$45
per sessionAmerican Sign Language 3
New class
Ages 11-18
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
Live video meetings
Meets 2x per week (teacher suggestion)
Meets on demand
45 min
What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed45 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Progress Report
1 after class completionClass Experience
Advanced Level
After two weeks of getting to know each other this will be a voice of class where students will engage in classes using ASL. American Sign Language 3 course, you will sharpen the skills you acquired in American Sign Language 1 and 2. Communication remains the main focus as you improve your language fluency, vocabulary, and presentational skills. We invite you to take your American Sign Language abilities to the next level! Students will continue and expand vocabulary and concepts acquired in ASL 1. * talking about other people * activities *giving directions * making requests. * discourse skills appropriate for establishing connections with Deaf acquaintances * handling interruptions. * exposure to elements of Deaf culture and the Deaf community .... 4. Recognize and utilize spatial referencing a. "wave" right-left b. utilize non-dominant hand as spatial referent c. describe shapes and objects i. Objects further described according to use d. place and locate items within a "grid" (real and imagined) e. Subject-Object verb agreement 5. Give directions a. On same floor, different floors & different buildings b. Use spatial & directional referents i. Pointing ii. Manual signs (NEXT-TO, BEHIND, IN-FRONT, NEAR/CLOSE-TO, ACROSS-FROM, etc.) 1. Recognize signs as originating from signer's perspective and make appropriate mental adjustments. iii. Motion paths (around corner to right/left, straight ahead, upwards, downwards, etc.) c. Give directions according to signers' own perspective d. Utilize common reference points for shorter directions e. Use of ordinal numbers for reference to floor f. Use of "area" suffix for large spaces and general locations 6. Give descriptions a. By ethnicity b. By height/weight/body shape c. By Hair color and style d. By clothing (style, color & design) e. By unusual distinguishing features f. Personality characteristics 7. Pronomialization a. First-person, Second-Person, Third-Person b. Possessive Pronouns (1st, 2nd, 3rd Person) c. Dual personal pronouns (TWO-OF-US, TWO-OF-THEM, etc.) 8. Classifiers a. Limb classifiers b. Whole-body classifiers c. Object classifiers d. Locative classifiers e. Descriptive classifiers 9. Discourse a. Create a short narrative based on a sequence of actions b. Utilize non-dominant hand to rank a group, such as family members i. Assign specific persons to each finger on Non-dominant hand as needed ii. Utilize appropriate finger when ranking ordinally iii. Make continued reference to person(s) by pointing to assigned finger 10. Pragmatics a. Attention-getting i. From near distance 1. Tap arm, shoulder 2. arm-wave ii. From medium (within visual range) distance 1. arm-wave 2. move self into visual range of other person with arm-wave b. Asking questions i. About self ii. About conversant iii. About third person c. Making introductions & giving information about: i. Self ii. Second person iii. Third (non-present) person d. Correcting information i. Use "wave-no" ii. Use signs for negation e. Confirming information i. Repetition of question in statement form ii. Use of head nods and abbreviated repetition of question in statement form iii. Use of "THAT-ONE" f. Conversational strategies i. Feedback/Back-channeling 1. OH-I-SEE, RIGHT 2. "wow" 3. Nodding 4. Asking for repetition 5. Asking for other to slow their signing 6. Showing comprehension/noncomprehension ii. Express degrees of uncertainty iii. Check and confirm identification of people and objects iv. Informing of interruptions g. Make requests i. Explain needs ii. Utilize varying register levels according to relationship h. Offer assistance i. Obey & give commands i. Make accurate responses ii. Ask for clarification to unclear commands iii. Identify objects & people 1. identify by appearance a. Hair (color, style, length) b. Ethnicity/race c. Height i. Must show approximate height in relation to one's self d. Weight/Bone structure e. Facial features f. Unusual/Distinguishing features 2. identify by location 3. identify by activity j. Give excuses i. In-class 1. For events already occurred 2. For events that will occur ii. In small groups 1. For events that are occurring at the present moment k. Negotiating signing environments i. Entering a conversation with appropriate manners ii. Going between people conversing in signs iii. Going around people conversing in signs iv. Moving self to be more clearly seen by others v. Asking others to move to see signing more clearly 1. Asking third parties 2. Asking signer l. Making and declining invitations i. Accepting invitation ii. Declining invitation, with reason iii. Negotiating and solving conflicts m. Sign with one hand (food/drink/object in other) 11. Develop visual skills a. Visual tracking b. Movement & path perception 12. Understand elements of Deaf culture a. Name Signs b. Perceptions of educational approaches i. Oralism ii. Manualism iii. Speech teaching c. Appropriate ways to make interruptions d. Differences between Hearing and Deaf cultural interactions 13. Vocabulary a. Buildings i. Architectural features ii. Rooms iii. Floors iv. Directional b. Places i. General ii. SpecificRelationships between selves and others c. Food/Drink (Extended) d. Problems/Reasons why one does not want something (broken, locked, closed, dirty, etc.) e. Clothing i. Types of articles 1. Styles 2. Patterns/Designs 3. Colors f. Descriptors i. Hair 1. Style/length/color ii. Ethnicity/Race iii. Height iv. Weight/Bone structure v. Objects 1. Type 2. Size 3. Style g. Verbs i. Plain ii. Spatial iii. Inflectional h. Occupational signs i. Workplaces j. Relationship signs i. Positive relationships ii. Negative relationships k. Daily Routines i. Morning ii. Evening 14. Metalinguistics a. Able to make translations from sign to English i. Recognize that signs may have more than one English meaning ii. Recognize that some signs may not have a one-one correspondence with specific English words b. Recognize that ASL is an oral, unwritten language c. Able to generate utterances based on own interests from vocabulary and structures learned throughout course
Learning Goals
ASL story telling
ASL poetry
Other Details
Pre-Requisites
Must complete asl 1 and asl 2 prior to taking this class .
Language of Instruction
American Sign Language (Level: B2+)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Deaf teacher , fluent in ASL and Master Degree in Special Education .
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