unit 1

eye contact

in deaf culture, not maintaining eye contact is considered rude as you are taking yourself away from the conversation

the sign space

the area in which most signs are made in normal conversation. use dominant had for main hand signs

facial expressions

use facial expressions when speaking in asl

precision in sign

when not precise, things like sloppy mistakes happen (like mumbling)

the five parameters of ASL

handshape, palm orientation, location, movement, and non-manual signs/facial expressions

handshape

the five parameters of asl. important esp for me vs my

Palm orientation

the five parameters of asl. errors easy to make, but cause miscommunication

location

the five parameters of asl. avoid making location errors by remembering most signs are made in front of your body in a comfortable location.

movement

the five parameters of asl. movement affects meaning

non-manual signs/facial expressions

alter the meaning of the sign. facial expressions, head nodes/ shakes, eyebrows, nose, eyes, and lips each carry meaning that can be attached to a sign

types of movements in ASL

arc, straight line, circle, alternating in-and-out, twist of the wrist, and finger flick

changes in movement in asl

location (one or both hands move from one location to another), direction (one or both hands change direction), and handshape (one or both hands change handshape in mid-sign)

hello

hi

what’s up

how are you

to be busy

confused

fine

good, well

to be happy

nothing, not much

same old, the usual

sleepy

so-so

to be tired

I am, me

you are

she, it, he is

we are, us

you are (plural)

they are

afternoon

evening, night

morning

eye contact

hold on

look at me

focus

no eye contact

ASL alphabet

spell Ekaterina Katy Fedorenko

ok

practice names

difficult letters

first and last names

four letter names

numbers

how many

number sign

shapes

addition

practice addition

subtraction

practice subtraction

what is your name

my name is

name

last

deaf

friend

hard of hearing

hearing

introduce

to meet

my

nice

practice

nice to meet you

to want

i want to introduce my friend

hi, whats up, i want to introduce my friend, her name is (), she is hearing

hi, nice to meet you, my name is (), i am deaf, how are you?

practice dialogue

getting attention

ASL sign

bathroom

to go to

to learn

no

please

again, repeat

to sign/sign language

slow, to slow down

thank you

yes

question maker

raise eyebrows to show asking a quesiton

Im going to the bathroom

am i going to the bathroom

practice