70 OXNARD COLLEGE CATALOG 2005-2006 (1) = Credit/No Credit only (2) = Credit/No Credit at student’s option 
AMERICAN SIGN 
LANGUAGE 
Faculty 
Full-Time Part-Time 
Julie Lovejoy Matthew Beishline 
Debra Kaskus 
Antoinette Pineau 
Ila Sachs 
Durston Winesburg 
American Sign Language Courses 
ASL R101—Beginning American Sign Language I 
3 units 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Students with little or no prior knowledge of American Sign Language 
(ASL) will be introduced to the natural language of deaf 
people. Provides basic vocabulary and preparation for visual/ 
gestural communication including information relating to deaf culture. 
Emphasis will be on comprehension skills and the fundamentals 
of ASL grammatical structures. Course may be taken two times. (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU 
ASL R102—Beginning American Sign 
Language II 3 units 
Prerequisites: ASL R101, or equivalent. 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Building on the skills acquired in the ASL R101 course, instruction 
will focus on ASL sentence types, time, numbers, pronominalization, 
classifiers, spatial referencing, pluralization, temporal and 
distributional aspects of the language. Additional information on 
deaf culture and community will be presented. Course may be taken 
two times. (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU 
ASL R103—Intermediate American Sign 
Language I 3 units 
Prerequisites: ASL R102, or equivalent. 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Course will continue the study of conversational American Sign 
Language with expanded information on ASL grammar syntax, 
spatial referencing, and vocabulary development. Dialogues, short 
stories, narratives, and short conversations will focus on discussion 
of deaf culture and detailed descriptions of people and surroundings. 
Course may be taken two times. (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU 
ASL R104—Intermediate American Sign 
Language II 3 units 
Prerequisites: ASL R103, or equivalent. 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Course will build on skills acquired in ASL R103, and includes 
more complex ASL grammatical features, vocabulary building in 
context, and comprehension and development of medium-length 
stories, narratives and dialogues. Discussion material will include 
topics which are culturally significant to the deaf community. 
Course may be taken two times. (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU 
ASL R105—Advanced American Sign Language 3 units 
Prerequisites: ASL R104, or equivalent. 
3 hours lecture weekly 
Course introduces students to signing beyond the conversational 
level. Receptive skills development focuses on increased comprehension 
of a variety of signing styles. Expressive skill development 
focuses on increased clarity, fluency, and speed. Includes student-led 
discussions, and reports on topics in deaf culture, society, and current 
affairs. Course may be taken two times. (2) 
Transfer credit: UC, CSU 
NOTE: The courses listed below have been temporarily suspended. 
For further information, please contact the Liberal Studies 
division office. 
SL 50 English Grammar for the Deaf 
SL 98A-Z Short Courses in Sign Language 
SL 189A-Z Topics in Sign Language 
SL 199 Directed Studies in Sign Language