INSTRUCTOR: KRISTI WINTER, MA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON DEPT. OF LINGUISTICS ASL PROGRAM Intensive First Year American Sign Language (ASL 134) class Summer 2016
Agenda: Today: SN Unit 4 Video: “Mom & Dad, Your Deaf Child is Ok” Monday, July 18 th SN Units 4 & 5 Journal #2 due (Hard copy)
Journal #2 ASL 134 Journal Activity #2 - Deaf Education: Bring a hard copy to instructor (two pages typed). Due on Monday, July 18th. Compare and contrast two deaf education videos you watched in class, “For a Deaf Son” and “Mom & Dad, Your Deaf Child is Ok”. What do you think of both videos? Do you think they are balanced in their presentations? Why? What are the manual and oral perspectives? Why do some parents choose not to learn ASL and others do? Should parents learn ASL, or should Deaf children be raised to speak? What are the Pros and Cons of each perspective?
Language Acquisition / Deaf Education Why ASL? Early Intervention: The Missing Link (with audio)
Unit 4 “Talking about family”
Homework 4:1 (pages ) Minidialogues: Minidialogue 1 1. What does Tyrone compare/contrast? How many children Anna had with two of her husbands. 2. How many more children does Anna want? None.
Homework 4:1 (pages ) Minidialogues: Minidialogue 2 1. What does David compare/contrast? How many sons and daughters her sister has. Whether her children were deaf or hearing. 2. When did David’s sister meet her husband? Gallaudet University. 3. How long did they date? 3 years 4. When did they marry? Right after college
Homework 4:1 (pages ) Minidialogues: Minidialogue 3 1. What does Iva compare/contrast? How many of the puppies were male and female. 2. How many puppies look like their mother? Describe. Three puppies were white with black spots over their eyes. 3. How many look like their father? Describe. Two were black/brown/white
Negation The sign phrase below is used to say something is not true, or it is used to deny something. Review: Lesson 4:2
Negation The sign phrase below means “do not have”, or “there isn’t any” or “there are none”. (Opposite of “to have”.)
Signer A: Ask for information Signer B: Reply Negate statement Correct information Do both A: Respond Review: Responding Negatively to Yes/No Questions
Rocking Numbers Smaller number: twist up to larger number Larger number: twist down to smaller number Review: Lesson 4:3 Rocking Numbers 67-98
Homework 4:3 (p ) Circle the Number
Homework 4:3 (p ) Write the Number
Homework 4:4 Marie Jean Philip ( ) hilip.htm hilip.htm
Lesson 4:5 Talking about Siblings
Number of Siblings 1. If no siblings, use negation. 2. Use contrastive structure if you have siblings of both genders. 1 brother1 sister 2 sisters1 brother 3 sisters2 brothers 4 brothers2 sisters 3. If all siblings are of one gender, use either option: a) use simple statement 1 brother 2 sisters 3 brothers b) or use contrastive structure (if you mention both genders): 1 brother0 sisters 2 sisters0 brothers 3 brothers0 sisters
Ranking Brothers and Sisters 1. Only child you 2. One sibling you or a. 3. Two other siblings you, a. or b. 4. Three other siblings you, a., b. or c. 5. Four other siblings you, a., b., c. or d. 6. Five other siblings you, a., b., c., d. or e. Lesson 4:5
If there are more than five brothers and sisters and you are the sixth or so, use an ordinal number i.e., SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHT to indicate ranking. We tend to use LAST rather than YOUNGEST to indicate the youngest member of the family.
Signer A: Ask if B has a brother or sister Signer B: Respond (use contrastive structure if both genders are mentioned) A: Ask if B is oldest B: Reply (using ranking if there are 2 or more siblings) A: Ask about being close to a sibling for 1 sibling for 2 or more siblings B: Reply A: Ask about similarities and differences between B and that sibling B: Explain two of each A: Comment
“My Family” by Iva 1. Is Iva deaf? 2. In Iva’s family, who is deaf? 3. Is Iva’s husband deaf? 4. Iva thought the baby would be what? 5. Iva says the baby got its hearing from her husband. Why? Are there any signs or concepts you don’t understand?
Names with J Letters JaJeJoJiJu JaneJeffJoyJimmyJulio JacobJennyJoanJill Julianna Lesson 4:6 Moving Letter “J”
Review Name with “J” Letters 1. Jay 2. Jane 3. Jade 4. Jacob 5. Jean 6. Jeff 7. Jenny 8. Jessica 9. Joy 10. Joe 1. Joan 2. Jordan 3. Judy 4. Juliet 5. Jutta 6. June 7. Jill 8. Jim 9. Jiro 10. Jivin
Lesson 4:7 Ages Index finger contacts chin then hand moves forward 1–9 (palm out) 10 (palm to side) 11–15 (palm in) 16–19 (palm in) 20–66 (palm out, except for multiples of 11 palm down) For ages less than 1 year, use months 1–9 months 10–11 months
Signer A: Ask how old Signer B: Give age
Review Family & Relationship Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Talking about Extended Family Scene 4 Scene 5
Pronouns and Possessives (p. 203) Personal pronouns (made with “index” handshape) Possessive adjectives (made with “open B” handshape) 1. “You’re a baby” 2. “Your baby is so cute!” 3. “I like her” 4. “I like her house”
Possessives in ASL (p. 199) Possessives in ASL do not reflect gender, they show the location of the “owner” by using the “open B” hand with the palm oriented toward the person who “owns” the person, place, or thing being discussed. English: your, his, her, mine
Signer A: Ask if B’s mother has brothers and sisters Signer B: Respond, tell how many A: Ask if B’s mother is the oldest child B: Respond A: Ask if B’s father has any brothers and/or sisters B: Respond, tell how many A: Ask if B’s father is the oldest child B: Respond A: Confirm the total number of aunts and uncles B has B: Confirm (or correct) A: Ask if B has any cousins B: Respond, tell how many A: Comment; ask if B’s grandparents are still living B: Reply Personal and Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns and Possessives 1. My house is green. Your house is blue. 2. Your cat is brown. 3. You’re not a rat. 4. I saw her mother in the library. 5. I found your glasses. 6. You’re a student. 7. You’re her friend.
Possessives Signs 1. It’s my book. 2. Our teacher is Deaf. 3. No, it’s not his. It’s hers. 4. Your (plural) homework is due today. 5. My isn’t working. 6. Her teacher is hearing. 7. Is this your DVD? 8. Her friend is named Glen. 9. It’s not mine. It’s yours.
Pronouns and Possessives 9. His children are here. 10. He’s my sister’s son. 11. His father is my uncle. 12. She lives in France. Her parents live in England. 13. You’re a baby 14. Your baby is so cute! 15. I like her. 16. I like her house
Lesson 4:9 telling how family members are related
The Family
REVIEW 1. SISTER 2. BROTHER 3. MOTHER 4. FATHER 5. GRANDFATHER 6. GRANDMOTHER 7. UNCLE 8. AUNT 9. NIECE 10. NEPHEW 1. GRANDCHILDREN 2. BECOME-OLD 3. SICK 4. DIED 5. GONE 6. STILL ALIVE 7. BE-ALONE
Signer A: Identify two people (use contrastive structure) Tell how they are related Ask follow up relationship question (use possessive adjective) Signer B: Tell the relationship
Give a negative statement followed by a related question. Negation II Signs NOT and NONE
Homework 4:10 (p. 204) You are to develop six negative statements followed by a question. Be prepared to sign them in class.
Homework: Do homework 4:5-4:10 Journal #2 due (Hard copy)
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