
About This Course
In this immersive Beginning ASL course, you’ll tap into a language your body already knows. You’ll discover your natural ability for visual communication—learning to listen with your eyes and express with your whole being.
Category: Group Course
Pace Level B: Casual (More about Pace Levels)
Location: These Sessions are delivered live by an ASL Pros Instructor on a remote platform (Zoom).
Price: $ 269 Or Free with any level of Membership (More about Memberships)
7-week Program includes:
Orientation & Introduction to ASL
Classroom Instruction
Open Practice Sessions (More about Open Practice Sessions)
Step into the World of Visual Language
This beginner-level American Sign Language (ASL) course introduces you to the fundamentals of ASL and its distinctive grammatical structure. Guided by native ASL experts, you’ll receive practical, hands-on instruction designed to help you build a strong foundation in visual communication.
Through immersive and intuitive practice, you’ll awaken the visual language processor in your brain, learning to perceive language in three dimensions. As you develop your skills, you’ll gain the confidence to engage in everyday conversations—without using spoken words.
This is more than just a class—it’s an opportunity to connect, grow, and experience language the way the human brain is naturally wired to process it: visually, physically, and expressively—all within a supportive and encouraging environment.
Content:
In this course, students will be immersed in basic conversational communication in American Sign Language, including:
Basic ASL grammar structure
Introductions and sharing basic Information about yourself
Navigating encounters in ASL and communicating about learning ASL
Asking for clarification & more information, and showing you understand
Simple affirmative sentences & negative sentences, answering yes/no questions, and related facial expressions & body language.
Verbs that change movement to show location or to indicate subject and object
The manual alphabet, numbers 0-12
Referring to objects and their locations
Interruptions and apologies
Visual culture & Deaf cultural norms
*Members: Register for this Group Course for Free with Diamond, Platinum, or Gold Membership Subscription Packages.
Your Instructor
Traci Ison
Hi, I’m Traci Ison. I am the Chief Strategy Officer and a founding member of ASL Pros, LLC.
