1Students will learn and demonstrate advanced grammatical uses of ASL in conversations and in storytelling.

2Students will develop increasingly complex receptive and expressive skills in ASL discourse: how sign movements can be modified to change meaning; how and when facial expressions occur; and how body, head, and eye movements are used in phrasing and agreement.

3Students will demonstrate fluent and appropriate communication skills with competent/native users of ASL by maintaining a high degree of grammatical accuracy.

4Students will demonstrate increased understanding and appreciation of noted ASL artists performing handshape stories, cheers, songs, poetry, storytelling, and legends.

5Students will be able to compare, contrast, and exchange opinions on current issues in the field of Deaf and ASL studies.