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Adult Education American Sign Language II
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Continue your journey through the vibrant worlds of EARth and EYEth. It’s time to take your American Sign Language skills to the next level! In this course, you’ll meet three friends: Rebecca, Erica, and Benjamin (who is Deaf), as they navigate their first year of high school. You’ll follow their daily adventures. Along the way you will learn to express your routines, sign about your family, give a review of a restaurant, tell about your healthy habits, and talk about your weekend getaways and your dream vacation. You’ll make stops along the way to broaden your understanding of Deaf culture and its rich history and compare it with your own culture. Join us and discover the power of visual language in a whole new way. Your adventure in American Sign Language continues here!
Major Topics and Concepts
Module 01: Daily Life
Morning routines
Deaf vs Hearing chores
Recurring time signs
School routines
Deaf President Now
Class schedule
Listing and referencing back
After school routines
Finish as a transition
Dummy Hoy baseball signals
Football huddle
Durative time signs
Evening routines
Noun/verb pairs
Will/Not yet, Finish
Module 02: Meet the Family
Family members
ASL literature
CODAs/KODAs
Comparison of hearing/deaf weddings
Masculine vs feminine signs
Physical descriptions
Descriptive classifiers
Sign names and cultural acceptance
Possessive pronouns/adjectives
Non-manual markers
Plural Pronouns
Deaf people in different occupations
Occupations
Personality types
Module 03: Gallaudet Party of Two
Seating
DeafSpace—lighting, centerpieces
Classifiers for table layouts
Requests
Communicating with Deaf customers
Role-shifting
ASL Literature
Directionality—Bring, Give
Mozzeria/Signing Starbucks
Numbers—cost—dollars and cents
Payments and opinions
Module 04: Healthy Living
Illness/injury
Degrees of intensity
Cochlear Implants/Hearing Aids
Directional indicators
Body part classifiers
Recommendations
Using negation
ADA/Interpreters in Medical
Staying Healthy
Numeral incorporation with lengths of time
Eye Fatigue
Staying Fit
Frequency
Deaf trainer Anne Reuss/Deaf athletes
Deaf Yoga Foundation
Module 05: On the Weekend
Lending a hand at home
Directional Verbs
Serving your community
ASL interpreters for natural disasters, Certified Deaf Interpreters
Weekend enjoyment
Deaf Slam and Deaf meetups
Conceptual accuracy—skating
Weekend getaway
Florida Deaf art show
Module 06: Ticket to Paradise
Planning for vacation
ASL literature
Take (a trip) vs Take (it with you)
Cost—numbers over 100
International Sign/ASL around the world
Real-world orientation
Fly to/fly from—Drive to/Drive from
Different dialects/regional signs
National Park interpreting services/Deaf Everest Climbers
Rhq WHAT
Competencies
American Sign Language Culture
Students will demonstrate an understanding of American Sign Language culture by comparing Deaf and hearing cultural traditions, explaining types of classifiers and pronouns, and describing the role of name signs within the Deaf community.
American Sign Language Routines
Students will demonstrate an understanding of American Sign Language routines by explaining vocabulary and grammar related to daily routines, analyzing the role of Deaf culture, and differentiating between types of time signs.
American Sign Language Scenarios
Students will demonstrate an understanding of American Sign Language scenarios by describing Deaf-centric environmental modifications, summarizing American Sign Language cultural practices, and explaining communication elements related to dining.
Deaf Community Involvement
Students will demonstrate an understanding of deaf community involvement by summarizing the importance of Deaf community involvement during emergencies, describing deaf community events, and explaining the use of directional verbs in American Sign Language.
Fundamentals for Travel Planning for Deaf Individuals
Students will demonstrate an understanding of fundamentals for travel planning for deaf individuals by explaining the application of vacation planning for deaf individuals, differentiating between dialects, and analyzing the importance of accessibility for Deaf individuals.
Health and wellness in American Sign Language
Students will demonstrate an understanding of health and wellness in American Sign Language by explaining medical scenarios, analyzing the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and describing the benefits of healthy habits.
