American Sign Language
Overview
Gain the necessary skills for employment or to continue your education into a longer certificate or degree program.
Wenatchee Valley College's American Sign Language (ASL) certificate program provides potential employers assurance that applicants who hold this certificate have valuable insight into the Deaf Community and employ basic language skills that will benefit a wide array of career fields in education, business, health care, and human services/social work.
Please note: This certificate will not certify students as interpreters in ASL as it is not an interpreting certificate. However, completion of this one-year certificate may enable you to apply to transfer to an interpreting program in preparation for interpreter certification.
Academic Pathway
Certificate of Accomplishment
A four-course, 19-credit program with an ASL course sequence and an introduction to Deaf Culture.
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate competency
Demonstrate competency in American Sign Language both expressively (“signing”) and receptively (“listening”) at the mid to high intermediate performance range as defined by ACTFL proficiency guidelines 2012.
Understand basic differences between Deaf and Hearing cultures
Understand basic differences between Deaf and Hearing cultures and be able to adapt communication to reflect understanding of the audience.
Communicate
Communicate at an interpersonal level in a variety of settings.Academic Support
Tutoring Support
The Languages and Communication Lab (LCL) provides tutoring services to WVC students in World Languages and Communication Studies, as well as a place to study.
Learn MoreContact
| Jenny Henn | Monique Hirschkorn | Patricia Mugg | ||
| Part-Time Faculty, American Sign Language | Instructor & Interpreter, American Sign Language | Part-Time Faculty, American Sign Language |