SIGN 2

About this course

This course builds on basic principles and vocabulary introduced in SIGN D001. Students will further develop skills including expressive and receptive sign, the manual alphabet, facial expression, and body gestures. An emphasis will be placed on conversational skills in functional situations, continued vocabulary and grammatical expression development, and the knowledge of Deaf culture and community.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• SIGN 1Elementary American Sign Language (First Quarter)
• or

Catalog wording: “SIGN D001. or equivalent”

What this course unlocks

De Anza courses that list SIGN 2 as a prerequisite.

• SIGN 3Elementary American Sign Language (Third Quarter)

Transfer pathways that use SIGN 2

ASSIST maps SIGN 2 to a requirement in 21 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Communication Sciences and DisordersDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• Social Science for TeachersDe Anza → Simpson University
• Social ScienceDe Anza → Simpson University
• Liberal StudiesDe Anza → Simpson University
• General Studies AADe Anza → Simpson University
• Deaf Studies - Deaf Education Option (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Deaf Studies - Interpreting Option (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Deaf Studies - Deaf Studies Option (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Linguistics - Interdisciplinary Language Studies Option (B.A.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• KinesiologyDe Anza → San Jose State
• Communication Sciences & DisordersDe Anza → CSU Sacramento
• Linguistics Language ProgramDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Literatures in EnglishDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Literature: Spanish LiteratureDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Literature/WritingDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Literature: Literary ArtsDe Anza → UC San Diego
• Literature: World Literature and CultureDe Anza → UC San Diego
• American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf Culture: English InterpretingDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf CultureDe Anza → CSU Long Beach