AMSL 1102 — Elementary ASL 2
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Continues AMSL 1101. Continues development of expressive and receptive competence in using American Sign Language to fulfill various social functions (such as introductions, explanations of personal history, and descriptions of simple narratives). Emphasizes further development of receptive and expressive skills, finger spelling, vocabulary building, grammatical structures; encourages more extensive use of nonmanual behaviors, classifiers, body postures, and signing space. Students are also introduced to regional and ethnic sign variations and political and educational institutions of the Deaf community.
Prerequisites
- AMSL 1101 (min C-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 24 | 36 | 67% | 6.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 50% | 9.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 67% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 21 | 36 | 58% | 7.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 75% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 44% | 10.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 29 | 36 | 81% | 3.5 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 14% · W 100% · Th 100% · F 0%
Common patterns: MWR (86% of sections), MTWR (14% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Alma Bournazian (49% of students) · reviews
- Rachel Berman-Kobylarz (44% of students) · reviews
- Krishna Madaparthi (7% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Alma Bournazian (63% of students) · reviews
- Rachel Berman-Kobylarz (37% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Joseph Mattiace (60% of students) · reviews
- Rachel Berman-Kobylarz (40% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
AMSL 1512, AMSL 2101, DEAF 1550, DEAF 2700
Courses that list AMSL 1102 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (AMSL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All AMSL courses · Plan it at numap.app