Objectives:
To learn proper greetings and farewells in ASL
To introduce yourself and others
To learn basic ASL sentence structure
To ask and answer questions
To learn how to interact appropriately with Deaf people
To learn the role of facial expressions and non-manual signals
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
Objectives:
To expand ASL skills and topics of conversation
To understand topics-comment structure
To incorporate numbers into conversation
To understand how ASL name signs are made
To use possessive signs and deixis appropriately
To talk about favorites
Objectives:
To recognize and use gender distinction in ASL
To understand and use contrastive structure
To gain exposure to Deaf art
To sign about family, friends and relationships
To use pronoun signs appropriately
Objectives:
To improve conversational skills
To sign about school and school life
To identify and use the Agent Marker appropriately
To understand contemporary Deaf education options
To understand and use these classifiers: ^, 1, 3
To tell time and sign about time-related issues
Objectives:
To sign about sports
To understand the Five Parameters of ASL
To understand the different types of ASL literature
To expand classifiers skills
To use the past, present, and future tenses
To understand and use the Rule # 9
Objectives:
To sign about daily routines and activities
To identify and understand noun-verb pairs in ASL
To describe clothing
To learn and use spatial organization
To apply turn-taking strategies in conversation
To understand the sign language continuum
Objectives:
To describe people’s physical appearances
To describe personality traits and characteristics
To improve ASL narrative skills
To learn about Deaf- Blind communication
To discuss health issues
To describe the natural world and environment
Objectives:
To describe your home and community
To sign money using the Money Spot and Dollar Twist
To describe objects using spatialization techniques
To understand and give street directions
To understand how social changes affect the Deaf World
To learn and apply non-manual signals
Objectives:
To converse about occupations and fields of study
To use become and to be in conversation
To discuss food
To describe animals and a trip to the zoo
To expand visualizations and description skills and using classifiers