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| Discipline | C-ID | Title | Summary | CSU GE Requirement | Cal-GETC | hf:categories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | ASL 2 ZTC Curriculum (Nakaji) (CC BY) |
7 modules for use in ASL 2 courses, covering negation, modal verbs, scheduling activities, making plans, errands, activities, travel, opinions, skills, sports and wellness, classifiers and MM, agreeing with conditions, food, making requests, describing the work place, money, shopping in a store. Developed by San Diego City College (led by Melanie Nakaji), this collection of modules is a part of their ZTC Pathways Acceleration Grant project.  | N/A | N/A | asl_2 new-oer american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Integrated and Open Interpreter Education. (Maroney et al.) LibreTexts (CC-BY-NC 4.0) |
Readings focus on interpreter engagement in the community, service learning, citizenship, linguistic and cultural aspects of interpreting, orientation to the interpreted interaction, interpreting for English grammar classes, developing confident and competent DeafBlind interpreters, reflective practice, interpreter mindset, pre-interpreting, technical skills, adaptive skills, supervision, professional identity, and preparation for working with people. | N/A | N/A | intro_interpreting american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Let’s Chat! American Sign Language (ASL) Conversation Activities (The Pathways Project) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
Collection of over 160 interpersonal activities for novice and intermediate learners. Content consists of lesson plans for instructors written in English text with ASL gloss. Links to open-use images and other resources included. No videos. | N/A | N/A | conversational_asl american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | MELMIRA by Melissa Elmira Yingst (Copyrighted, free access online) |
Community-based talk show spotlighting a wide range of Deaf people from a variety of social cultural backgrounds, focusing on topics including personal growth, relationships, health, taboo issues, and community-based concerns. Found on YouTube and Facebook. | N/A | N/A | conversational_asl american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Linguistics of American Sign Language, 5th Ed.: An Introduction. E-Textbook via Project Muse (Gallaudet University, all rights reserved, requires institutional access). |
Textbook focuses on defining language and linguistics, before covering the phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics of ASL; includes updated material focusing on Black ASL, bilingualism, and the use of ASL in film, along with video material now included in supplementary material. | N/A | N/A | asl_linguistics american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Classifier Curriculum (Nakaji) (CC BY) |
This module provides an introduction to classifiers and the various handshapes used in American Sign Language. Content includes a downloadable pdf showing pictures of each handshape, example sentences specific to each handshape, and narrative stories using advanced classifiers. The narrative stories include two versions of the same script: mime/gesture and ASL. | N/A | N/A | classifiers american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Fingerspelling – A Mindful Approach (Johnston) LibreTexts (CC-BY 4.0) |
Readings on fingerspelling through a lens of mindfulness as practiced by an interpreter whose mentor was a CODA, with attention on fingerspelling basics, loan signs, configuration, using context, effective closure, phonetical representation, emphatic fingerspelling, and engagement. | N/A | N/A | fingerspelling american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Deaf Culture OER (Nakaji, 2024) (CC BY) |
This fully online course covers the American Deaf community and the relationship of its language, American Sign Language, to Deaf culture. The material will be presented through a psycho-social approach emphasizing past, recent, and evolving dynamics of deaf peoples’ language, arts, folklore, heritage, education, family and community structure, employment and values in home and society. You will also study the deaf culture in relation to other cultures in America. Knowledge of ASL is not required to take this course. Comments: Requires access to the Canvas platform. | N/A | N/A | deaf_culture american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | The Lifeprint Library (Dr. William G. Vicars) (All rights reserved, free access to all articles) |
Huge collection of over 700 articles and FAQs covering various topics related to Deaf culture as well as Deaf history, technology, language use, and other aspects of the Deaf experience. | N/A | N/A | deaf_culture american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Deaf Awareness Resources (National Deaf Center) (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
Articles, videos, tips for interacting with deaf people, including attention-getting. | N/A | N/A | deaf_culture american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Lifeprint.com: “ASL University” (Dr. William G. Vicars) (All rights reserved, free access to all materials) |
Lessons 46 through 60 are listed as appropriate for ASL 4; includes curricular resources such as PowerPoints, practice cards for students, and quizzes; video materials include both recorded lectures and practice sheets with links to video demonstration of phrases; website also contains a comprehensive dictionary of signs and a library of articles on topics covering grammar, Deaf culture, Deaf history, and other topics related to the Deaf community. | N/A | N/A | asl_4 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Lifeprint.com: “ASL University” (Dr. William G. Vicars) (All rights reserved, free access to all materials) |
Lessons 31 through 45 are listed as appropriate for ASL 3; includes curricular resources such as PowerPoints, practice cards for students, and quizzes; video materials include both recorded lectures and practice sheets with links to video demonstration of phrases; website also contains a comprehensive dictionary of signs and a library of articles on topics covering grammar, Deaf culture, Deaf history, and other topics related to the Deaf community. | N/A | N/A | asl_3 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Lifeprint.com: “ASL University” (Dr. William G. Vicars) (All rights reserved, free access to all materials) |
Lessons 1 through 15 are listed as appropriate for ASL 1; includes curricular resources such as PowerPoints, practice cards for students, and quizzes; video materials include both recorded lectures and practice sheets with links to video demonstration of phrases; website also contains a comprehensive dictionary of signs and a library of articles on topics covering grammar, Deaf culture, Deaf history, and other topics related to the Deaf community. | N/A | N/A | asl_1 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Lifeprint.com: “ASL University” (Dr. William G. Vicars) (All rights reserved, free access to all materials) |
Lessons 16 through 30 are listed as appropriate for ASL 2; includes curricular resources such as PowerPoints, practice cards for students, and quizzes; video materials include both recorded lectures and practice sheets with links to video demonstration of phrases; website also contains a comprehensive dictionary of signs and a library of articles on topics covering grammar, Deaf culture, Deaf history, and other topics related to the Deaf community. | N/A | N/A | asl_2 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | American Sign Language 101 OER (Pinto, 2021) (CC BY-NC-ND) |
This American Sign Language 101 OER is a Google Doc containing instructional videos of original design. The document also offers media content from ASL instructors and creators across the Web. All materials are meant as a supplement to ASL instruction. | N/A | N/A | asl_1 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | ASL 1 ZTC Curriculum (in Canvas Commons) |
11 modules for use in ASL 1 courses, covering orientation, fingerspelling, resources, numbers, wh-word questions, identifying people, commands, Deaf culture, information about yourself, family members, hobbies, yes/no questions, experience with languages, location commands, basic directions, living situations, residences, spatial agreement, expressing needs, telling how long, activities, and chores. Developed by San Diego City College (led by Melanie Nakaji), this collection of modules is a part of their ZTC Pathways Acceleration Grant project. Comments: Requires access to the Canvas platform. | N/A | N/A | asl_1 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | American Sign Language Video-Based Curriculum Collection |
Collection of video-based exercises using H5P in Adapt developed by San Diego City College (led by Melanie Nakaji). This collection is a part of their ZTC Pathways project focusing on ASL, with a pilot version of their ASL 1 course currently available in Canvas Commons (use search term “ASL 1 ZTC Curriculum”). Comments: Shared via LibreTexts; viewing is open to anyone, and exercises may be embedded using embed codes. | N/A | N/A | asl_1 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | One Fact ASL on YouTube (Tammy Carpenter) (All rights reserved, free videos) |
Contains ASL vocabulary and grammar lessons covering common ASL 1 and ASL 2 topics. | N/A | N/A | asl_1 asl_2 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Garrett Bose on YouTube (Garrett Bose) (All rights reserved, free videos) |
Contains ASL vocabulary and grammar lessons covering common ASL 1 and ASL 2 topics. | N/A | N/A | asl_1 asl_2 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Signing Black in America documentary (The Language & Life Project at NC State University) (All rights reserved, free access) |
The description for this documentary on YouTube reads as follows: “Just like spoken languages, sign languages have dialects. Black ASL is the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities. Largely unknown to outsiders, Black ASL has become a symbol of solidarity and a vital part of identity within the Black Deaf community.” | N/A | N/A | asl_1 asl_2 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | Black American Sign Language. Wikpedia. (CC-BY-SA 4.0) |
Article highlighting the history and development of Black ASL. | N/A | N/A | asl_1 asl_2 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | American Sign Language. Wikpedia. (CC-BY-SA 4.0) |
Article highlighting the history and development of ASL. | N/A | N/A | asl_1 asl_2 american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | RMDSCO on YouTube (Jeni Jackerson and team) (All rights reserved, free videos) |
Their ASL Storytelling playlist contains over 80 stories translated into ASL; with the Toddler Program listing 49 stories. Many stories contain use of classifiers, role shift, temporal aspect, and other ASL storytelling conventions. | N/A | N/A | asl_1 asl_2 asl_3 asl_4 intro_interpreting american_sign_language |
| American Sign Language | No C-ID | ASL THAT on YouTube (Joseph Wheeler) (All rights reserved, free videos) |
Contains ASL vocabulary and grammar lessons covering common ASL 1, 2, 3, and 4 topics. | N/A | N/A | asl_1 asl_2 asl_3 asl_4 american_sign_language |