Welcome to DCS's Online Class selections. All classes run for 10 weeks using the Zoom platform.
There are no refunds for classes once registered. All payments are online via paypal or credit card.
Beginner series: Our beginner series are for those people who are new to American Sign Language or have taken classes in the past and are refreshing their skills. Please read the curriculum content for each section to help determine your level.
Intermediate series: Participants in this level must be confident and capable of conversing in ASL about a variety of topics. Participants will build their understanding and use of ASL vocabulary and grammar and be interested in further developing and refining their skills and knowledge of the language and culture of ASL and the Deaf community.
Advanced series: Participants in this level must have a high level of conversational fluency and be interested in learning and using advanced grammatical structures to talk about daily routines, current events, and academic based concepts and vocabulary. Deaf based literature will be used when possible.
There are no refunds for classes once registered. All payments are online via paypal or credit card.
Beginner series: Our beginner series are for those people who are new to American Sign Language or have taken classes in the past and are refreshing their skills. Please read the curriculum content for each section to help determine your level.
Intermediate series: Participants in this level must be confident and capable of conversing in ASL about a variety of topics. Participants will build their understanding and use of ASL vocabulary and grammar and be interested in further developing and refining their skills and knowledge of the language and culture of ASL and the Deaf community.
Advanced series: Participants in this level must have a high level of conversational fluency and be interested in learning and using advanced grammatical structures to talk about daily routines, current events, and academic based concepts and vocabulary. Deaf based literature will be used when possible.
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Beginner Level 1
CA$0.00 - CA$100.00
Beginner Level 1 OnLine
Mondays 3-4pm or 8-9pm Pacific Time
10 weeks, Classes Begin January 25, 2021-March 29, 2021
Instructor: TBA
Beginner Level 1:
· Basics of gesturing
· Introduction to facial expressions
· ASL Alphabet and fingerspelling 3-4 letter words
· Vocabulary: colours, food, animals, family, activities
· Numbers 1-20
· Express basic needs
· Describe people and qualities
· Basic sentence structure: topic-comment
· ASL Grammar: directional verbs, nouns & adjectives
· Answering Yes/No and Wh questions
· Introduction to Classifiers
Beginner Level 2
CA$100.00
Only a few left!
Beginner Level 2 Online
Tuesdays 3-4pm or 8-9pm Pacific Time
10 weeks, Classes run January 26-March 30, 2021
Instructor: TBA
Beginner Level 2:
· Review of skills in level 1
· Expansion of vocabulary
· Directional Verbs-part 2
· Fingerspelling fluency & rhyming
· Subject-Verb-Object sentence structure
· Use of space for talking about people,places,objects
· Facial grammar part 2, Non-Manual markers
· Timelines and Tense part 2
· Degrees of feeling and being (-er, -est)
· Temporal/Time aspects of ASL
· Adjective/Adverb modulation in ASL
· Classifiers part 2
· Number 21-50
Beginner 3
CA$100.00
Beginner Level 3 Online
Wednesdays 3-4pm or 8-9pm Pacific Time
10 weeks, Classes run from January 27-March 31, 2021
Instructor: TBA
Beginner Level 3:
· Review of concepts in level 1 and 2
· Classifiers part 3
· Pronominal Classifiers
· Timelines part 2
· Cardinal number systems and quantifiers
· Ordinal number systems
· Measurement & money
· Plurality
· Past & Future tense
· ASL Time Sequence principle
· Conceptually accurate signing
Intermediate Level 1
CA$100.00
Intermediate Level 1 Online
Mondays 7-8pm Pacific Time
10 weeks, Classes run January 25-March 29, 2021
Instructor: TBA
Intermediate Level 1:
· Review of Beginner Levels 1,2,3
· Classifiers part 4
· ASL Literacy & Storytelling
· Translating English to ASL
· Number Stories & ASL Poems
· Expansion of vocabulary
· Deaf Culture & Deaf role models
Intermediate Level 2
CA$100.00
Intermediate Level 2 Online
Tuesdays 7-8pm Pacific Time
10 weeks, January 26 -March 30, 2021
Instructor: TBA
Intermediate 2:
● Review of Intermediate 1
● Using higher level classifiers to tell stories
● Introduction to Handshape ASL Stories
● Learn about Famous People & their impact on Deaf Community and Culture
● English: how to translate to ASL Gloss
● English Idioms & ASL
● Establish settings and characters in stories in ASL
● Intermediate Vocabulary
Intermediate Level 3
CA$100.00
Only a few left!
Intermediate Level 3 Online
Wednesdays 7-8pm Pacific Time
10 weeks, January 27-March 31, 2021
Instructor: TBA
Advanced Level 1
CA$100.00
Advanced Level 1 Online
Fridays 7-8pm, Classes run January 22-March 26, 2021
Instructor: Dellalee Piper, dpiper@deafchildren.bc.ca
Advanced ASL with DCS will focus on preparing parents and family with the ASL skills needed to support your child in the K-Grade 1 education system, focussing on topics and concepts relevant to the BC Curriculum, current events and local educational attractions.
Lunch & Learn Series Level 1 and 2
CA$100.00
Grab your lunch and join DCS from 12-12 45 each week for an ASL Lunch & Learn lesson Level 1 or 2. Develop your American Sign Language Skills to support your work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children in a fun and flexible way. Classes run for 10 weeks. All classes are limited to 10 participants and will use Zoom Video Conferencing to deliver instruction. These sessions are geared to professionals such as Speech Language Pathologists, Early Childhood Educators, Youth Workers and other professionals working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing children from birth to age 10. We recommend use of a desktop computer, laptop or ipad. Cell phones are not an effective way to receive instruction and participate in lessons.
ASL Kids Class
CA$100.00
ASL for Kids Level 1 and 2 ! Classes run via Zoom for 10 weeks online. These classes are perfect for hearing or hard of hearing children ages 8-15 years of age wishing to learn ASL to communicate with friends and family or just to learn as an additional language ! Level 1 on Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm Pacific Time and Level 2 on Fridays 4:30-5:30 Pacific Time. All classes limited to 10 participants. Children should have sufficient independence to be able to learn and attend online.
PAH! Preschool At Home!
CA$75.00 - CA$100.00
Only a few left!
Preschool At Home! Register here for this online preschool home program.
Once Registered, a full registration and information package will be emailed to you.
Ages 3-4: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:15-9:45, Pacific Time
Ages 4-5 / Kindergarten Readiness: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:15am-10am, Pacific Time
