Adult and Continuing Education - LaGuardia Community College

American Sign Language
The American Sign Language Program involves a 5-course sequence focusing on communication with Deaf individuals. Using the Vista Signing Naturally Curriculum, you will learn to
improve your receptive and expressive ASL and fingerspelling skills. You will also acquire sign vocabulary, learn about Deaf Culture, and practice ASL grammar, including structure
development and related facial/gestural expressions and conversational behaviors. You will have access to a state-of-the-art ASL Language Lab. If you have already started your sign
language education, you will be screened for appropriate level placement. You will have an opportunity to enhance your skills in 4 different ASL workshops; continue your learning in
Intensive Study in ASL Levels 2-4; progress into a pre-interpreting program by taking Advanced ASL Levels I and II; and ultimately enroll in a two-year ASL/English Interpretation Program
at LaGuardia. For more information, visit http://ace.laguardia.edu/ASL.
Introduction to American
Sign Language Workshop
Interested in learning American Sign Language? Find out
how to become a fluent communicator or make a career
from your ASL skills by attending our FREE introductory
workshop. If you are registering for an ASL class in
Program for Deaf Adults for the first time, it is strongly
recommended that you attend this workshop, which
introduces our teaching philosophy of ASL and Deaf
Culture and includes a visit to the state-of-the-art ASL
Language Lab. Please RSVP with Roxann Richards-
Chattoo for the workshop. To schedule an appointment
for your placement into an appropriate ASL level if you
have taken a class elsewhere, please call (866) 553-3609
or rrichards@lagcc.cuny.edu.
Wed Jan 7 (1 session/1.5 hours)
5:45 pm - 7:15 pm $0 A16ASL000A
American Sign Language
Levels 1 - 5 (ASL 1 - 5)
In this 5-course sequence you will cover basic receptive
and expressive ASL and fingerspelling skills; classroom
activities and exercises at the state-of-the-art ASL
Language Lab; basic sign vocabulary; ASL grammar, basic
aspects of Deaf Culture, and more.
Level 1
Sat Jan 17 - Mar 14 (8 sessions/24 hours)
9:15 am - 12:15 pm $230 A16ASL001A
Level 2
Sat Jan 17 - Mar 14 (8 sessions/24 hours)
9:15 am - 12:15 pm $230 A16ASL002A
Level 3
Sat Jan 17 - Mar 14 (8 sessions/24 hours)
9:15 am - 12:15 pm $230 A16ASL003A
Level 4
Sat Jan 17 - Mar 14 (8 sessions/24 hours)
9:15 am - 12:15 pm $230 A16ASL004A
Level 5
Sat Jan 17 - Mar 14 (8 sessions/24 hours)
9:15 am - 12:15 pm $230 A16ASL005A
American Sign Language,
Levels 1 & 2 (Wed. section)
Please note that Levels 3, 4 and 5 are offered on Saturday
mornings only.
Level 1
Wed Jan 21 - Mar 11 (8 sessions/24 hours)
5:45 pm - 8:45 pm $230 A16ASL001B
Level 2
Wed Jan 21 - Mar 11 (8 sessions/24 hours)
5:45 pm - 8:45 pm $230 A16ASL002B
American Sign Language
Intensive Study in American Sign Language Program
This program's 3 courses, including in-class and lab components, are offered jointly with the college's Department of Education and Language Acquisition. These courses are designed for
those who wish to make rapid progress in developing ASL skills and expand their multicultural sign vocabulary, but do not wish to earn academic credit. You will have access to the state-ofthe-art
ASL Language Lab. All continuing education students are required to be assessed through an intensive screening (fee is $50, which is non-refundable and must be paid in advance).
See details below. Note: If you don't have a college degree or academic credits and wish to earn them for these courses, you must be admitted to the college for the fall or spring semester
and are not required to be intensively screened. For more information, please contact Carole Lazorisak at Academic Department of Education and Language Acquisition in room E-200 or
e-mail carolel@lagcc.cuny.edu.
Intensive Screening
All continuing education students are required to be
assessed through an intensive screening prior to
registering for any of Intensive Study in ASL Levels 2, 3,
and 4 classes. Call Roxann Richards-Chattoo at (866)
553-3609 for an ASL screening appointment.
Wed Dec 10 from 5-7 pm Sat Dec 13 from 1-3 pm
Wed Feb 18 from 5-7 pm Sat Feb 21 from 1-3 pm
(1 session/0.5 hrs) $50 A16ASL010A
Intensive Study in American
Sign Language - Level 2
This course is a continuation of American Sign Language 1,
with emphasis on vocabulary building in conjunction with
appropriate use of the body and grammatical patterns.
Mon & Wed Jan 5 - Feb 18 (12 sessions/36 hours)
5:45 pm - 9:05 pm $320 A16ASL012A
Mon & Wed Mar 9 - June 8 (24 sessions/36 hrs)
6 pm-7:30 pm $320 A16ASL012A
Intensive Study in American
Sign Language- Level 3
Begin to apply some of the vocabulary and grammatical
principles of American Sign Language learned in ASL I
and ASL II in a conversational context. You will become
acquainted with a variety of ASL communication styles
and dialects used by Deaf people.
Mon & Wed Mar 9 - June 8 (24 sessions/36 hours)
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $320 A16ASL013A
Intensive Study in American
Sign Language- Level 4
This course builds on the vocabulary and grammar
learned in ASL 1 through 3. Language skills will be
refined in the areas of complex non-manual grammatical
markers, advanced ASL spatial rules, classifiers
(particularly as used for descriptions of small items,
people, cars, and places), and adverbial modifiers for
small items and details. You will be able to use ASL in
a variety of discourse styles, such as persuasion,
negotiation, problem-solving, giving directions, and
dialogue. Upon completion, your ability to
communicate with Deaf persons will be enhanced.
Tue Mar 10 - June 2 (12 sessions/36 hours)
5:45 pm - 8:45 pm $320 A16ASL014A
Phone: (718)482-7244 • E-Mail: acereg@lagcc.cuny.edu • Fax: (718)609-2074
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