COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College

Education and Language Acquisition Department
ELL220 Introduction to Sociolinguistics
3 credits; 3 hours
This course surveys topics in sociolinguistics including language
codes, regional and social dialects, and language variation as well
as the cultural basis of language codes. Additional areas of study
include the origins of pidgin and creole languages and the formation
of speech communities/communities of practice. An overview
of research methods common to sociolinguistic research will also
be introduced.
Prerequisite: ELL101, ENC/G101, MAT096
Modern Languages and Literatures
American Sign Language
ELM101 American Sign Language I
3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
This course introduces the fundamentals of American Sign Language
(ASL) as used by the Deaf community, including vocabulary,
syntax, grammar, semantics, language in use and Deaf
cultural notes. It focuses on the development of language and
communication competencies.
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, ESL/R099,
MAT096
Note: A student must successfully complete ELM102 American
Sign Language II before credit is granted for ELM101 American
Sign Language I.
ELM102 American Sign Language II
3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
This course builds on the foundations of American Sign Language
1 (ELM 101). The course focuses on American Sign Language as
used by the Deaf community and includes instruction in vocabulary,
syntax, grammar, semantics, language in use and Deaf cultural
behavior. The course focuses on the development of language
and communication competencies.
Prerequisite: ELM101
ELM103 American Sign Language III
3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
This course builds on students’ ASL competences and their use of
ASL in a variety of discourse and narrative settings. Skills to be
developed are: spatial organization, semantic awareness, complex
use of ASL grammar and syntax, the use of classifiers, cultural perspectives
of content and Deaf people’s views of both Deaf and
hearing worlds.
Prerequisite: ELM102
ELM104 American Sign Language IV
3 credits: 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
This course focuses on the advanced development of students’
ASL competences and their use of ASL in a variety of discourse
and narrative settings. Skills to be developed are: spatial organization,
spatial visualization and mapping work; analysis of semantics,
complex use of ASL grammar and syntax, the use of classifiers,
and cultural perspectives of contents and Deaf culture and
bilingual perspectives.
Prerequisite: ELM103
ELM111 ASL Fingerspelling, Numbers and Glossing 1
1 credit, 2 hours (1 lecture, 1 lab)
This course introduces the fundamentals of American Sign Language
(ASL) fingerspelling , numbers and glossing. It focuses on
the development of ASL parameters, including hand shapes, orientation,
location, movement and non-manual signals.
Prerequisite: CSE099, ESA/ENG/ENA099/ENC101, ESL/R099,
MAT095
Pre-corequisite: ELM102
ELM112 Fingerspelling, Numbers & Glossing 2
2 credits, 3 hours (2 lecture, 1 lab)
This course builds on the foundations of American Sign Language
(ASL) fingerspelling, numbering and glossing covered in ELM 111.
The course focuses on the further development of ASL parameters,
including hand shapes, orientation, location, movement and
non-manual signs.
Prerequisite: ELM111
Pre-corequisite: ELM103
Arabic
ELA101 Elementary Arabic 1
3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking,
reading and writing skills through work in the classroom and
the language laboratory.
Note: A student must successfully complete ELA102 Arabic 2
before credit is granted for ELA101 Elementary Arabic 1.
ELA102 Elementary Arabic 2
3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
This course is a continuation of ELA101 Elementary Arabic 1.
Prerequisite: ELA101
ELA201 Modern Arabic Literature
3 credits; 3 hours
This course will familiarize students with the literary production
of authors from the Arabic-speaking world. Reading and analysis
of representative works of different styles, genres and literary periods
will be selected every semester. This course is taught in Arabic.
Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
Pre- or Corequisite: CSE099, ENG098, ESL097
Bengali
ELV101 Elementary Bengali 1
3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking,
reading, and writing skills within a sociolinguistic context of
Bengali-speaking people through work in the classroom and the
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