Unit One Welcome! Unit One 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

Hello! p. 4

Hi p. 4

What’s up? p. 4

How are you? p. 4 Jim Borgman

I’m fine. p. 4

to be Busy p. 5

to be Confused p. 5

to be Good, well p. 5

to be Happy p. 5 or

Nothing, not much p. 5

Same old, the usual p. 5

Sleepy p. 5

So-so p. 5 more positivemore negative

to be Tired p. 5

Deixis, conjugating the verb: To Be p. 6 Example: I am

Afternoon p. 7

Evening, night p. 7

Morning p. 7

Eye contact p. 8

Hold on p. 8 just a minute

Look at me p. 8 (plural) and

Focus, pay attention p. 8

No eye contact, to look away p. 8

What’s for homework? p. 8

Name p. 10

What’s your name? p. 9

Last p. 10

Deaf p. 12

Friend p. 12

Hard of hearing p. 12

Hearing p. 12

to Introduce p. 12

to Meet p. 12

My p. 12

Nice p. 12

Want p. 12

Nice to meet you. p. 12

Shoulder tap p. 14

Handwave p. 14

Turn off voice p. 14

American Sign Language p. 17

Bathroom p. 17

to Go to p. 17

to Learn p. 17

No p. 17

Yes p. 17

Please p. 17

Again, repeat p. 17

to Sign, sign language p. 17

Slow, slow down *local sign* p. 17 common

Thank you p. 17

Good-bye p. 20

Later p. 20

Tomorrow p. 20

Me too, same here p. 20

to See, see you p. 20

See you later p. 20

See you tomorrow p. 20

Take care p. 20

Blank face, no expression p. 26

to be Bored p. 26

to be Excited p. 26

Facial expressions p. 26

to be Mad, angry p. 26 variation 1 variation 2

to be Sad p. 26

to be Sick p. 26

to be Scared, afraid p. 26

Can, may p. 29

Can’t, may not p. 29

to Know p. 29

Don’t know p. 29

to Like p. 29

Don’t like p. 29

to Understand p. 29

Don’t understand p. 29

I’m not, not me p. 29

to be Absent

I don’t mind p. 29

Due, to owe p. 29

Favorite p. 29

Movie p. 29

to Practice p. 29

School p. 29

Today, now p. 29