American Sign Language: Beginner

Communicate effectively with hearing impaired individuals by knowing the hand shapes and finger spelling techniques used in American Sign Language. Discover how to spell out words, numbers and share emotions by using your hands and facial expression to convey your message. By the end of this course, you will be able to communicate key words slowly but clearly to a hearing impaired individual. This course features clear visual instruction with audio narration, along with an interactive menu bar to select short lessons at your own pace for self-directed learning.

Learning objectives:

• Conduct a basic sign language conversation with a hearing impaired individual
• Use hand shapes and finger spelling to communicate numbers and words
• Describe animals, colors, food and beverages using hand shapes
• Express emotion using sign language and facial expressions