| Grade Range: |
| | 7–12 |
| Prerequisites: |
| | None |
| Course duration: |
| | One year |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: |
| | World Language |
| UC subject area satisfied: |
| | e - Language Other than English |
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| Course Description: |
| | This introductory course, open to all students who wish to learn American Sign Language, is intended to develop limited facility in the basic structure and use of the language. Study of the deaf culture will also be included so that students will have knowledge of the values, beliefs, behaviors, and common world view found among deaf people. |
| State Course Code(s): |
| | 9130 - World Languages I |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: |
| | Hills, Learning American Sign Language, Prentice Hall, 2004. |