Class Info Flashcards
4 Parameters of ASL
- Hand shape
- Orientation
- Location/Position
- Movement
5th Parameter of ASL
Facial Expression
Conceptually Correct Signing
Words like run, break and cold have different signs depending on the context. Ex: feeling cold is one sign and cold as in sick is another sign. Break, as in “taking a break,” and brake (braking a bone) are different signs.
Pronouns vs Possessives
Pronouns - sign by pointing (him, her, they, them, us, we, I, me, you, you all)
Possessives- sign with whole hand (his, hers, theirs, ours, mine, yours (singular/plural))
Signed English
Signing ASL but in English order
Manually Coded English
Umbrella term for Signed English, Signing Exact English, Pidgin Signed English
Pidgin Signed English
- Signed English that uses ASL features
- ASL in English order
- Usually used in a group of Deaf and hearing people.
Signed Exact English
- Includes word endings (such as -ing, -s), prepositions (a, and, an, the).
- Word for word signing
- Some people in the Deaf community use it but not all
- Not good to conceptually understand
- Helps Deaf people to write English
Rochester Method
- Fingerspelling words in order
- Like “saying all the letters while speaking”
- It phased out
- Only the school of Rochester used it (probably)
Cued Speech
- Certain hand shapes around the face that represent vowels or consonants that are not easily lip read.
- Popular in some areas of USA
- Used with students who don’t have a profound hearing loss or have cochlear implants
- Can be used in many languages because it focuses on phonemes
Total Communication (TC)
- Acknowledges the needs of the person or situation
-Philosophy of teaching/instruction
Simultaneous Communication (Sim-Com)
- Talking and signing at the same time
- Pidgin Signed English or Signed English while talking
Helpful Hint 1: Male & Female Signs Locations
Helpful Hint 2: Past, Present, Future Signs
