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Berkeley City College Spring 2017 Class Schedule
January 23 - May 26, 2017
African-American Studies—American Sign Language
American Sign Language
Associate in
and Certificate of
Berkeley City College’
competence in ASL
members of theAmerican
most used languag
Deaf population uses.
Students who will benefit from this program include the following: those who
wish to expand their language skills and cultural knowledge to enhance other majors
(e.g., interpreting, education, social work, and psychology); those who need to fulfill
a university foreign language requirement; parents of deaf children; and deafened
adults. You will develop skills which will also make you more marketable to
potential employers who encounter the Deaf.American Sign Language Degree Ma
jor/Certificate Requirements.
Required Courses
ASL 50
ASL 51
ASL 52
ASL 53
ASL 55A
ASL 55B
ASL 57
ASL 200B
ASL 202B
ASL 464
*Major Requirements
General Education and Electives
*For the Certificate of Achievement, students must complete the 30-unit major
requirements only
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African-AmericanStudies
AFRAM 1, 3 Units
Introduction to African-American Studies
3 hours lecture (GR).
Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
Overview of the field of African Amerian
Studies: History, literature, the arts and mate-
rial culture, as well as sociological, political,
economic, public policy, and philosophical
perspectives on the experience of people of
African descent in the United States.
SectionB1, Code #21467, Instr. Wolbert
Lec: 3-4:15 pm, MW; BCC, Rm. 423
Class Begins Monday, 1/23/17
Note: Class designed for Umoja cohort.
AFRAM 33, 3 Units
The Roots of African-American Culture
3hourslecture(GR). Acceptableforcredit:UC/CSU
Historical dimensions of theAfrican-American
experience:Emphasisonformationofadistinc-
tive African-American culture.
SectionB1, Code #21419, Instr. Staff
Lec: 1:30-2:45 pm, TTh; BCC, Rm. 55
Class Begins Tuesday, 1/24/17
American Sign
Language
Important Note about ASL Classes:
Please note the following for the language
skills courses—
ASL 50, ASL 51, ASL 52, and ASL 53: Two
units of credit for Module A will be granted
based on students’ demonstrated ability to use
formal aspects of the language specifically
taught throughout the course. Two units of
credit for Module B will be granted based
on students’ demonstrated ability to interact
effectively, manage conversations, and function
appropriately in the culture of the Deaf.
ASL50, 4Units
American SignLanguage I
3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory (GR or P/NP).
Prerequisite:ASL50Aisprerequisiteto50B. Course
maybeofferedintwo,2-unitmodules(ASL50A-50B).
Students must complete both modules with a grade
of Cor better to advance to the next level. Course is
equivalent to two years of high school study.
Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
IntroductiontoAmericanSignLanguage:Fundamen-
talsofASLconversationandstorytelling;basicinfor-
mationabouttheDeafcommunityandDeafculture.
(see p. 7, column 1)
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berkeleycitycollege.edu or at
Arts Degree
Achievement Programs
s ASL Program enables you to acquire the communicative
and the cultural sensitivity needed to interact successfully with
Deaf community.American Sign Language (ASL) is the fourth
e in the United States. It is the major language that the American
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Units
American Sign Language I
4
American Sign Language II
4
American Sign Language III
4
American Sign Language IV
4
History and Culture of Deaf People
in America I
3
History and Culture of Deaf People
in America II
3
Structure of American Sign Language
3
Classifiers II
2
Fingerspelling and Numbers II
1
Occupational Work Experience
in American Sign Language
2
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