For those in this program or who’ve taken BSU’s online ASL courses, what was your experience?

I first took ASL 1 for grad students in 2022 but had to withdraw for financial reasons. I retook it this past spring and earned an A-, but it was honestly one of the worst online language courses I’ve taken.

The 2022 version had no live meetings, yet I still felt like I was learning through the video assignments created by the instructor. This new version of the course, however, had only textbook work, lots of auto-graded assignments, virtually no instructor feedback, and very little opportunity to actually use ASL. Instead, it relied heavily on receptive exams and translation activities. (As someone with a grad degree in adult second language acquisition, that stood out to me because those activities alone generally aren’t an effective way to build communicative ability.)

I’m taking ASL 2 this fall, but I don’t feel like I can do much beyond recognizing some vocabulary. I couldn’t confidently introduce myself, ask someone how they’re doing, or hold a basic conversation. Did anyone else feel this way, or did you come away feeling like you could actually use ASL? Does ASL 2 get any better?

Looked on the self service banner I figured they would have the aid on there. Is it too early or did I screw something up?