Vocabulary Review Unit 4 When done reviewing, have signed conversation. Talk about your family and extended family. Big, medium, and small. Lots of Aunts and uncles or few????? Your qualities? Describe yourself??? Friendship’s Who is your best friend, boyfriend, or girlfriend??? When you are done with High School what are you going to do?

Review Information Communication Strategies There are lots of people who don’t know sign language and many deaf are born into hearing families, so deaf people have developed different strategies for communicating with people who don’t know ASL. The most commonly used strategies are pen and paper, gesturing, code switching, spoken language, and using an interpreter.

Pen and Paper Using a pen and paper is the most common way deaf people communicate with those who don’t know ASL. It’s very easy to get information, place orders, and even have conversations by using pen and paper. With the new technology, you can now use a handheld device like cell phone, to communicate back and forth through notes, and messages.

Gesturing It is difficult to conduct full conversations with a stranger by using gestures, so deaf people normally use gesturing with friends, family, or people they see on regular basis.

Code Switching It is modifying sign language for easier communication and is used with hearing people who aren’t completely fluent in ASL. Deaf people will change the way they sign to accommodate the hearing person’s signing ability. They might mouth the words, use English word order, or fingerspell more then usual.

Spoken Language Probably the least used strategy that Deaf people use to communicate. This is because usually only 20 to 30 percent of a conversation can be understood by lipreading and can cause misunderstandings. Most Deaf people are also not comfortable with suing their voice among strangers. If you happen to encounter a deaf person who prefers to communicate with lipreading and speech, it is often better to speak a little slower, use facial expressions, and not make exaggerated lip movements. Also make sure you never shout at the deaf person to make yourself heard. If you can’t understand what a deaf person is saying, just let them know you don’t understand and , if necessary, have them write down what they are saying.

Interpreter Is another way deaf people can communicate. In most casual situations, the interpreter doesn’t need to be certified. In more professional situations, though, deaf people prefer to use certified interpreters who are familiar with the difference between deaf and hearing cultures as well as the interpreting code of ethics. If you are communicating with deaf person through an interpreter, make sure you always speak directly to the deaf person-not interpreter. To figure out how to communicate with them you sign that you are student, and then ask them how they prefer to communicate with you.

Introducing your self to deaf people Questions you should be ready to answer when people deaf person. Your first and last name If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or hearing Where you learned or are learning ASL Your instructor’s name Whether your instructor is deaf or hearing Why you are learning ASL Mingle you ask each other’s these questions like you are meeting a deaf person for the first time.

Review of MORE NOTES Notes about NO vs None, Negative in sentences. https://www.handspeak.com/learn/index.php?id=156

You have to be an actor! We will have two activities: Look At ….. What’s out there?!

This activity involves using the sign LOOK-AT, eye gaze and Fascial Expression 1.stare 2. take a quick glance 3. examine an object carefully 4. look up and down a street 5. look at the top of a skyscraper 6. look at money on the street 7. look at something with difficulty 8. look at something with skepticism (doubt) 9. look a person over that you like 10. look a person over that you dislike 11. look for someone in a crowd 12. look lovingly 13. look with curiosity 14. look around nervously 15. look with terror 16. look at something with hatred.

What’s out there?! Open an imaginary door and react to what you see. 11. shake someone’s hand 12. look around – there’s no one there 13. act as if you were punched in the face 14. Act as if you were punched in the stomach 15. act as if you were kicked in the knee 16. act as if you were handed a tiny object 17. act as if you were handed a heavy package 18. act as if you were handed a huge package 19. act as if you were handed something disgusting 20. Act as if you were handed something lovely. 1. act surprised 2. confused 3. happy 4. bored 5. disgusted 6. scared 7. sentimental 8. irritated 9. look up at a tall man 10. look down at a dog