ASL Unit 2

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Who was the first student to attend the first school for the deaf in America?

Alice Cogswell

Which of the following is the reason for residential schools for deaf children to close?

All of the Above: -Hearing parents prefer to have their children close to home -More deaf children are given cochlear implants -More deaf children are being mainstreamed in public schools

What of the following is true about the 1880 International Congress of Educators of the Deaf

All of the above are true: -It took place in Italy -Only one deaf educator attended the conference -Sign language became banned from use in educating deaf children

Which of the following is true about using names with titles in conversations?

For names like "Ms. Marie Jean Philip" and "Mrs. Ruth Bader Ginsburg" - in ASL, sign names are used.

There is only one Deaf college/university int he world. What is the name?

Gallaudet University

Which of the following is a typical ASL greeting?

HELLO HOW YOU?

What role does a listing hand have?

Listing hand discusses multiple concepts

Which handshape is used to represent THOUSAND

M for THOUSAND

The same ASL sign is used for RUNNING in "She is running now" and "My nose is running."

No - in ASL if the meanings are different, usually there's a different sign.

Which handshape is used to represent HUNDRED?

C for HUNDRED

When describing color shades - which facial grammar is used to describe a bright color?

Eyes pop open

When describing color shades - which facial grammar is used to describe a dark color?

Eyes squinted

When describing color shades - which facial grammar is used to describe a light color?

Eyes wide open

Which sign is often used to express "then" in ASL?

FINISH

ASL signs are like a "one-size-fits-all" regardless of its meaning. For example, you can use the "BREAK" sign for both "physically breaking an object" and "Spring break".

False

Deaf children in the U.S. started attending school before the 1800's

False

In bilingual-bicultural school programs, only ASL is used in education deaf students

False

Oral schools for deaf children were not established until the year 1880

False

Which sign can be used to express the concept of English "and" in ASL?

PLUS

Which sign is used for CIRCLE in this English sentence "My son enjoys drawing circles."

Pinch together your thumb and pointing finger to draw a circle in the air

How is "worker" signed in ASL?

Sign WORK PERSON

How would you sign the apostrophe for this phrase "Haben's Book"?

Sign this way: HABEN THEIR BOOK

Which of the following is correct?

The sign for THIRD in "third door on the left" would be on the left, while THIRD as in "third floor" would be signed a bit higher up.

How many number categories are commonly used in English?

Three 1. cardinal (counting) numbers, which means one, two, three. 2. ordinal (ordering) numbers, which means first, second, third. 3. multiplicative numbers, which means once, twice, thrice

What role does shoulder shifting have?

To discuss two different concepts

Why are there unique movements for numbers 67-98?

To reduce injury while signing and to make it easier to identify which numbers are being signed

How many number categories are there in ASL?

Too many to count

English uses the same word for "second" as in "second in line", "second door on the right", and "second floor of a building" while ASL signs SECOND differently in each of the phrases

True

Nowadays, there are more than one method used in educating deaf children

True

How would you sign the apostrophe for a store named 'Mara's Shirts"?

Twist your wrist as you sign the S at the end of the name, Mara

Where is the only Deaf university in the world located?

Washington, DC

Which of following is true about using names in conversations?

For English sentences like "Hello, Tar" and "See you later, Jia" - in ASL, it is signed HELLO and SEE YOU LATER

How would you fingerspell a name like "Dr. Angelou"?

Fingerspell DR pause briefly, raise your eyebrows, shift slightly outwards, and then spell ANGELOU

How do you sign "Master's Degree" in ASL

Fingerspell M with palm facing inwards then twist A outwards

Which sign is used for CIRCLE in this English sentence "There's a big blue circle in the painting."

Hold your base pointer finger on the top of the shape itself, then use your dominant hand pointer finger to trace the shape

What happened in 1965?

It was determined that oralism was not helping deaf children learn

Why didn't Thomas Gallaudet like the method of teaching deaf education at the Braidwood Academy in England?

They did not use sign language

How do you know which number the signer is referring to in particular?

When they open their eyes, raise their eyebrows

When meeting Deaf people outside of ASL class for the first time - what kind of question do Deaf people tend to ask?

Who is your ASL teacher?

Whose research showed that ASL qualifies as a true language?

William Stokoe

In ASL Noun-Verb pairs, how are verbs usually produced?

With a singular movement (or directional)

In ASL Noun-Verb pairs, how are nouns usually produced?

With two movements


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