What do Deaf people want to learn when they meet you?
- If you are Deaf or hearing
- If you are learning ASL and where you are learning it
- Why you are learning ASL
- If you know anyone Deaf
What are the 4 aspects one needs to be aware of? Why?
1) Handshape
2) Palm Orientation
3) Location
4) Movement
- Think of learning a new word, we can sound them out - the 4 aspects are important to make correctly and precisely because it is how sign language is spoken
What is handshape?
The shape of the hands
- Important what the dominant and non-dominant hand it doing
What is palm orientation?
Which way the direction of the palm faces
What is location? How many are there?
Refers to where the hands are placed in the signing space
6 Locations:
- Left side vs. right side
- Face
- Central
- Chest
- Waist
What is movement?
The movement of the signs/hands
- Sometimes dominant moves and non-dominant stays still
Sign “Hello my name is Jasmine”
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Sign “Deaf”
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Sign “a hearing person”
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Sign “I not Deaf, I hearing”
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Sign “I learning sign”
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Sign “I student”
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Sign “Nice to meet you”
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What type of facial expression do you use for the word “what”?
- Eyebrows together
- Tilt head slightly to dominant side
Sign “whats your name” i.e. your name what
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What are WH-questions?
Who, what, when, where, why and how
Sign “who, what, when”
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Sign “where, why, how”
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Sign “Who you” and “you name what”
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What is the facial expression used for yes/no?
Raised eyebrows
Sign “Yes” and “No”
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Sign “You Deaf?” and “You hearing?”
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What are the two signing skills?
1) Expressive
2) Receptive
How do we practise our expressive skills?
We practise signing
