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

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
71401 September 8, 2026
to December 1, 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 [email protected].

† 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 who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial. As a place of learning, we are grateful to be here while committing to respecting and honouring Indigenous knowledge, cultures, and communities.