ASL Institute

Join Columbia College Chicago's American Sign Language Department for ASL Institute, a series of American Sign Language workshops to increase your skills and conversational fluency. These workshops are open to anyone interested in learning American Sign Language. Join us for the spring 2024 ASL workshop!

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  • Beginning American Sign Language Conversational Workshop

    This six-week workshop concentrates on development of conversational fluency in American Sign Language (ASL). Participants learn to accurately recognize and produce signs in ASL with appropriate non-manual behaviors and grammatical features. Workshop is a basic introduction to ASL, and participants develop expressive and receptive ASL skills through discussions of topics such as personal information, surroundings, residences, families, and activities. This workshop meets once a week and lasts for two hours. Our Deaf facilitator will run the workshop.

    Who can join? This is an ideal workshop for families or work peers. Come and learn beginners ASL!

    Course fee: $140.00

    Schedule: Meets two hours on Wednesdays for six weeks (6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)

    Date: Beginning February 14 through March 20, 2023

    Location:
    Columbia College Chicago
    33 E. Congress Parkway, 4th Floor
    Chicago, IL 60605

    (Room location will be emailed to attendees)

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  • Intermediate American Sign Language Conversational Workshop

    This six-week workshop concentrates on development of conversational fluency in American Sign Language (ASL). Participants learn to accurately recognize and produce signs in ASL with appropriate non-manual behaviors and grammatical features. Workshop expands on the basic introduction to ASL, and participants develop expressive and receptive ASL skills through discussions of topics such as personal information, surroundings, residences, families, and activities. This workshop meets once a week and lasts for two hours. Our Deaf facilitator will run the workshop.

    Who can join? This is an ideal workshop for families or work peers. Come and learn intermediate ASL!

    Course fee: $140.00

    Schedule: Meets two hours on Wednesdays for six weeks (6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)

    Date: Beginning April 3 through May 8, 2023

    Location:
    Columbia College Chicago
    33 E. Congress Parkway, 4th Floor
    Chicago, IL 60605

     

For the current ASL Institute schedule and offerings, please contact Nathaniel Kelly in the American Sign Language Department (email: nkelly@colum.edu)