$150
for 8 classesASL Conversation Practice Continued
Completed by 4 learners
Ages 12-17
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
1x per week, 8 weeks
3-8 learners per class
45 min
What's included
8 live meetings
6 in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Homework is distributed in the Outschool classroom. Each assignment varies in length, with about 2 hours of outside of class work expected. Remember, to get the most out of my classes, you have to practice the vocabulary and concepts learned in the classroom.Assessment
Students are given informal assessments throughout our class time together.Class Experience
ASL I Session I - III are required before proceeding onto this class. ASL I Session IV is an exciting class that will deepen conversation elements into the classroom! This class will be more social in nature, so at the beginning of each class (before voices are turned off), we will review previous material in spoken English and give any housekeeping announcements. We will then turn off our voices, and use ASL for the duration of the class. This will encourage us to think visually, painting pictures with our hands, and applying previously learned vocabulary. The introduction of more meaningful conversation will allow students to gain confidence in communicating at a higher level of skill. New vocabulary will also be introduced as we walk through different topics of conversation. Throughout the 10-week course we will cover the following topics and skills: living situations, giving commands (locations), communicating with the face (facial grammar), fingerspelling, discussing one's residence, cardinal numbers 1-100, giving directions, time, and more. Games, activities and video clips will be incorporated into each class to aid in and enhance our discussions and to support the learning process. Students will have the opportunity to communicate with me as the instructor, as well as with each other during class time. To be successful in the class, students should expect to be practicing their skills about 2 hours per week for both refinment of skills, and retention of the material learned in class.
Learning Goals
If you have taken ASL I Session III, you are ready for Session IV. Goals and objectives for the student by week ten is are for students to be able to:
1. Possess a deeper understanding of ASL grammar in order to have more effective communication
2. Demonstrate expressive and receptive competence appropriate for an ASL I Session IV student
3. Think in ASL concepts and constructs instead of translating words from English to ASL
4. Demonstrate the ability to recognize and produce ASL sentence structures.
Other Details
Supply List
In our first session, a one-page handout will be distributed in the Outschool classroom.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from Eastern Kentucky University
Hello, I look forward to having your student in my ASL classroom! My wife of 25 years and I have two adult children, Aidan (24) and Elijah (21), who have been exclusively homeschooled through various co-ops. I have been a part of the d/Deaf community since 2000 in various capacities. From 2000-2002 I was the first area coordinator for a d/Deaf teen ministry called Deaf Teen Quest. In 2003 I graduated from University of Louisville with a degree in Interpreting for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. While I interpreted as freelance interpreter in the community, the bulk of my experience was in the K-12 classroom and at the university level. Not only was I teaching ESOL skills to my Deaf students, I also had the opportunity to carve out time each day to instruct hearing students in ASL. Since moving from Kentucky to Florida 5 years ago, I have transitioned exclusively to teaching freelance ASL classes for middle and high school students (ASL levels 1-3) and tutoring students one-on-one. I've also had the opportunity to work with a hearing family who has a Deaf toddler. I've worked with both the parents and extended family to enable them to interact in ASL with their child. ASL is a visual language, so the best way to learn is through interacting through video instruction in an immersive environment. So talking will be kept to a minimum! When I'm not doing ASL instruction, I enjoy hanging out with my family (which includes our family dog Kirby, who is a Maltipoo), reading and going to the beach, which is just under an hour from our house!
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