Written Exam 1 Flashcards
1
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Regina Olson Hughes
A
- Language translator for the state department (when women hardly joined the workforce)
- Only deaf artist to have a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution
- A plant species was named in her honor
2
Q
Up Letters
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- B
- C
- D
- F
- K
- L
- R
- U
- W
- V
- X
3
Q
Gallaudet University
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- Washington D.C.
- Lincoln established in 1864
- Bison is the mascot
- The deaf university
4
Q
Things to Share when Meeting
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- First and Last Name
- Deaf or Hearing
- Deepening the Connection
5
Q
Types of Questions
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- Yes/No (eyebrows up)
- Wh- (eyebrows down)
6
Q
Getting Others’ Attention
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- Waving
- Tapping
- Using an Intermediary
7
Q
Identify a Person
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- Gender
- Brief Description
- Pointing out the person and a glance at the same time
- Affirm
8
Q
Ways of Communicating with Others
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- signing
- gestures
- writing or typing
- third person
9
Q
Andrew Foster
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- Spend his life dedicated to improving education for Deaf people
- One of the first of three black students to be enrolled at Gallaudet University
- Established the first school in Africa
- Founded the African Bible College for the Deaf
10
Q
Strategies for Learning ASL
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- build a language community
- minimize reliance on English as you listen or converse in ASL
- focus on meaning rather than individual signs
- focus on the signer’s face, not on the hands for two very important reasons
- show you understand the signer
11
Q
Myths
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- Visual code for English
- Language of pictures
- Asl is Universal
12
Q
Deaf Culture
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- Descriptive
- Social obligation to inform others
- Use of eyes during signed interaction
- Getting others attention
- How they move throughout conversations
13
Q
1960
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Linguists at Gallaudet university proved that ASL is a fully developed, independent language unrelated to English
14
Q
Martha’s Vineyard
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Genetic pool that resulted in a large number of Deaf people in the community
15
Q
First School for the Deaf
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Hartford Connecticut, 1817
16
Q
Percent of Deaf children raised in hearing families that do not sign
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70%
17
Q
Finger Spelling Rules
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- No bouncing
- No punching
- Stay on the line
- Stay in the box
- No fishing
- No eye-rolling
- No mouthing the letters
- No head nodding
- No sliding
- Do not look at your hand!!
18
Q
Initialized Sign
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A sign that begins with the first letter of the English word that it represents
19
Q
3 Types of Signs
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- One-handed (dominant hand)
- Two-handed symmetrical
- Two-handed asymmetrical (dominant hand is moving or on top)
