This immersion course is an overview of American Sign Language (ASL), its basic vocabulary, structure, and grammar. Students will focus on learning the basics of fingerspelling, numbers, vocabulary and sentence structure through in-class interactions and homework assignments. Introductory information about Deaf culture will also be presented, along with Deaf history to provide students with a broad picture of language and culture. This is a high school level course. Check with your school to see if this course meets the Foreign Language/VAPA credit requirement for graduation. Some schools may grant elective credit instead.