American Sign Language Foundations for DHH 1

Course code DHHE 0611

Credit 0.0

Length 260.0 hours

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Students develop a beginning conversational level of comprehension and expressive fluency in ASL. Students learn basic ASL vocabulary, grammar, and expressive and receptive skills empowering them to communicate effectively. Students also begin to develop their understanding of Deaf culture.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Family
  • Breakfast
  • Housing
  • Food Shopping
  • Visual Gestural Communication
  • Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada Geography
  • Indigenous History in British Columbia
  • Storytelling

How to register

Please contact the School of Instructor Education at 604.871.7488 or 604.871.7499 or by email at advising@vcc.ca to apply.
For more information, please see the PIDP Program Content Guide.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
42449 January 5, 2026
to March 31, 2026
Lecture VCC Broadway Building A See full schedule

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
50017 April 7, 2026
to June 30, 2026
Lecture VCC Broadway Building A See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.