Course Descriptions
SILA 305
American Sign Language 1
4 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; IGETC Area 6A
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
This is the beginning course in a series of four courses in visual-gestural processing of sign language. It provides instructional activities for people who wish to become competent in communication with deaf people. This emphasis is on non-verbal communication.
SILA 306
American Sign Language 2
4 Units
Prerequisite: SILA 305 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; IGETC Area 6A
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
This is the second in a series of four courses in American Sign Language. The emphasis is on non-verbal communication. Topics presented include grammatical features such as descriptors, differentiation between cardinal/ordinal numbers, contrastive structure, temporal aspect markers and temporal sequencing.
SILA 315
American Sign Language 3
4 Units
Prerequisite: SILA 306 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 6A
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
This course is the third in a series of four courses in American Sign Language. It emphasizes expressive and receptive non-verbal communication skills between signers who have preliminary American Sign Language syntactical and lexical skills. It provides an understanding of deaf cultural processes by identifying behaviors and several norms from activities assigned in the class. It also includes dialogues that involve asking, empathizing, negotiation and agreeing or disagreeing.
SILA 316
American Sign Language 4
4 Units
Prerequisite: SILA 315 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B; IGETC Area 6A
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
This course is the fourth in a series of four courses in American Sign Language. The emphasis is on non-verbal communication, at advanced levels of competency. Topics presented included advance grammatical features, such as descriptors, classifier use, various numbering systems in American Sign Language, cultural features of the language and the diverse aspects of the American Deaf Community.
SILA 330
Impact of Deafness
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This class is a survey of processes from the perspective of four institutions that have critical impact on the psycho-social development of people: family, education, work, and society. Students will learn and become sensitive to the unique challenges of deafness. They will be exposed to how these challenges influence personal, social and communication competencies of deaf people. Written reports and student-initiated field trips will be required for this course
SILA 338
American Sign Language for Use with Infants and Young Children
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This course focuses on American Sign Language for Use with Infants and Young Children vocabulary, alphabet, handshape, movement, palm orientation, structure,and grammar. Students will learn core vocabulary, comprehension,and grammar in ASL to understand its structure. Students will also be introduced to the history of the Deaf community and its culture, as well as be exposed to community resources for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations.
SILA 345
Fingerspelling
1 Unit
Prerequisite: SILA 305 with a grade of "C" or better
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 9 hours LAB
A basic course in use of the manual alphabet designed to augment expressive and receptive fingerspelling skills introduced in American Sign Language (ASL) courses. Perceptual strategies of use to hearing adults stressed. Emphasis on recognition of fingerspelling in context. Basic knowledge of American Sign Language required.
SILA 495
Independent Studies in Sign Language Studies
1-3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
SILA 499
Experimental Offering in Sign Language Studies
.5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB