American Sign Language Part 3 - Teens
Students who have completed my ASL part 1 and 2 (or been evaluated and cleared for this level) are invited to continue their studies into American Sign Language in this 8 week series. We will work towards being conversational.
Sarah Bush
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(79)
What's included
8 live meetings
7 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Students must practice 15 minutes each day to concrete the new information. This will help them be prepared for class where we will be using past learned information to learn new information. I will release the lesson in print and in a review video for the student to use in practice.Class Experience
This class will be a continuation of Conversational American Sign Language Part 1. Each week we will learn a set of vocabulary words, use practice sentences to learn how to use those vocabulary words and learn how to sign a story that will include grammar, sentence structure, body language, facial expression and vocabulary while also building on new ASL concepts. Some of the topics we will cover are: indexing and referencing Directionality Pluralizing Possession Initialization Negation Grammar and syntax Classifiers While all of that sounds logistical and technical, I work hard to turn learning into a fun experience for each learner, engaging them in a variety of ways. This will be a highly interactive class with learner participation necessary. Cameras will need to be on during the entire class to ensure the learner's skill level and accuracy. Students will be interacting with each other as they practice sentences and stories together. These classes will remain small so that we can learn at the pace of the group. It is more important that each learner understands and learns the language than it is that we move quickly. It is a requirement that learners complete my Part 1 and Part 2 series OR complete the ASL review (evaluation of skills) with me prior to taking this class. My instruction style is to demonstrate each new sign, or sentence, or story, and ask each student to replicate the sign back to me. As time allows, we will use fun songs or games or videos to aide in learning or memorization. I will also spend some time in each class giving information about the Deaf community, their history and the history of ASL. Students of ALL abilities are welcome. Class Schedule: Week 1: Jobs, establishing gender, role taking, classifier V. We will learn a short list of vocabulary, and put it all into practice sentences and stories to practice new concepts. Week 2: Money, Lexicalized Fingerspelling and making up our own stories. We will learn a short list of vocabulary and put it into practice sentences and stories to learn new concepts. Week 3: Academics, Classifier 4, indexing on non-dominant hand and making up our own stories. We will learn a new list of vocabulary and work together to sign conversationally to help us learn the new concepts. Week 4: How much/how many/how little, comparison adjectives, classifier 5. We will learn a new short list of vocabulary and use sentences and stories to learn the new concepts. Week 5: Adverbs, ASL vs. English and put that into practice with new vocabulary, sentence activities. Week 6: Activities, nature and Thomas Gallaudet We will learn a short list of vocabulary and use sentences and stories to practice new concepts. Week 7: Formal vs. Casual signs, decontextualized signing, food vocabulary, sentences and stories with other students in class. Week 8: Clothing, "FINISH-TOUCH", Days of the Week, new vocabulary, sentences and stories. We will discuss a bit of Deaf Culture and History.
Learning Goals
Students will work towards signing while "voice off", meaning without vocalization. This will give a true experience of the language.
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined March, 2021
5.0
79reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! My name is Sarah Bush and I love to teach American Sign Language. I have been studying and teaching ASL for over 17 years. I attended Union County College Deaf Interpreter Program in New Jersey (#1 in the state) and got 75% of the way through before life interrupted. So I started a company called Chatty Hands where I taught children, parents, teachers and therapists how to use ASL as a bridge to communication. I developed my own curriculum modifying it according to the group I was teaching. I have been teaching ASL to children as young as 6 months all the way up to adults. It is such a great feeling to watch a 6 month old baby understand and use a sign to communicate. It is also so rewarding to share this beautiful language with children of all ages and abilities. In my classes, we use many different tools to learn how to sign....books, music, games....its called a multi-sensory approach to learning. But that's part of what makes it so much fun to learn. In my experience, when kids are having fun while learning, they will retain that information much longer. Sign Language is a wonderful language to use for all sorts of reasons from communicating with Deaf or Hard of Hearing people to bridging the gap of communication during a speech delay in a child. I hope you will join me in a class and at least learn the universal sign for "I love you" to share with all of your loved ones. ** I teach both group classes and private lessons.Reviews
Live Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week, 8 weeks
55 min
Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
1-2 learners per class
