Beginner American Sign Language Course

Learning objectives:
By the end of this course you should have a basic bank of ASL words that you are able to use to form simple sentences. Begin to identify ASL sentence structure, which is different than English sentence structure. Understand what regional differences of signs are.
At the end of each lesson you will be able to take a quiz to test your receptive skills that you learned in each lesson. The lessons will start with basic vocabulary and simple sentences. As you move through the lessons the sentences will become more complicated as your knowledge of ASL signs grows.

• Identify and use themed ASL words.
• Apply ASL vocabulary into forming sentences.
• Test your knowledge using the quiz at the end of each section.
• Identify, express, and respond with short answers to yes/no and wh questions.
• Ask for and provide basic personal information.
• Give and follow simple directions or requests.
• Demonstrate comprehension of basic questions on a variety of familiar topics.
• Engage in one-to-one conversation comparing and contrasting ASL with English.

Ten Themed Based Lessons:
1. Introduction
2. Family
3. Describing People
4. Food
5. Home
6. Location and Directions
7. Activities
8. School
9. Meetings and Scheduling
10. Hobbies and Interests

Beginner ASL Course Introduction.
1a. Beginner ASL Lesson One Part I: Vocabulary.
1b. Beginner ASL Lesson One Part II: Sentences.
1c. Beginner ASL Lesson One Part III Quiz.
2a. Beginner ASL Lesson Two Part I: Vocabulary.
2b. Beginner ASL Lesson Two Part II: Sentences.
2c. Beginner ASL Lesson Two Part III: Quiz.
3a. Beginner ASL Lesson Three Part I: Vocabulary.
3b. Beginner ASL Lesson Three Part II: Sentences.
3c. Beginner ASL Lesson three Part III: Quiz.
4a. Beginner ASL Lesson Four Part I: Vocabulary.
4b. Beginner ASL Lesson Four Part II: Sentences.
4c. Beginner ASL Lesson Four Part III: Quiz.
5a. Beginner ASL Lesson Five Part I: Vocabulary.
5b. Beginner ASL Lesson Five Part II: Sentences.
5c. Beginner ASL Lesson Five Part III: Quiz.
6a. Beginner ASL Lesson Six Part I: Vocabulary.
6b. Beginner ASL Lesson Six Part II: Sentences.
6c. Beginner ASL Lesson Six Part III: Quiz.
7a. Beginner ASL Lesson Seven Part I: Vocabulary.
7b. Beginner ASL Lesson Seven Part II: Sentences.
7c. Beginner ASL Lesson Seven Part III: Quiz.
8a. Beginner ASL Lesson Eight Part I: Vocabulary.
8b. Beginner ASL Lesson Eight Part II: Sentences.
8c. Beginner ASL Lesson Eight Part III: Quiz.
9a. Beginner ASL Lesson Nine Part I: Vocabulary.
9b. Beginner ASL Lesson Nine Part II: Sentences.
9c. Beginner ASL Lesson Nine Part III: Quiz.
10a. Beginner ASL Lesson Ten Part I: Vocabulary.
10b. Beginner ASL Lesson Ten Part II: Sentences.
10c. Beginner ASL Lesson Ten Part III: Quiz.