ASL CRASH COURSE

https://slides.com/superdiana/asl101
LES FACTS
- Use you right hand
- Expressions are VERY important
- There's a space for signing
- Deaf people are not disabled!
- Avoid using hearing impaired!
- Deaf culture is a linguistic cultural minority
- Members of the deaf community receive name signs (don't give one to yourself!)
- Learn to fingerspell your name
- ASL is not a universal language but it's the one used in the USĀ
- Think in glosses: ie. "I used to be a teacher" === "Before Myself Teacher"

Signing space
Signing hand
GRAMMAR TIME!!!

EYEBROWS!


1.- Subject- Verb - Object
- I like apples
- I LIKE APPLES
2.- Object- Subject - Verb
- My cat loves purple pants
- PURPLE PANTS, MY CAT LOVE
Word Order


Time in Space
-
Behind you: Past
-
Directly in front of you: Present
-
Far in front of you: Future

Survival Signing





YES







ROCK YOUR ABC'S!

CAN YOU SPELL
YOUR NAME?

LET'S TRY NUMBERS!!


100
1000
Numbers
RESOURCES
http://bit.ly/asl-resources

https://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm

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