Jul 06, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

AMSL 1010 - American Sign Language I


Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

American Sign Language I is an introduction into the world of deafness This course focuses on the basics of American Sign Language, the natural language used by deaf individuals and the deaf community The students will focus on the grammatical structure of ASL and will begin to develop both receptive and expressive skills in ASL The students will learn the alphabet, numbers, time, colors, how to introduce themselves, exchange personal information, talk about people and family members, descriptive vocabulary, giving and receiving directions, making requests, action words and common sentences and phrases used in everyday situations Deaf culture, its characteristics and Deaf History will also be discussed

Prerequisite: None

ODHE Transfer: TAG OFL025

Course Classification: B