Course Numbers and Descriptions offered in previous semesters. 

Virtual Course Numbers (no longer offered) 

101-V  1^st Semester Beginners #1: ASL & CASE
201-V  2^nd Semester Beginners #2: ASL & CASE
301-V 1^st Semester Intermediate #3 ASL & CASE

In-Person Course Numbers offered Fall & Spring (no longer offered) 

101 – 1st Semester Beginners #1:American Sign Language & Conceptually Accurate Signed English (ASL & CASE)
201 – 2^nd Semester Beginners #2: ASL & CASE
301 – 1^st Semester Intermediate #3: ASL & CASE
401 – 2^nd Semester Intermediate #4: ASL & CASE

Austin Sign Language School (ASLS)
Virtual Course Descriptions (not offered)

101-V  1^st Semester Beginners #1: ASL & CASE – VIRTUAL
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”. Course covers Chapters 1-6 of textbook.  Emphasis on beginning vocabulary and fingerspelling.  Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language (ASL) and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Not offered. 

201-V  2^nd Semester Beginners #2: ASL & CASE – VIRTUAL
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”. Course covers Chapters 6-11 of textbook.  Emphasis on vocabulary and fingerspelling.  Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language (ASL) and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Not offered.

301-V 1^st Semester Intermediate #3 ASL & CASE - VIRTUALTextbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language” Course covers Chapters 11-17 of the textbook. Emphasis is on ASL grammar and vocabulary building. Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Not offered. 

In-Person Course Descriptions (not offered):

101-1^st Semester Beginners #1: ASL & CASE
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”
1st Semester Beginners: Course covers Chapters 1-6 textbook. Emphasis is on vocabulary and fingerspelling. Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language (ASL) and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Not offered..

201-2^nd Semester Beginners #2: ASL & CASE
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”
2nd Semester Beginners: Course covers Chapters 6-11 of the textbook. Emphasis is on grammar and vocabulary building. Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language (ASL) and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Not offered.

301-1^st Semester  Intermediate #3 ASL & CASE
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”
Course covers Chapters 11-17 of the textbook. Emphasis is on ASL grammar and vocabulary building. Vocabulary is given in American Sign Language and Conceptually Accurate Signed English (CASE). Not offered.

401-2^nd Semester Intermediate #4: ASL & CASE
Textbook-“A Basic Course in American Sign Language”
Course covers Chapters 17-22 of the textbook and additional vocabulary. Emphasis is on ASL grammar and vocabulary building. Not offered.

501/601 – Advanced #5 ASL 
No Textbook
Course covers grammar, structure, and rhetoric used in ASL.  Emphasis is on Cultural Signs, Classifiers, and Conceptually Accurate Signs. Not offered.

Location:
ASLS classes will not be offered after August 2025.

Schedule:
No classes offered.

Textbooks:

Textbook for ASLS courses is “A Basic Course in American Sign Language – Second Edition” TJ Publishers (ISBN 0-932666-42-6)

Students should get their own textbooks prior to the first class (available through Amazon or https://www.diglo.com)

Instructors:
ASLS teachers are skilled users of sign language, and many of them are native signers. A majority are deaf/hard of hearing individuals who are proficient users of American Sign Language (ASL). Many of the instructors have taught ASLS courses for a number of years. Certified, highly qualified interpreters for the deaf teach the ASLS interpreting courses.