American Sign Language

The American Sign language program offers a variety of options for SRJC students with diverse interests and backgrounds.

Why learn ASL?

  • You can satisfy your foreign language or humanities requirement

  • You can use your ASL skills to communicate easily with Deaf friends, coworkers, or family members

  • Whatever your major or your future career, be it pediatrician or park ranger, you will always find it easier to interact with your Deaf clients and customers if you have some basic skills and knowledge of American Sign Language.

  • If you are a new parent, you can communicate with your baby starting at six months, almost a year before the baby communicates via speech. This helps make parents' and babies' lives much easier and happier. If your baby is Deaf, it is also a good opportunity to learn ASL and communicate with your baby.

  • You can pursue a career working directly with Deaf people such as a sign language interpreter, a social service person, an educator, or any other career. For this, you will need advanced ASL skills plus knowledge and skills in Deaf culture.

  • You'll have a lot of fun, learning language through visual and gestural means.

  • Whatever your academic or career goals, you can deepen your understanding of how we communicate through language and increase your communication skills by learning a beautiful and eloquent visual and gestural language.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Fall 2024
Spring 2025

COURSE OUTLINES

ASL 1 Elementary American Sign Language - Part 1
ASL 2 Elementary American Sign Language - Part 2
ASL 3 Intermediate American Sign Language - Part 1
ASL 4 Intermediate American Sign Language - Part 2
ASL 56 Fingerspelling and Numbers
ASL 57 Classifiers in American Sign Language 

For past course outlines, visit SRJC Course Outlines.