$8000
Navy ASL Class
May 2 – August 1, 2024
Basic ASL Course 1 Tentative Outline*
Week 1: Brief Introduction to Deaf Culture & ASL Alphabet
● Brief History of ASL & Some Myths
● ASL Strategies
● ASL Parameters
● ASL Alphabet & Numbers (1-10)
Week 2: Ways of Communicating & Asking Questions
● Review
● Ways of Communicating with Others
● Asking Who
● Numbers 11-15
● Fingerspelling Names
Week 3: Getting Others’ Attention & Identification
● Review
● Getting Others’ Attention
● Identify a Person
● Asking Who (cont.)
● Same, Different, & Specifying Where
Week 4: Making Connections & Exchanging Information
● Review
● Making Connections with Deaf People
● Numbers 16-19
Week 5: Signing Environment & Giving Directions
● Review
● Fingerspelling Up Letters
● Negotiating a Signing Environment
● Activities & Locations
● Basic Directions
● Numbers 20-29
Week 6: Cultural Notes & Conversation
● Fingerspelling Down Letters
● Speaking in the Presence of a Deaf Person
● Deaf Friendly Environments/ Gallaudet University
● Following Instructions
● Review
Basic ASL Course 2 Possible Outline*
Week 7: Deaf Culture & Review
● Review Items from Course 1
● Fingerspelling Double Letters
● Identifying People (cont.)
● Conveying Size
● WH-Question Word - Which
● Numbers 30-66
Week 8: Narrating Experiences
● Narrating Experiences with languages
● Identifying Locations
● Asking What is the Sign
● Fingerspelling: Moving Letter J, Z
● Unit 2 Review
Week 9: Giving Commands/Basic Directions
● Review
● Giving Commands: Locations
● Giving Basic Directions: Expressing Needs
● Have, Like, Need, Want
● Telling How Long
Week 10: Military & Maritime-Specific Terms
● Review
● TBA
Week 11: Museum-Specific Terms
● Review
● TBA
Week 12: Cultural Notes & Conversations
● Review Units 1-2
● Real World Conversations
* Specific topics are subject to change based on the needs of the students.