Overview
Duration
Tuition
$14/hour
Level
Beginner
Prerequisites
None
Class Time
Group Size
Location
ILC, Carmel
Details
Dates:
01/20/27
(End date may change due to class needs)
Time:
Wednesday, 6:30pm-9:00pm
Cost:
$430
(Includes $30 one-time enrollment fee. Does not include text books and optional tuition insurance)
What You’ll Learn
Communication: Hold simple conversations, exchange personal info, ask/answer WH- and yes/no questions, and narrate short stories.
Descriptions & Space: Describe people, objects, and basic locations using contrastive structure, listing, and beginner classifiers.
Time & Routines: Use time-first structure to discuss daily activities, past/future events, and simple schedules.
Directions: Ask for and give basic directions using spatial mapping and CL:1/CL:B pathways.
Fingerspelling & Numbers: Produce and understand fingerspelling and sign numbers 1–100 in everyday contexts.
Conversation Repair: Request clarification, negotiate meaning, and manage communication breakdowns visually.
Cultural Competence: Use Deaf-friendly norms for attention, eye gaze, turn-taking, and community interaction.
Weekly Itinerary
Each week includes speaking practice, games, cultural context, and real-world role-plays. You’ll use everything you learn — right away.
Each week includes speaking practice, games, cultural context, and real-world role-plays. You’ll use everything you learn — right away.
Week 1: Greetings, introductions, fingerspelling basics, and visual communication foundations.
Week 2: Yes/no & WH-questions, classroom interaction language, and name-exchange practice.
Week 3: Identifying people/objects and describing simple spatial locations.
Week 4: Describing people and clothing with clear visual detail and contrastive structure.
Week 5: Time signs and daily routine verbs using time-first structure.
Week 6: Scheduling, talking about past/future events, and timeline use.
Week 7: Family vocabulary, relationships, and using listing techniques.
Week 8: Telling simple personal life stories with chronological sequencing.
Week 9: Common activities and giving/understanding basic directions with classifiers.
Week 10: Maintaining everyday conversations and using conversation-repair strategies.
Week 11: Health vocabulary and explaining simple problems or needs.
Week 12: Integrated review, storytelling, conversational assessment, and final presentations.
Meet Your Instructor
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