Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon Portland Community College

Class information

ASL240 Intro to the Deaf Community

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  • CRN: 20561
  • Credits: 4
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Remote, Tuesday and Thursday, from 3 to 4:50pm
      From April 2 through June 13, 2024, Ginny A Black

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Textbooks

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Details about this class

Students are not required to be proficient in American Sign Language or even know how to sign at all. This course is open for anyone to register and there will be two interpreters for every class. Logistics will be covered during the first week of class. 

Technology

This is a remote class. Students should be comfortable with basic D2L and Zoom navigation. Students need to have accessible and reliable high-speed Internet and a laptop or computer to complete their coursework on D2L and use Zoom.

Students need to be able to screenshare, turn on/off the captions, mute/unmute, type in comments/share links in the Zoom chat, understand how to select the Gallery view option, and know how to join breakout rooms for partner/group activities on Zoom. 

 

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.