (Unit 25)

Including testing time for each student and 3-hours classroom time per week over a 12-week period.

Prerequisite: Must pass ASL 203 or have the Sign Language Coordinator's consent.

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