Welcome to Unit Four!
I will be posting closed-captioned ASL videos explaining some of the more difficult concepts in the coming units, in addition to the usual vocabulary videos. I hope that these videos will make the material easier to understand. ASL is a very rich language, and I don't want to teach an ASL class that is nothing but signed vocabulary. ASL is much more than that! I see people "signing" all the time, but I put the quotes around "signing" to mean that it is ALL that they are doing. These are people signing in an English-based sign language system. You would never see ASL like that. There are a lot of body motions and facial expressions that accompany ASL signs to regulate their usage. We will be learning more about that in this unit.
Many hearing people feel awkward when asked to incorporate these elements of ASL, as they are unnatural to what hearing people have been taught about "polite discourse," but you CANNOT sign appropriate ASL without it. You will see what I mean as we go along.
Assignments for this unit:
* Learn the vocabulary from the embedded video at the bottom of the page.
* Continue to study the alphabet and numbers as we will begin using fingerspelling more and more. The lesson plan shows a stronger focus on numbers 20-30.
* When you have completed the assignments above and feel pretty good about what you have learned, you can click on the embedded YouTube video (29:38) at the bottom of the page; it is a discussion between Dr. Bill and one of his students. It is very clear. Even if you don't understand something he is saying, focus on the text on the screen behind him, and it will make sense.
* Download and study the "Unit Four Handout" and the classifier worksheet "CL-3" from below. There will be classifier videos coming up in future units so you can see them in use.
* Download and read/study Fingerspelling: Reading the Envelope (see below)
Let me know if you have any questions. You can email me at [email protected].
Vocabulary:
ANGRY
AUNT
UNCLE
BABY (related signs: SON/DAUGHTER)
BEDROOM
BRUSH-TEETH
CRY
EXCUSE
FEEL
FRIEND
HAPPY
HELP
HURT
IDEA
LOVE
SAD
SORRY
STOP
WANT
WASH
unit_four_handout.docx
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cl-3.docx
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