Contact: Jami Fisher, ASL Program Coordinator jami@sas.upenn.edu
Introduction:
American Sign Language (ASL) is used by deaf communities throughout the United States and parts of Canada. It is a naturally formed, complex language that relies on manual and facial expressions. ASL, like other signed languages from around the world, uses expressive properties to produce language in three dimensions. The unique nature of signed language and of its development within deaf communities gives remarkable potential for insight into how human beings are equipped to access, form, and develop languages naturally.
ASL Program Mission and Courses:
The mission of the American Sign Language (ASL) Program is to provide ASL and deaf cultural learning opportunities to members of the Penn community and beyond.
Students may take a host of courses in ASL. The first four courses in the sequence (LING 071-074) satisfy world language requirement. Students may take advanced ASL courses to work toward an ASL Certificate and/or the American Sign Language/Deaf Studies minor. Course descriptions and requirements are listed below. ASL Minor requirements are listed in the Department of Linguistics Undergraduate Minor in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies webpage.
Course Offerings in American Sign Language at Penn (offered through Penn Language Center):
Advanced Courses:
Penn ASL Student Group
The ASL Program also works in collaboration with the SAC-approved, student-run group, Penn-In-Hand. This group hosts many ASL activities including “silent” dinners/meetings, discussion groups, and other gatherings. To find out more information, see their webpage: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/penninhandasl
For more information, please contact Jami Fisher, ASL Program Coordinator in the Department of Linguistics: jami@sas.upenn.edu
Term A = Spring
Term B = Summer
Term C = Fall
Course | Title | Term | Time |
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LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2020A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2020A |
MW 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2020A |
MW 0200PM-0330PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2020A |
MW 0200PM-0330PM |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2020A |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 072-682 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2020A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 072-683 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2020A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2020A |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2020A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 074-681 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV: ASL IV - MEDICAL | 2020A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 074-682 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2020A |
MW 0500PM-0600PM |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2019A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2019A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2019A |
MW 0200PM-0330PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2019A |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2019A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 072-682 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2019A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2019A |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2019A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 074-681 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV: ASL IV - MEDICAL | 2019A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 074-682 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2019A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 074-683 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2019A |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2018C |
TR 1200PM-0130PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2018C |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2018C |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2018C |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 071-684 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2018C |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2018C |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2018C |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2018C |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 073-681 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2018C |
MW 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 073-682 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2018C |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 073-683 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2018C |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2018C | CANCELED |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2018A | CANCELED |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2018A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2018A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2018A |
TR 1200PM-0130PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2018A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2018A |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 072-682 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2018A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 072-683 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2018A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2018A |
MW 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2018A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 074-681 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV: ASL IV - MEDICAL | 2018A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 074-682 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2018A |
MW 0200PM-0330PM |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2017C |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2017C |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2017C |
MW 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2017C |
TR 1200PM-0130PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2017C | CANCELED |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2017C |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 072-682 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2017C | CANCELED |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2017C |
MW 0200PM-0330PM |
LING 073-681 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2017C |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 073-682 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2017C |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2017C | CANCELED |
LING 075-680 | LING075 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE V | 2017C |
TR 0300PM-0430PM |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2017A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2017A |
MW 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2017A | CANCELED |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2017A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2017A |
MW 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2017A |
MW 0200PM-0330PM |
LING 072-682 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2017A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2017A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2017A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 074-681 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV: ASL IV - MEDICAL | 2017A |
TR 0300PM-0430PM |
LING 074-682 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2017A |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2016C |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2016C |
MW 0200PM-0330PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2016C |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2016C |
TR 1200PM-0130PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2016C | CANCELED |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2016C |
MW 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 072-682 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2016C | CANCELED |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2016C |
MW 0200PM-0330PM |
LING 073-681 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2016C |
TR 0300PM-0430PM |
LING 073-682 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2016C |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 073-683 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2016C |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2016C |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 074-681 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2016C |
MW 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2016A |
MW 0200PM-0330PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2016A |
MW 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2016A |
TR 1200PM-0130PM |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2016A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2016A |
MW 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2016A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 072-682 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2016A |
TR 0300PM-0430PM |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2016A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 073-681 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2016A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2016A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 074-681 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV: ASL IV - MEDICAL | 2016A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 074-682 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2016A |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2015C |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2015C |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2015C |
TR 0300PM-0430PM |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2015C |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 071-684 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2015C |
TR 0300PM-0430PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2015C |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2015C |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2015C |
TR 1200PM-0130PM |
LING 073-681 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2015C |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 073-682 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2015C |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2015C | CANCELED |
LING 074-681 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2015C |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 075-680 | LING075 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE V | 2015C |
TR 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2015A |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2015A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2015A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2015A | CANCELED |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2015A |
TR 0300PM-0430PM |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2015A |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 072-682 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2015A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 072-683 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2015A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2015A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 073-681 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2015A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2015A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 074-681 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV: ASL IV - MEDICAL | 2015A |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 074-682 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2015A | CANCELED |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2014C |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2014C |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2014C |
TR 0300PM-0430PM |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2014C |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2014C |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2014C |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 073-680 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2014C |
TR 1200PM-0130PM |
LING 073-681 | LING073 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE III | 2014C |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 074-680 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2014C | CANCELED |
LING 074-681 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2014C |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2014A |
TR 0300PM-0430PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2014A |
TR 0430PM-0600PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2014A |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2014A | CANCELED |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2014A |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 072-681 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2014A |
TR 0300PM-0430PM |
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MW 0500PM-0630PM |
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TR 0600PM-0730PM |
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MW 0500PM-0630PM |
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MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 074-682 | LING074 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE IV | 2014A |
MW 0630PM-0800PM |
LING 071-680 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2013C |
TR 0130PM-0300PM |
LING 071-681 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2013C |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
LING 071-682 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2013C |
MW 0500PM-0630PM |
LING 071-683 | LING071 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | 2013C |
TR 0330PM-0500PM |
LING 072-680 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2013C |
TR 0600PM-0730PM |
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LING 072-682 | LING072 - AMER SIGN LANGUAGE II | 2013C |
TR 0200PM-0330PM |
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TR 1200PM-0130PM |
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TR 0600PM-0730PM |
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