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Want to Learn American Sign Language?

Interpretek is excited to offer classes teaching American Sign Language and Deaf Culture! All of our classes are taught by Deaf instructors, ensuring authentic and native exposure to the language and culture.

Basic Conversational ASL 101 Online Class

Dates: Mondays, July 11 – September 19, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Zoom

In this introductory course, students will learn the basics of American Sign Language, be exposed to Deaf Culture, and begin to learn about norms of the Deaf Community.

Alphabet
Fingerspelling
Basic number production
Simple grammatical structures
Ways to introduce themselves
How to exchange some personal information

There are a lot of fun activities and games throughout this course, and it is a great way to get started on your journey to learning ASL!

We'll find the right course for you!

We offer six courses to help bridge the gap between the hearing and Deaf community. These courses start with learning the basics of ASL like the alphabet, fingerspelling and numbers all the way to narrating stories and discussing goals.

Basic Conversational ASL 102

In this course, students will continue learning ASL strategies and implement them within narratives.

Faster fingerspelling
Numbers to indicate age and time expressions
Describing living situations, common places and giving basic directions
Creating personal narratives
Talking about family
Forming questions

Basic Conversational ASL 103

In the third course, students will discuss favorite activities and hobbies to learn about tenses, narratives, and facial cues.

Learn present, past and future tenses
Introduced to classifiers
Share short narratives about yourself and others
Understand the importance of facial cues
Fingerspelling practice
Deaf culture will be woven throughout the course

Andres is an amazing model for online instruction. He is very engaging and compassionate towards his students. He is very skilled in managing diverse skill levels and maintains high (and reasonable) expectations for each student. Thank you for teaching and encouraging me.

Student from ASL 101 Class

So happy I continued on and too ASL 102. This class took all the vocabulary from 101 and helped us form those into conversations and real world interactions. I cannot stress enough the pace of this course is just right. The instructor (Andres) did not move onto new material until we understood the current material. It wasn’t about just getting through the class material – it was about our comfort and comprehension of the information. Looking forward to ASL 103!

Student from ASL 102 Class

I’ve taken a handful of ASL courses over the years, both casually and collegiate, before discovering Interpretek. Andres is hands down the best instructor I’ve ever had. His classes are always enjoyable. Amidst COVID, class feels like a social opportunity, yet is still very structured and productive. I’ve learned more with Andres over the past several months than I did, collectively, over the past 10 years. Andres has boosted my confidence to sign in public and at work, and I’m very thankful to him for that because I’ve since met some really great Deaf folks that I otherwise wouldn’t have had the courage to make friends with. I look forward to continuing my ASL studies with Andres and aspire to be an ASL interpreter someday soon. I very, very highly recommend Andres with Interpretek!

Student from ASL 103 Class

Another great class! I’m so thankful for the opportunity to chat, learn and meet new friends in ASL. Andres is a gifted teacher! He has a wealth of knowledge of ASL and teaches with kindness, compassion and fun, along with emphasizing the importance of learning ASL correctly in order to communicate effectively. It is a joy to be his student and I have recommended him and these classes to friends.

Student from ASL 201 Class

Andres was a fantastic instructor who provided us with a safe learning environment where we could practice our newly learned skills. He ALWAYS answered questions and repeated information to ensure understanding before moving on.

Student from At Work ASL Class

Advanced Conversational ASL 201

In this course, students will continue to learn about classifiers, how to describe people and conversational strategies.

Describe people, traits & personal items
Culturally appropriate greetings
Learn about leave-takings within the Deaf community
Conversational strategies like explaining, requesting, asking for advice & agreements

Advanced Conversational ASL 202

In the second advanced course, students will continue learning more vocabulary and new types of classifiers in ASL.

Describe places in their neighborhood
Give directions
Make purchases
Give opinions
Introduce strategies for interrupting & using role shift

Advanced Conversational ASL 203

In the final course, students will be expected to produce and comprehend longer periods of discourse.

Discuss personal goals & abilities
Share reactions
Narrate stories
Incorporate vocabulary & grammar learned in previous courses
Deaf culture will be woven into the course

Have a Deaf employee or co-worker?

We can customize classes based on your specific needs. Learn greetings, industry terminology, and more to help open communication.