The College of Continuing Education and Community Service at the University of Hawaii at Hilo is offering noncredit American Sign Language classes open to anyone ages 15 and older.
The College of Continuing Education and Community Service at the University of Hawaii at Hilo is offering noncredit American Sign Language classes open to anyone ages 15 and older.
• American Sign Language Level 1A will introduce the basics of ASL, including grammar and vocabulary for simple social conversation. Participants also will learn about deaf culture and rules of social interaction. Instructor Vicki Linter has been an ASL interpreter for 25 years and taught in California and Hawaii. Classes are 5-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 9 through April 20, with no class on March 30, in Wentworth Hall Room 14. The cost is $150.
• American Sign Language Level 1B is for anyone who has some experience with ASL. Participants will focus on advancing expressive and receptive conversational skills. The class will be taught by Pam Bond, a deaf instructor and native in ASL with 12 years of teaching experience at Brigham Young University and at the high school level in Utah. Classes are 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 8 through April 19, with no class on March 29, in Wentworth Hall Room 14. The cost is $150.
Both classes require the “Signing Naturally” student workbook.
For more information or to register, call CCECS at 932-7830 or visit hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs.