Unit 3 ASL Review

(true/false) is ASL a spatial language?

true

Spatial awareness of environment is called?

real world orientation

real world orientation is used to?

• point in the direction of where your home is

• indicate the location where you are learning ASL

• refer to another person or object in the immediate environment

how should you use real world orientation effectively?

glance quickly in the direction you are pointing

sequence for giving commands involving a location?

• name the location (raise brows)

• name the object (raise brows)

• indicate who (point to the person)

• give the command (to put the object in a specific place)

what to remember when giving commands involving a location?

make your sign firmer and slightly bigger

who was douglas tilden?

michelangelo of americanwest, had roots in vibrant and creative san francisco bay area deaf community, first california sculptor to attain recognition and worldwide fame outside US

when was Douglas tilden born?

1860

where was Douglas tilden born?

Chico, California

what was Douglas tildens place in the family?

second of five children

when did Douglas tilden became deaf? how did he get it?

at the age of four from a bout of scarlet fever

when did Douglas tilden enter the California school of the deaf? what did Douglas tilden do when he got home?

at the age of five, insisted his parents, brothers & sisters learn to sign

when did Douglas tilden graduate from the California school of the deaf?

1880

what was Douglas tilden’s life after graduating?

started teaching at the school.

what was Douglas tildens impression of his brothers sculpture studio?

 “What a wonderful world of new sensation… It seemed to suffocate and intoxicate me… plaster casts of masterpieces, dead men’s faces, busts, masses of white stone waiting cutting…. The smell of dampness, unswept floor, marble dust, delightful confusion.”

when did tilden travel to Paris? why did he travel to Paris? who did he meet while he was there?

traveled to Paris 1888, traveled to Paris to grow as an artist, met his mentor Paul Choppin, famous deaf sculptor.

what happened when he exhibited his work at a salon?

“…his extraordinary sculptures attained wide-reaching celebrity. Tilden’s artistic voice was uniquely capable– in his sculptures, one could feel the distinctive landscapes and the natural majesty of California.”

when did tilden arrive to California from Paris? what happened when he arrived to California?

after 8 years, was received by the community w/ praise.

his work was exhibited alongside who?

Monet, Rembrandt, and Delacroix

what did tilden do in Paris?

became involved in the deaf community that had blossomed around the deaf school, spent time in the deaf club there.

what did tilden do in Paris 1889?

helped organize, and was voted vice president of the International Congress of the deaf at its first convention in Paris

what did tilden do & proclaim at the convention in paris?

proposed a bill to fight the rising tide of oralism. proclaimed at the convention “sign language is our language!”

what did tilden do for the California association of the deaf?

helped organize it, drafted its constitution and bylaws

who became tildens patron?

James Duval Phelan, the wealthy mayor of San Francisco and later a United States Senator

what did phelan commission tilden to do?

Phelan appointed Tilden to the city’s beautification committee and commissioned him to create bronze statues to memorialize California.

are tildens works still standing?

His enduring and famous works still stand in beauty and majesty in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area.

what are some of his best works?

Some of his best known works and their locations are: Mechanics (Market and Battery Streets, San Francisco); the Football Players (University of California Berkeley); the Baseball Player; and Father Junipero Serra (Golden State Park). 

how is tilden remembered in the art world?

standard-bearer for the spirit of the American West

how is tilden remembered in the deaf community?

remembered for his activism against the suppression of sign language for educating Deaf children. One of his most famous sculptures, The Bear Hunt, stands on the campus of the California School for the Deaf in Fremont

how did tilden pass away?

Tilden died of heart failure and was found dead in his studio in 1935. 

when asking a “which” question, what do you use?

contrastive structure (shoulder shift, then add which sign at the end)

what is the non manual signal for wh questions?

eyebrows down

face expression for indicating something is small?

face expression for indicating something is average sized?

face expression for indicating something is large?

why is Diana important in the deaf community?

acquired some fluency in British Sign Language (BSL) & raised awareness of BSL and deaf people.

who is Diana?

popular royal princess of Wales, patron of the British Deaf Association (BDA) for 10 years

what did Diana choose to do at the BDA’s centennial celebration in 1990?

chose to sign her speech in BSL

when are ordinal numbers used?

when objects are placed in an order

how are the numbers 1th-9th signed?

number begins with palm facing the side followed by a twist

how to give basic directions to a place?

• determine where the place is in a relationship to where you are in the moment

• establish a starting point (ie, classroom door or the main door)

what do you do at the beginning of each demonstration when someone names the location someone else will give directions to?

raise eyebrows

how to indicate how far away a location is?

• tilt your head

• squint your eyes

• open your mouth slightly

• tell where: point with your arm fully extended

how to indicate relative distance?

with specific non manual markers which show “far away”, “moderate distance” or “very near/close”

how to indicate moderate distance?

• tilt your head

• purse your lips slightly

• tell where: point with your arm moderately extended

how to indicate very near distance?

• tilt your head

• clench teeth, turn head to the dominant side, with cheek almost touching shoulder

• tell where: point with your hand close to your body

sequence for describing pets?

1. tell what kind of pet: dog, cat, bird, etc

2. indicate its relative size

   • for large dogs, indicate the length and height (from the floor)

   • for small dogs and remaining pets (cats, rats, rabbits, fish, turtles) indicate the length only in front of you

   • for birds, indicate the height only, again in front of you.

3. use your body to describe the pet: main color and distinctive markings

why should you always add additional information after you respond to the yes or no question?

so the other person doesn’t feel awkward and doesn’t feel like they are prying, helps the conversation move along.

what is the difference between the sign “to go to” and “to come here”?

direction

what do you use to ask how one person gets from this place to that place?

real world orientation

what is the deaf space project?

deaf friendly environments, ideal environments for deaf people have open spaces.

(true/false) are deaf friendly concepts getting more popular?

true

to ask for the sign, use this:

what are the strategies to find the sign for something?

point, draw, use opposites, list things in a given category, describe or act out.

(true/false) are asl and english the same?

false

when was the circular football huddle formed?

1894

who invented the football huddle? why was it invented?

Gallaudet university team quarterback Paul Hubbard, he realized the opposing Deaf teams could understand their signed play calls on the field.

what is considered impolite?

speaking in front of a deaf person

what do you do if you are speaking with a non-signing person and deaf person?

“serve the bridge” for both people

what do you not do while signing or talking?

don’t try to use your voice and sign at the same time as it compromises both languages.