Associate degrees in American Sign Language (ASL): A program that focuses on American Sign Language as a visual and motor medium of communication and discourse for deaf individuals and deaf culture. Includes instruction in the development of ASL, ASL morphology and syntax, signing technique, English translation of ASL, formal and colloquial ASL, and ASL transcription.
American Sign Language is the fourth most used language in the United States. It is the major language that the American Deaf population uses.
Berkeley City College‘s American Sign Language Program focuses on understanding Deaf culture, acquiring communicative skills and grammar, and understanding the communications process between the Deaf and hearing communities.
The program will prepare you to become proficient in American Sign Language for personal...
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ENG 101 English Composition I
ENG 102 English Composition II
ART 100 Art Appreciation or
MUS 101 Music Appreciation
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SPH 107 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
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MTH 110 Finite Mathematics or
MTH 112 Precalculus Algebra
Natural Sciences with Laboratory
History or Literature
Additional Social and Behavioral Sciences
PSY 200 General Psychology or
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The Interpreter Education curriculum prepares individuals to work as entry-level Sign Language Interpreters who will provide communication access in interview and interactive settings. In addition, this curriculum provides in-service training for working interpreters who want to upgrade their skills.
Course work includes the acquisition of American Sign Language (ASL); grammar, structure, and sociolinguistic properties; cognitive processes associated...
The Business Administration career program emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills that students need to compete in today‘s global business environment. Financial Services - Real Estate and Insurance concentration assists students to prepare for a career in Real Estate & Insurance. All business programs share many common courses, so students can switch easily between concentrations.
The major in Interpreter Training is designed to prepare hearing students to work as professional interpreters with deaf and hearing consumers. During the two-year curriculum, students gain knowledge about the field of American Sign Language interpreting, deafness and American Deaf Culture, the skill to produce American Sign Language and then the skill to interpret between American Sign Language and English....
The American Sign Language program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences, biochemistry, and genetics to the preparation of new and enhanced agricultural, environmental, clinical, and industrial products, including the commercial exploitation of microbes, plants, and animals. Includes instruction in bioinformatics, gene identification, phylogenetics and comparative genomics, bioinorganic chemistry, immunoassaying, DNA sequencing,...
Whenever people from two cultures that use different languages try to communicate, the message often needs interpretation. For instance, when (hearing) individuals who speak English try to communicate with Deaf individuals who use Sign Language (ASL), a qualified Interpreter for the Deaf is often requested, and sometimes mandated by law. With the enactment of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of...
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