What is an ASL
Bowl?
 The American Sign Language (ASL) Club at Shoreline
Community College (SCC) hosts this silent competition every spring
to provide ASL students the opportunity to engage with others using
the ASL skills they have learned in the classroom. The event also
offers students the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding
and appreciation of ASL as a language and to develop a better
appreciation of the Deaf Culture.
Teams of five players answer questions from judges in several
categories, such as finger spelling, Deaf Culture, giving
directions, visual gesture and math. Point values are determined by
the judges and assigned to the difficulty level of the questions.
Teams accumulate points by answering questions correctly. ASL
students from high schools and colleges across the state participate
in the event. SCC is the only institution or organization in the
United States to host this type of event in the United States.
“As an instructor, I want students to get as much exposure to the
language and the culture as possible,” says ASL Instructor and Club
Advisor, Richard Jacobs, “so that they are better prepared to use
their skills when meeting people who are hearing impaired or from
the Deaf Culture.”
Other ASL Events
The ASL Club also hosts quarterly competitions for SCC students and
a silent bowling event once a year where students practice signing
while bowling.
How can we
participate?
Anyone interested in learning more about ASL and
improving their skills in ASL.
Contact Information for
the ASL Bowl
For more information about the ASL Bowl or to
register a team,
call x4634 (voice) or (206) 546-4647 (TTY only).
Organizers
Shoreline Community College and the Shoreline
Community College ASL Club.
ASL Club
Richard Jacobs is the Advisor
to the club.
206-546-4634 (voice) or (206) 546-4647 (TTY only).
rjacobs@shoreline.edu
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