American Sign Language - Level 1 | Continuing Education

American Sign Language class photo - Continuing Education at Seattle Central College

Student Reviews

"Lots of opportunity for participation and learning."
"What I liked the most was the dynamics and how easy the class was to take, I learned a lot."
"I love the mix of voice off teaching of material and a break to talk about Deaf culture and history."

Class Overview

Enhance your communication skills by learning American Sign Language (ASL) and get started in this interactive introductory class.

Learn the manual alphabet for fingerspelling words and names as well as basic signs for simple communication and gain a basic understanding of ASL grammar principles. Gain insight into the history of the deaf community and its language.

Enjoy learning a new language and expanding your ability to communicate by learning American Sign Language!

*** Online classes meet via Zoom. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, please click FAQ about Online Classes for the instructions. The in-person classes meet on campus, click Broadway Campus to view the address and map if needed.

Learning Objectives

proper greetings, introductions, farewells, questions and answers in ASL
basic ASL vocabulary and grammar including Non-Manual Signals like facial expressions and body language
gender distinction, topic-comment structure, contrastive structure
incorporation of numbers into signs related to age and into pronoun signs
cultural information