ASL 3 Advanced — Teens (Ages 13–18) · 45-Week Course
$8 per class or $360 for all 45 classes
Move beyond memorized signs and use ASL to connect, explain, and tell stories. In this 45-week live course, teens develop ASL sentence structure, classifiers, role shift, spatial referencing, directional verbs, nonmanual markers, fingerspelling, number fluency, and faster receptive comprehension. Real-life themes include school, friends, community, travel, media, and future plans. Learners also explore Deaf culture and respectful visual communication.
Each 30-minute class begins with a brief voice-off warm-up and a focused visual model. Teens then practice through signed discussions, scenario role-play, story analysis, partner exchanges, and collaborative challenges. The teacher gives specific feedback on grammar, clarity, signing space, facial expression, and comprehension. Review is woven into new topics so learners build fluency over time.
Outside work stays manageable. One or two optional signing assignments give teens room to apply what they learn, while one or two supportive assessments show progress without weekly testing.
What Your Learner Will Do
- Learners will sustain extended ASL conversations using follow-up questions, clarification, repair strategies, directional verbs, and consistent spatial references.
- Learners will comprehend increasingly fast signed messages and accurately analyze or retell key details, sequence, perspective, and transitions.
- Learners will create polished narratives, explanations, and presentations using classifiers, role shifting, nonmanual markers, and culturally appropriate communication.
Prerequisites: Learners should have completed ASL 2 or have equivalent skills: familiar vocabulary, fingerspelling, WH and yes/no questions, short conversations, basic facial grammar, and signed stories.
Syllabus
45 Lessons · over 45 Weeks
Each week, teens study the topic through visual modeling, authentic scenarios, and guided signed interaction, then apply the skill in conversation, analysis, or storytelling and receive feedback on ASL clarity, grammar, and comprehension.
Week 1: ASL 2 Review and Fluency Check
Week 2: Sustaining a Signed Conversation
Week 3: Follow-Up Questions and Turn-Taking
Week 4: WH Questions and Nonmanual Markers
Week 5: Time, Tense, and Sequencing
Week 6: School and Daily Routines
Week 7: Describing People and Places
Week 8: Detailed Visual Descriptions
Week 9: Community and Public Spaces
Week 10: Giving Directions in ASL
Week 11: Establishing Spatial References
Week 12: Conversation Check-In
Week 13: Classifiers for People and Movement
Week 14: Vehicle Classifiers and Routes
Week 15: Object Classifiers and Placement
Week 16: Directional Verbs and Agreement
Week 17: Who Did What to Whom?
Week 18: Role Shift in Dialogue
Week 19: Multiple Perspectives in Stories
Week 20: Facial Grammar and Meaning
Week 21: Retelling a Signed Narrative
Week 22: Clarification and Repair Strategies
Week 23: Fingerspelling at Conversational Speed
Week 24: Numbers, Dates, and Scheduling
Week 25: Making Plans with Friends
Week 26: Past Events and Experiences
Week 27: Explaining a Personal Interest
Week 28: Comparing Options
Week 29: Expressing Opinions Respectfully
Week 30: Supporting an Opinion with Reasons
Week 31: Deaf Culture and Community
Week 32: Visual Access and Communication Norms
Week 33: Receptive Analysis of a Signed Story
Week 34: Faster Signing and Comprehension
Week 35: Planning a Structured Narrative
Week 36: Character Viewpoint and Role Shift
Week 37: Solving a Real-Life Scenario
Week 38: Collaborative Conversation Practice
Week 39: Planning a Signed Presentation
Week 40: Organizing an Explanation in ASL
Week 41: Rehearsal and Peer Feedback
Week 42: Responding to Audience Questions
Week 43: Advanced Conversation Review
Week 44: Final Narrative or Presentation
Week 45: ASL 3 Showcase and Reflection