Quiz 4 : Brief History of ASL

Question 1

When did linguists recognize ASL as a distinct language?

Answer 1

The mid- 1960s

Question 2

The origins of ASL can be traced back in the 1600s to where?

Answer 2

Martha’s Vineyard off Cape Cod

Question 3

What was the second major influence of ASL origins?

Answer 3

French Sign Language

Question 4

Where was the first school for the Deaf founded? When?

Answer 4

Hartford, Connecticut in 1817

Question 5

Who brought FSL to America?

Answer 5

Laurent Clerc, a Deaf teacher from France
&
Thomas Gallaudet, a hearing American minister

Question 6

What percentage of Deaf people acquire the language within the family? Who are these children?

Answer 6

8-10% of Deaf children who are born into families with Deaf members

Question 7

What percentage of children are raised in hearing families that do not sign?

Answer 7

70%

Question 8

What percentage of Deaf children have hearing families who use ASL and embrace Deaf culture?

Answer 8

20%

Question 9

When did ASL flourish though residential schools?

Answer 9

The early 19th century

Question 10

What school was founded in 1864?

Answer 10

Gallaudet University

Question 11

What pivotal moment in ASL and Deaf culture in America’s history happened and in what year, with the repercussions still being felt today?

Answer 11

1880:
At the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf Conference in Milan, Italy, educators who supported oral instruction for Deaf students successfully blocked the influence of educators supporting Sign Language.

Question 12

What were the repercussions of the pivotal event that happened in 1880?

Answer 12

The Congress voted in favor of oral education for all Deaf children. Over 40 years, the percentage of Deaf children being taught orally went from a small % to 80%

Question 13

The percentage of teachers of the Deaf that were Deaf went from 45% to ?

Answer 13

11%

Question 14

Generally, at best, ASL was tolerated by who at residential schools?

Answer 14

The staff in the dormitories

Question 15

What approach to children eduction took a toll on the general Deaf community?

Answer 15

Banning signing in the classroom and tolerating it outside the classroom

Question 16

What carried Deaf people throughout the years where signing was banned in school?

Answer 16

The ability to continue networking with each other at the Deaf clubs, Gallaudet University, and other social events

Question 17

In the 1960s, what happened?

Answer 17

Linguists at Gallaudet University proved that ASL is a fully developed independent language unrelated to English

Question 18

What happened in 1988?

Answer 18

The Board of Trustees at Gallaudet University selected a hearing president who didn’t know ASL

Question 19

What was the affect of selecting a hearing president in 1988?

Answer 19

The students staged a weeklong protect and succeeded in appointing the first Deaf president of the university

Question 20

For over 250 years, ASL has evolved where?

Answer 20

The U.S. and Canada