American Sign Language
7 courses · Victor Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
ASL 121 Fingerspelling
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- 18 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
An introductory course that teaches the student the appropriate application of fingerspelling and its production. The course will include strategies for improvement. Also included will be the articulation of loan signs and one to three-digit numbers. Emphasis on both receptive and expressive fluency.
ASL 122 American Sign Language I
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
An introduction to American Sign Language as it is used with deaf community. Students will study the basic structure and development of the language as well as Deaf Culture. Emphasis is placed on both receptive and expressive skills. Proficiency equivalent to two years of high school American Sign Language.
ASL 123 American Sign Language II
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- ASL 122, Minimum grade C
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
A continuation in the study of American Sign Language as it is used within the Deaf Culture. Instruction is provided in the basic structure of the language. Emphasis is placed on both expressive and receptive skills. .
ASL 124 American Sign Language III
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- ASL 123, Minimum grade C
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Continuation of development of skill in American Sign Language with emphasis on an intermediate level of comprehension and expression. Students will progress in their study of the structure and grammar of American Sign Language as well as Deaf Culture. Emphasis is placed on both receptive and expressive skills.
ASL 125 American Sign Language IV
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- ASL 124 Minimum grade C
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
A continuation in the study of American Sign Language and the Deaf Community including its history and culture. Emphasis will be on receptive and expressive skills as they relate to narrating life events. Students will learn techniques such as role shifting, use of space and classifiers in addition to appropriate non-manual behaviors. This course will prepare the student for entrance into an interpreter training program. .
ASL 126 Introduction to Interpreting
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 lecture hours
- Corequisite
- ASL 125, concurrently or prior
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course introduces the field of American Sign Language interpreting and includes models of interpreting, ethical principles, and its history and development in modern times. Attention will be given to the development of necessary processing skills for consecutive interpretation. Grade Option.
ASL 130 Introduction to Deaf Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- ASL 122, Minimum grade C
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course introduces students to the topics central to the American Deaf experience in the United States; Deaf community/culture and American Sign Language. This course will expose students to the history, contributions and contemporary lives of Deaf people in America. Students will also be introduced about the anatomy and the causes of deafness, early intervention and education for deaf children, communication strategies and the cultural group of deaf/hearing relationships. .