Unit #1

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit # 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

 

 

 

 

Unit # 3

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit # 4

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

 

 

 

 

Unit # 5

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

 

 

 

 

 

Unit # 6

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit # 7

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit # 8

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

 

 

 

 

 

Unit # 9

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

 

 

 

 

 

Unit # 10

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