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High School American Sign Language I

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Suggested Prerequisites

N/A

Description

Get ready to jump-start your journey through Deaf culture exploring the worlds of EARth and EYEth. You’ll dive headfirst into this visual language by learning the basic building blocks of communication. You’ll master the art of effortlessly navigating conversations about family, school, celebrations, food and restaurants, entertainment, and traveling. You’ll make stops along the way, exploring the roots and traditions of Deaf culture. So, buckle up—your journey awaits!

Module One: A Family Affair

-EARth vs. EYEth

-Dominant vs. Non-dominant hand

-Alphabet

-Myths and Misconceptions

-Fingerspelling

-History of ASL

-Oralism

-Parameters

-Attention getting

-Yes/No Questions

-WH Questions

-Greetings

-Masculine vs Feminine signs

-Shoulder shifting

-Indexing

-Rule of 9

-Introductions and greetings

-Family


Module 2: Live and Learn

-History of ASL

-Educational programs for Deaf and hard-of-hearing

-Famous Deaf athletes

-Pronouns

-Contrastive Structure

-Assistive technology

-School and Home


Module 3: Time Will Tell

-Topic-Comment sentence structure

-Past, Present, and Future

-Numeral Incorporation

-Double letter fingerspelling

-Deaf Standard Time and Silent Dinners

-Medical interpreters

-Time

-Celebrations

-Doctor’s visits

Module 4: Eat Order Pay

-Listing Technique

-Iconic vs. Arbitrary signs

-Loan Signs

-NAD, ADA, DPN

-Directionality

-DeafSpace

-Numeral incorporation

-Food and restaurants


Module 5: Get Up and Get Out

-EHD and IDEA

-Rhetorical Questions

-Films and assistive technology

-Classifiers

-Famous Deaf actors

-Deaf communities

-Around town

-Entertainment


Module 6: Travel Guide

-Communicating while traveling

-Real world orientation

-Spatial relationships

-Classifiers

-DO-DO

-Directions

-Preparing for a trip