Course Information
Course Numbers and Descriptions
Virtual Zoom classes are offered on Tuesdays and In-Person classes are offered on Thursdays. Classes meet once a week.
Virtual Course Numbers
101-V 1st Semester Beginners #1: ASL & CASE
201-V 2nd Semester Beginners #2: ASL & CASE
In-Person Course Numbers offered Fall & Spring (not all are offered each semester)
101 – 1st Semester Beginners #1:American Sign Language & Conceptually Accurate Signed English (ASL & CASE)
201 – 2nd Semester Beginners #2: ASL & CASE
301 – 1st Semester Intermediate #3: ASL & CASE
401 – 2nd Semester Intermediate #4: ASL & CASE
501/601 – Advanced #5: ASL
Austin Sign Language School (ASLS)
Virtual Course Descriptions
101-V 1st Semester Beginners #1: ASL & CASE – VIRTUAL
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”. Course covers Chapters 1-6 of textbook. Emphasis on beginning vocabulary and fingerspelling. Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language (ASL) and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Offered Virtually on Zoom on Tuesdays 3:30-5:00 pm, 5:30-7:00 pm Fall 2024.
201-V 2nd Semester Beginners #2: ASL & CASE – VIRTUAL
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”. Course covers Chapters 6-11 of textbook. Emphasis on vocabulary and fingerspelling. Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language (ASL) and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Offered Virtually on Zoom on Tuesdays 7:15-8:45 pm Fall 2024.
In-Person Course Descriptions (not all area offered):
101-1st Semester Beginners #1: ASL & CASE
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”
1st Semester Beginners: Course covers Chapters 1-6 textbook. Emphasis is on vocabulary and fingerspelling. Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language (ASL) and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Offered In-Person on Thursdays, 5:30-7:00 pm and 7:15-8:45 pm Fall 2024
201-2nd Semester Beginners #2: ASL & CASE
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”
2nd Semester Beginners: Course covers Chapters 6-11 of the textbook. Emphasis is on grammar and vocabulary building. Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language (ASL) and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Offered In-Person on Thursdays, 5:30-7:00 pm Fall 2024.
301-1st Semester Intermediate #3 ASL & CASE
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”
Course covers Chapters 11-17 of the textbook. Emphasis is on ASL grammar and vocabulary building. Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Offered In-Person on Thursdays, 7:15-8:45 pm Fall 2024.
401-2nd Semester Intermediate #4: ASL & CASE
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”
Course covers Chapters 17-22 of the textbook and additional vocabulary. Emphasis is on ASL grammar and vocabulary building. Not offered Fall 2024.
501/601 – Advanced #5 ASL
No Textbook
Course covers grammar, structure, and rhetoric used in ASL. Emphasis is on Cultural Signs, Classifiers, and Conceptually Accurate Signs. Not offered Fall 2024.
Location:
ASLS classes in Fall 2024 meet Virtually through Zoom on Tuesdays OR In-Person @TSD on Thursdays.
Schedule:
During the Fall 2024 semester, Virtual (V) Zoom courses 101-V and 201-V are offered on Tuesday afternoons/evenings. On Thursday evenings, In-Person courses 101, 201 and 301 are offered at TSD. Each semester is 10 weeks.
Fees:
Tuition is $225.00 per student for the 10-week semester.
Textbooks:
Textbook for ASLS courses 101/101-V, 201/201-V , 301/301-V and 401/401-V is “A Basic Course in American Sign Language – Second Edition” TJ Publishers (ISBN 0-932666-42-6)
Students should get their own textbooks prior to the first class (available through Amazon or https://www.diglo.com)
Instructors:
ASLS teachers are skilled users of sign language, and many of them are native signers. A majority are deaf/hard of hearing individuals who are proficient users of American Sign Language (ASL). Many of the instructors have taught ASLS courses for a number of years. Certified, highly qualified interpreters for the deaf teach the ASLS interpreting courses.
