Please note: ALL WHS ASL students, in all levels, can earn college credits from Seattle Central College' ASL Consortium and Pacific NW College Credits.
Level 100: In this class...This college-level course, ASL 100, is the complex and natural existing language used by the Deaf. ASL 100 will introduce students to this visual / gestural language and to the Deaf community. In this class students will learn vocabulary and the grammar of ASL through natural everyday conversation, situations, and activities. Classrooms operate in large and small group settings and often in full immersion. Students must be able to maintain eye contact and be visually focused, as well as have the ability to work regularly with recording devices (by uploading and downloading media) for portfolio purposes. College credit is granted to those who earn the grade of “B” or above.
Level 200: In this class...ASL 200 expands on vocabulary, deepens complex grammatical understanding, functional application, Deaf history, culture, and community. Second year will focus more on classifiers, use of spatial referencing, role-shifting, signer’s point of view, verb inflections, and the Greater Deaf community (agencies serving the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing). Using dialogues and narratives while continuing their virtual portfolios students will grow in their fluency, prosody, and confidence. College credit is granted to those who earn the grade of “B” or above
Level 300: In this class...ASL 300 continues vocabulary and grammatical structure of the language with storytelling, narratives, and dialogues. While continuing an exposure to Deaf history, culture, and community, students will also explore Deaf folklore, current events and Deaf-related topics, Deaf-Blind community, mock interpreting simulations, poetry, iconic art, and careers with ASL. College credit is granted to those who earn the grade of “B” or above.
Level 400:In this class...ASL 300 continues vocabulary and grammatical structure of the language with storytelling, narratives, and dialogues. While continuing an exposure to Deaf history, culture, and community, students will also explore Deaf folklore, current events and Deaf-related topics, Deaf-Blind community, mock interpreting simulations, poetry, iconic art, and careers with ASL.