PRESENTATION OUTLINE
For beginners!
Every Thursday 6-7pm
February 23 to April 27
FREE!
For the first two days of workshop, we will practice fingerspelling and introducing yourself!
ASL Interpreter will be here for the first two or three days of workshop!
Workshop rules!
Only one simple rule is NO TALKING OR PLAYING while I'm teaching.
What is American Sign language (ASL) ?
it is a visual, foreign language!
ASL has its own grammars and structures.
Face expressions,
head movements, and eye gaze.
How do you get a deaf person's attention?
Wave, tap on the shoulder, blinking lights, or tap on the table.
What if you don't know how to communicate with a deaf person?
Text, write, draw, or gesture.
YOU, NAME, NICE, MEET, AGAIN, PLEASE, UNDERSTAND.
WH-WORD QUESTIONS SIGNS
Lower eyebrows when asking questions in ASL.
A) YOU NAME WHAT?
B) MY NAME (fingerspell) MATTHEW
B) YOU NAME WHAT?
A) NICE MEET YOU
B) NICE MEET YOU
FINE, GOOD, GREAT, OK OK, TIRED, SICK,
NAME, YOU, MY, NICE, MEET, TEXT, WRITE, UNDERSTAND, PLEASE, GESTURE, AGAIN
What is the face expression for WH-WORD questions? WHO, WHAT, WHERE
It is visual, foreign langauge
ASL don't have the word am, is, are, was, were
Face Expression Important!
Bodily movment important!
DEAF, HEARING, NOT, LEARN, SIGN, OH-OKAY or OH-I-SEE, SCHOOL, GOOD, BAD
A: HELLO, HOW YOU?
B: FINE (or say how you feel)
A: GOOD or OH-OK
A: YOU DEAF?
B: ME NOT DEAF ME HEARING
A: YOU LEARN ASL WHERE?
B: SCHOOL
staring at their conservation
YOU, ME, NAME, NICE, MEET, FINE, TEXT, WRITE, DRAW, GESTURE, GOOD, BAD, PLEASE, UNDERSTAND, WHAT, WHO, OK-OK, TIRED, SICK
LEARN, DEAF, HEARING, NOT, AGAIN, SIGN, OH-OK, OH-I-SEE, SCHOOL, HOW
TEACHER, STUDENT, TEACH, HIGH SCHOOl (HS), COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, CLASS
HOME, WORK, CITY, TOWN, OTHER, STATE, GO, YES, NO, KNOW, DON'T KNOW, COOL
A. HELLO
B. HELLO
A. YOU NAME WHAT?
B. ME (fingerspell your name)
A. OH-OK, NICE MEET YOU
B. NICE MEET YOU
A. YOU DEAF?
B. ME NOT DEAF (or YES, ME DEAF)
A. OH-I-SEE
B. YOU HEARING?
A. YES ME HEARING (or NO, ME DEAF)
A. YOU LEARN SIGN WHERE?
B. ME GO COLLEGE OTHER CITY (STATE or TOWN ) LEARN ASL
A. COOL
Receptive and Expressive WARM UP!
face expression and body movement
The public was amazed to view the quickness and dexterity of the juggler.
The Three Little Pigs
(bad wolf, blowing, pigs, straw, sticks, bricks, house)
Color, White, Black, Gray, Yellow, Orange, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Green, Brown