Getting Started

1. Getting Started Master ASL Unit 2

2. Objectives • To ask for help and clarification in ASL • To engage in basic conversation on a variety of topics • To understand the cultural view of deafness • To improve familiarity with ASL grammar and structure • To learn and apply WH-signs and facial expressions • To understand iconic and non-iconic signs

3. Time to draw what you see… • Put your name on your paper. • Partner up and practice drawing the images signed by your partner. • When finished compart images and make corrections with a red pen. • Staple together and turn in.

4. Vocabulary—NO VOICE • TO GRAB • NONE • WARNING

5. Did you know… • ASL students are often eager to practice ASL with Deaf people, who are generally willing to say hello to students. However, there is a time and place for ASL tutorials so be respectful and use common sense. A frequent experience is an ASL student approaching a couple dining in a restaurant and starting a conversation out of the blue!

6. DirectionalityNOTES • Directionality is when a sign moves to give additional information. Samples are YOU-HELP-ME and I-HELP-YOU. • The sign starts where the action begins and ends where the action ends. • NMS: Matches the grammar structure • Watch “I have a question” and translate. See how the sign HELP moves to indicate who is helping whom?

7. BOOK DESK, TABLE GIVE-TO HELP (general) HELP-ME I-HELP-YOU MOVE NEED PEN, PENCIL SURE Vocabulary—NO VOICE

8. Using Directionality • Please help me. • I can help you. • He can help you. • Help us. • Help them.

9. Help me move the table. t↑ nod TABLE HELP-ME MOVE. Please give her the book. t↑ PLEASE BOOK GIVE-HER. Can you give me a pencil? t↑ _____y/n-q_____ PENCIL CAN YOU-GIVE-ME? ↑ We don’t want help. t↑ neg shake HELP WE DON’T WANT. I need to give you my pen. t↑ nod MY PEN NEED GIVE-YOU. Move the desk over there. t↑ nod DESK MOVE THERE. She is helping me move tomorrow. ↑ t↑ nod TOMORROW MOVE SHE-HELP-ME. Give me my book t↑ nod MY BOOK GIVE-ME. Directionality You don’t use ME when using Directionality!

10. Wh Face: ASL up close…NOTES • Knowing how to ask for help is important in any language. In ASL, two key phrases are MEAN WHAT and EXPLAIN AGAIN. Both phrases use a specific non-manual signal called the WH-Face. You have used the WH-Face to ask What is your name? Use the WH-Face instead of the Question-Maker when you are uncertain, unclear or asking a who, what, when, where, why or how question.

11. WH-Face • What does it mean? ___whq___ • MEAN WHAT? • Explain it again. __scrunch__ • EXPLAIN AGAIN. • What’s your name? • _____whq____ • YOU NAME WHAT? • I don’t understand. • _scrunch/neg_ • UNDERSTAND.

12. Which FACE do I use?Who can sign these for us? • Is his name Todd? • What’s your name? • Do you understand? • No, I don’t understand. • Do you mind helping me? • What does it mean? Can you explain it again?

13. Saying, “Thank you” and “You’re Welcome” • Deaf Culture Minute • What is the ASL sign for You’re welcome? You can sign thank you back to the person who thanked you or nod you head and smile. Nodding is more casual and should be used with friends and family. Seem strange? It’s different than English, but not so strange. Many languages say you’re welcome this way.

14. CLEAR EXCUSE-ME EXPLAIN MEAN NOT, DON’T, DOESN’T UNCLEAR YOU’RE-WELCOME Vocabulary—NO VOICE Don’t sign ME when signing EXCUSE ME. Doing so is redundant.

15. I don’t understand… • Watch the DVD and translate on your own paper. This is a grade…

16. Translation: _______neg______ • Kris: EXCUSE-ME. NOT-UNDERSTAND ____whq____ “UNCLEAR” MEAN WHAT?↓ _neg_ • Mark: “UNCLEAR” MEAN NOT CLEAR. ________________y/n-q________________ • Kris: DO-YOU-MIND HELP-ME EXPLAIN AGAIN?↑ • Mark: SURE. UNDERSTAND SO-SO MEANS “UNCLEAR”. _______y/n-q______ UNDERSTAND YOU?↑ • Kris: YES. UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU.

17. Gloss with a partner and turn in… • A: Excuse me. Can you help me? _______y/n-q______ • EXCUSE-ME. CAN YOU-HELP-ME?↑ • B: Sure. Are you unclear about something? • A: Yes, I’m unclear. I don’t understand the sign “confuse”. • B: The sign “confuse” means you don’t understand clear. • A: I understand. I need to practice. • B: I can help you practice. Do you want to practice today? • A: I’m not sure I can. Can I meet you tomorrow? • B: Sure. I’ll meet you tomorrow. • A: Good. I’ll see you tomorrow. Bye. • B: Take care.

18. A: EXCUSE-ME. CAN YOU-HELP-ME?↑ _nod_ _______y/n-q_______ B: SURE. YOU UNLCEAR YOU?↑ _nod_ scrunch _______neg______ A: YES. I UNCLEAR. I NOT-UNDERSTAND SIGN CONFUSE I. _______neg______ B: SIGN CONFUSE MEAN NOT-UNDERSTAND CLEAR. _____nod____ A:I UNDERSTAND. I NEED PRACTICE I. _nod_ _________y/n-q_________ B: I CAN HELP-YOU PRACTICE. TODAY WANT PRACTICE?↑ _____neg_____ ___________y/n-q___________ A: NOT SURE CAN. TOMORROW CAN I-MEET-YOU?↑ _nod_ _____↑_____ B: SURE. TOMORROW I-MEET-YOU. A: GOOD. SEE-YOU TOMORROW. BYE. ___nod___ B: TAKE-CARE.

19. Master Conversation • Practice the Master Conversation with your partner. • Practice both roles. You will come up to my desk to sign for me, but you will not know which part you will sign until I tell you. This is DUE ___________________!

20. Focus: What is deafness? • HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY… • Read the handout and annotate—at least 8 comments. Be ready to share with the class. • Annotating is when you have a “conversation” with the author. You highlight or underline areas that stand out, you write comments and questions in the margin, etc.

21. Iconic SignsNOTES • Some people believe ASL is a simple language of gestures like don’t do that. Using some gestures does not make ASL any less of a language than English, which also uses gestures. Can you think of gestures or signs that ASL and English have in common? Some signs resemble the meaning like the sign like BOOK. These are called ICONIC Signs, but most signs are not iconic. How many iconic signs can you think of that you have already learned? Share some examples at your table.

22. Vocabulary—NO VOICE • HOME • I WALK • PARTY • READ • SLEEP • WALK-TO

23. Practice… • Are you learning ASL? • Do you understand me? • Do you mind opening the door? • I’m tired. Are you? • Do you want to study tomorrow? • Are you sitting down? • Are you going to a party tonight? • What’s for homework?

24. Labels and IdentityNOTES • Hearing Impaired—Nope. DEAF! • The Deaf do not like to be called handicapped or hard-of-hearing. Hard-of-hearing refers to those individuals who have some degree of deafness and can use a spoken language. • Deaf Mute and Deaf and Dumb are two labels that are considered rude and inappropriate.

25. Pathological Model vs Cultural ModelNOTES • Pathological model focuses on what Deaf people CAN’T DO. • Cultural Model focuses on what Deaf people CAN DO.

26. Deaf CultureFocus: What is deafness? What is Deaf Culture? • Deaf Culture is the shared experience of Deaf people. Four components make up Deaf culture. • Values • Social Norms • Unique History • Rich tradition of story telling and poetry passed from generation to generation.

27. Accent Steps • Non-manual signals (NMS) like the head shake and the eyebrows must be clear and obvious for the meaning to be understood. Make sure your NMS are visible on your face.

28. CORRECT, GRADE TO-ERASE (board) TO-ERASE (paper) HAND-OUT PAPER SPOT, TO-SEE STUDY STUDENT TEACHER TEST, EXAM WRITE WRONG, ERROR Vocabulary—NO VOICE

29. Practice: Review the glossing then share… • Do you want a test today? • No. We want a test tomorrow. • Do you know the ASL teacher’s name? • Yes. It’s Angela Van Tongeren. • Are you an ASL student? • Yes. I am learning to sign. • I’m not an ASL student? • No. You are the teacher. Remember that sign order doesn’t matter on Yes/No Questions.

30. Dialects • As you meet Deaf people you will encounter slight differences between signs, called variations. Some signs vary from region to region with some differences more well-known than others. Be careful when using dictionaries and www.aslpro.com WHY? Lets see… • RESEARCH • RUN • RABBIT • More Examples: BIRTHDAY and 16, 17, 18 and 19

31. Numbers 11-19—NO VOICE • 11 & 12 flick up from the thumb—palm in. • 13, 14 & 15—palm in, bend at main knuckle, keep fingers together (except for thumb) • 16-19 SPECIAL RULES • Twist—formal sign, 10+6=16 • Shake—number handshape shakes from the wrist • *Rub—rub number handshape against thumb • 20, 21, 22, 23, and 25: Special rules to memorize • 24, 26-29: L represents the 10s spot plus the second number. • 30: 3 + 0… continue this pattern through 99.

32. ASL up closeNOTES • The Signed Question Mark: This sign does not replace the Question-Maker, it is just used to emphasize that a question has been asked and the signer wants an answer. • This sign can also be directional… how do you think it will move?

33. Ask me. I ask you. They ask me. She asked you. Any questions. We ask many questions. Don’t ask me. Ask him. Ask him to open the door. Ask me later. Sean asked Kris to help him. I asked everybody, “How are you?” Practice…--NO VOICE

34. Vocabulary—NO VOICE • EAT, FOOD • HUNGRY • READY • RESTAURANT • WITH

35. TenseNOTES and DVD sample • Tense • Signs that show when something happened, such as the day of the week, come first in a sentence. • NMS: Eyebrows up on the time sign. ↑ NOD • TODAY I GO SCHOOL I.

36. Practice • I don’t know what’s for homework. Ask him. t neg • HOMEWORK DON’T-KNOW. ASK-HIM. • My ASL teacher asked me to help you. t nod • ASL TEACHER ASKED-ME HELP-YOU. • Are you hungry? I want to go to a restaurant. Do you want to go with me? t nod • YOU HUNGRY?↑ RESTAURANT I WANT GO. YOU WANT GO WITH ME?↑

37. Don’t ask me. I don’t know his name. neg t neg • ASK-ME. HIS NAME I DON’T KNOW. • Does everybody understand? Are there any questions? ___y/n-q___ ___y/n-q___ • UNDERSTAND?↑ QUESTIONS?↑

38. The Question Mark: UsageNOTES When do I use the Question Mark instead of a closing signal? • The Question Mark: • Usedinformally, between friends and people you know well • Often used to askgeneral questionsto more than one individual • Allows an individual to pose a question thatanyone can answer • Not for Wh Questions • Other closing signals: POINTING, EYEBROWS DOWN • Required forWh Questions • Are used informal situationsbetween strangers, acquaintances, and student-teacher relationships • Allow you to askspecific questions to specific individuals

39. Vocabulary—NO VOICE • MONDAY • TUESDAY • WEDNESDAY • THURSDAY • FRIDAY • SATURDAY • SUNDAY Palm can be in or out, but IN is the most common! Variation Alert! Using just the H handshape for THURSDAY is a variation that is sometimes used—it is not as common as the other sign for THURSDAY.

40. TO CHAT, HANG OUT CHURCH DO-DO ENJOY, HAVE FUN KICK BACK, TAKE IT EASY fs-MOSQUE PLAY SPORTS TEMPLE YESTERDAY Vocabulary—NO VOICE DO-DO is a sign that has many meanings. Use the WH-Face each time you sign DO-DO to ask: • What are you doing? • What did you do? • What do you do?

41. Visual Signaling SystemsNOTES • Deaf people use visual signals for doorbells, the telephone, fire or smoke alarms. There are even visual signals activated by crying babies. The deaf community has adapted many listening devices to serve visual purposes, and manufacturers now include visual options in a range of products. If you have a silent vibrate option on your cell phone thank the Deaf community who advocated for the alert. Nowadays, visual alerts for public smoke and fire alarms are required by federal law.

42. Vocabulary—NO VOICE • DAY • EVERY-DAY • UM, UH, WELL… • WEEK • WEEKEND • TO-WORK, JOB

43. Calendar…I sign—you translate • Today will be Wednesday, September 16. I will sign sentences that include a TIME SIGN, a name and an activity. You voice translate.

44. September S M T W TH F S

45. Now you try… calendar handout • Choose ten days and write down a name and an activity using vocabulary from chapter 1 and 2 ONLY! Make sure to use each day of the week, each week, YESTERDAY, TODAY, and TOMORROW. This will give you a total of 10 days. • For this activity TODAY will be Wednesday, 17th. • Sign each of your activities based on TODAY being Wednesday, 16th to your classmates who will label them on their calendar. For example… • LAST WEEK MONDAY fs-SEAN WORK.

46. My Week… • Using the handout provided create a presentation about your week. • Follow the directions and sample exactly. • Be prepared to sign this for classmates next class.

47. Practice… • I practice ASL on Monday. ↑ ↑ nod • MONDAY ASL I PRACTICE I. • We don’t go to school on Saturday and Sunday. ↑ ↑ ↑ neg • SATURDAY shift SUNDAY SCHOOL GO NOT. • He works Tuesday and Thursday morning. ↑ ↑ ↑ nod • TUESDAY shift THURSDAY MORNING WORK HE. • She goes to the Mosque on Wednesday ↑ ↑ nod • WEDNESDAY fs-MOSQUE SHE GO SHE. • They study every day. ↑ nod • EVERYDAY THEY STUDY THEY.

48. Hesitations • When you’re thinking of something to add to a sentence, use the UM… sign to show you’re not finished yet. Avert your eyes briefly while you think…

49. ASL up close • All languages have a set of words called WH-Words frequently used in conversation. The WH-Words in ASL serve this same conversational purpose, but also have a unique emphasis in the language that isn’t found in English. Pair the WH-Face with each WH-Sign---Eyebrows DOWN, and put the WH-Sign last in the sentence.

50. Wh QuestionsNOTES: REVIEW • Eyes on ASL #6—DVD: WH-Signs go at the end of ASL sentences and must include the WH-Face. • Unlike English, WH-Signs don’t occur at the beginning of a sentence. • The WH-Word may occur at the beginning only if it also occurs at the end.