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| x remove Advanced American Sign Language Undergraduate Badge | |
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12
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Face To Face
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Students in this program of study meet on the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile. 
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Coursework for advanced ASL introduces learners to intermediate sign vocabulary and grammar, nonverbal grammatical elements, fingerspelling, and immersion into the world of ASL. Students are given opportunities to understand basic concepts of American deaf history, to appreciate the culture of deaf people and to understand social and cultural factors causing diversity in the deaf community and in identity choice. The digital badge is comprised of two (three credit) courses, a total of six credits:
It is expected students will have mastery of conversational ASL at the completion of this badge. Classes meet downtown on the GVSU Health Campus.
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