ASL 2 Final Review

Disclaimer: This review is not all-inclusive of what’s on your exam. Be sure to study any notes that we have gone over this semester!

Deaf- Blind

What is tracking? a. The DB person places his/her hands on top of the signers hand and follows the movements. b. A person will rest his/her hand on the signers wrist or forearm and follow what he/she is signing. c. The D-B person places his/her thumb on the speaker’s chin and fingers on the cheek. d. When someone traces letters on the palm of the D-B person.

What is tracking? b. A person will rest his/her hand on the signers wrist or forearm and follow what he/she is signing.

What is the Tadoma Method? a. The DB person places his/her hands on top of the signers hand and follows the movements. b. A person will rest his/her hand on the signers wrist or forearm and follow what he/she is signing. c. The D-B person places his/her thumb on the speaker’s chin and fingers on the cheek. d. When someone traces letters on the palm of the D-B person.

What is the Tadoma Method? c. The D-B person places his/her thumb on the speaker’s chin and fingers on the cheek.

What is Tactile Signing? a. The DB person places his/her hands on top of the signers hand and follows the movements. b. A person will rest his/her hand on the signers wrist or forearm and follow what he/she is signing. c. The D-B person places his/her thumb on the speaker’s chin and fingers on the cheek. d. When someone traces letters on the palm of the D-B person.

What is Tactile Signing? a. The DB person places his/her hands on top of the signers hand and follows the movements.

What is Palm Writing? a. The DB person places his/her hands on top of the signers hand and follows the movements. b. A person will rest his/her hand on the signers wrist or forearm and follow what he/she is signing. c. The D-B person places his/her thumb on the speaker’s chin and fingers on the cheek. d. When someone traces letters on the palm of the D-B person.

What is Palm Writing? d. When someone traces letters on the palm of the D-B person.

How do you show Non-Manuals when talking to a Deaf-Blind individual? Sign them

What is an SSP? Support Service Provider What does an SSP do? – Drives the D-B person around – Leads him/her through a store – Let them know about things that are happening around him/her.

Most Deaf-Blind people have become DB due to… A.Near-sightedness B.Usher’s syndrome C.Injury D.Birth defect

True or False You should always identify yourself to a DB person even if they know you well. True

NAD

What does NAD stand for? National Association of the Deaf

In what year was the NAD founded? 1880 Where was it founded? Cincinnati, OH

What are some issues the NAD advocates for? Education Employment Early Intervention Youth Leadership Telecommunications

Who was NAD’s first president? Robert McGregor

Study your notes and quiz to review more information about: NAD’s core values and what they advocate for

RID

What does RID stand for? Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

True or False RID provides a national certification that rates an interpreter’s skill level. TRUE

RID has a list of rules that they use to help guide interpreters in what’s expected of them and their conduct on the job. What is it called? Professional Code of Conduct (Review your notes so you know what these are

Where are some places Interpreters generally work? Hospitals/Dr’s offices Educational settings VRS Court/Legal settings Public meetings Religious meetings

True or False The Deaf person is always responsible for paying the interpreter. False, in most cases, the hearing organization/person must pay for the interpreter. In some cases where an interpreter is not required by law, the Deaf person may choose to hire their own.

If an interpreting assignment is over an hour long, how many interpreters must be provided? TWO

NTD

What does NTD stand for? National Theatre of the Deaf When was its first tour? 1967

When NTD was established in 1967, what was the view of ASL? It was unpopular and carried a stigma. Many people wouldn’t sign in public and those who did who used ASL were considered “oral failures.”

True or False NTD is the oldest, continually- producing theatre company in the U.S. True, making them a part of theatrical history.

True or False? NTD is considered to be a language theatre. True NTD is just like the Deaf theatres in Europe. False, the European theatres used a lot of pantomime which emphasized muteness – something they didn’t want to do.

Classifiers

True or False? You don’t have to tell what the Classifier represents before you sign it. False

Match the type of CL with its function Entitya. Size, shape, depth, texture Descriptiveb. Pronoun, verb, adverb Instrumentc. Verb (how it is used)

Match the type of CL with its function Entity b. Pronoun, verb, adverb

Match the type of CL with its function Entitya. Size, shape, depth, texture Descriptiveb. Pronoun, verb, adverb Instrumentc. Verb (how it is used)

Match the type of CL with its function a. Size, shape, depth, texture Descriptive

Match the type of CL with its function Entitya. Size, shape, depth, texture Descriptiveb. Pronoun, verb, adverb Instrumentc. Verb (how it is used)

Match the type of CL with its function Instrumentc. Verb (how it is used)

SPIT/POT

What does SPIT stand for? Specific Point In Time What does POT stand for? Period of Time

SPIT or POT When signing a ______ sentence, the sign SINCE comes before the time. POT When signing a _______ sentence, the sign SINCE comes after the time. SPIT

What are some English words/phrases that can be translated from the sign SINCE? ForFor the past All alongUp until now SinceEver since

Other Grammar

When signing about a group of people, what do you do with your hand to show that everyone in the group is included? Point to the them and use a sweeping arc motion.

How do you sign the difference between several pencils neatly organized and several pencils scattered all over the place?

Neat: Sign the word pencil, then repeat the CL three times lined up next to each other. Scattered: Sign the word pencil, then repeat the CL four times with alternate hands in a random way.

Make sure you study your notes on all of the different grammatical structures we learned this semester.