American Sign Language
12 courses · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ASL 110 American Sign Language I
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 Lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This entry level course is designed to introduce students to American Sign Language (ASL) and fingerspelling as it is used within American Deaf culture. Instruction includes preparation for visual/gestural communication followed by intensive work on comprehension through receptive language skills, development of basic conversational skills, modeling of grammatical structures, and general information about American Deaf culture. ASL 110 is equivalent to two years of high school ASL. Students are required to attend at least one off-campus event.
ASL 110H Honors American Sign Language I
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- A college GPA or high school GPA for first term college students of 3.0 or higherPrerequisite:
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This honors course is designed to introduce students to American Sign Language (ASL) and fingerspelling as it is used within American Deaf culture. Instruction includes enhanced and intensive preparation for visual/gestural communication followed by intensive work on comprehension through receptive language skills, development of basic conversational skills, modeling of grammatical structures, and enriched general information about American Deaf culture. Students may be required to attend at least one off-campus event.
ASL 111 American Sign Language II
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: ASL 110
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
The second course in the study of American Sign Language (ASL) focuses on increased vocabulary development, intermediate comprehension and conversational skills, application of grammatical structures and practice in the receptive and expressive aspects of ASL, as well as appreciation of American Deaf culture, and history. Students are required to attend at least one off campus event.
ASL 111H Honors American Sign Language II
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- A college GPA or high school GPA for first term college students of 3.0 or higherPrerequisite: Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: ASL 110
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
The second course in the study of American Sign Language (ASL) focuses on increased vocabulary development, intermediate comprehension and conversational skills, application of grammatical structures and practice in the receptive and expressive aspects of ASL, as well as appreciation of American Deaf culture, and history. Students are required to attend at least one off campus event.
ASL 112 Deaf Culture
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course will cover basic information and research on Deaf culture, Deaf children and their upbringing, Deaf education, the importance of American Sign Language to the Deaf community, Deaf societies around the world and technological advances/usage of people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Focus will be on research and progress within the Deaf culture.
ASL 113 Introduction to Interpreting for the Deaf
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: ASL 111
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is designed to provide students with the historical and theoretical knowledge of the interpreting profession. Topics include: The history of ASL- English interpreting in the United States, roles and responsibilities of an interpreter, the Code of Ethics, relevant organizations, interpreter skills and competencies, overview of various settings, terminology, the interaction of American Deaf and Hearing cultures, business practices, and systems of evaluation and certification. Students may be required to attend two events outside of class.
ASL 114 Classifiers, Fingerspelling, and Numbering
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: ASL 210
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is designed to provide specialized instruction in the continued development of skills and application of expanded conceptualization of American Sign Language (ASL) classifiers, fingerspelling, and numbering concepts and further exploration and understanding of American Deaf culture. Expressive and receptive techniques will be emphasized. Students are required to attend one off campus event.
ASL 116 Introduction to Deaf Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This is an introductory course exploring the cultural, educational, linguistic, sociological, psychological, and audiological experiences of people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and late-deafened in America. Students will be exposed to historical and current perspectives in trends, philosophies, ideologies, and the Deaf community as a subculture of American society.
ASL 210 American Sign Language III
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: ASL 111
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
The third course in the study of American Sign Language (ASL) emphasizes advanced ASL syntax, non-manual markers, vocabulary, and fingerspelling enabling students to participate in more complex conversations with Deaf community members. Students will have emphasis on expressive skills in narrative form. Students are required to attend at least one off campus event.
ASL 210H Honors American Sign Language III
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- A college GPA or high school GPA for first term college students of 3.0 or higherPrerequisite: Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: ASL 111
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
The third course in the study of American Sign Language (ASL) emphasizes advanced ASL syntax, non-manual markers, vocabulary, and fingerspelling enabling students to participate in more complex conversations with Deaf community members. Students will have emphasis on expressive skills in narrative form. Students are required to attend at least one off campus event.
ASL 211 American Sign Language IV
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in: ASL 210
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course continues the study and development of American Sign Language (ASL) receptive and expressive linguistic competence. Emphasis on production/conversational skills in ASL, along with continued focus on grammatical and cultural features. Students are required to attend at least one off campus event.
ASL 223 Beginning Interpreting and Ethics 2
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- Completion with a grade of "C" or better or a Passing grade in:
- Transfers to
- CSU
In this course, students will continue to develop theoretical foundations, cognitive skills, and technical skills needed to begin interpreting for deaf and hard of hearing children and adults, from English to ASL, and ASL to English. This course focuses on comprehension, memory, acuity and discrimination, immediate repetition, delayed repetition, word-level pattern inference, phrase-level pattern inference, multitasking, fingerspelled word recognition, and comprehension of numbers, in both ASL and English. The roles, responsibilities, and ethics of interpreters providing interpreting services in various professional settings will be examined. Students may be required to complete assignments off campus.