American Sign Language IV is the fourth in a series of courses designed to develop the skills and knowledge needed to communicate in American Sign Language. It emphasizes and expands on grammar, syntax, spatial referencing, classifiers, and vocabulary development. Sentence constructions will be reviewed and communicative competencies in ASL beyond the basic level will be addressed. Fluency and accuracy of fingerspelling will be developed as well as the use of lexicalized signs. In addition, students will continue to refine their knowledge of the D/deaf community and Deaf education. Other relevant topics will be addressed.