FLEX Exploring American Sign Language Part 4!

Welcome! Thank you for your interest in this flex class! After reading the course description please let me know if you have any questions! 
In this flex class students will get an introduction to American Sign Language. I will post a new video each week. Each video will cover new signs for the weeks topic and the requirements for the students response video. Students will be able to post a response video each week and I will provide feedback on their video and be involved with any discussion posts. There is no time requirement for the video posts and there are no live meetings in this course. When a student posts in discussion feed they have the option to use video or text. Each week a new bonus homework assignment and a student interaction video will be available for students who want to get the most out of this flex course. I will be available for questions and feedback through the classroom and direct messages. This class is great for students who are unavailable for a live meeting. Come join us in a fun, low pressure environment and learn ASL! No prior ASL experiences needed for this class, however having some ASL experience would be helpful for this class.  In this class all assignments/videos are optional. Students can work at their own pace within the 6 weeks.  You can make this class as formal or informal as you wish!    


Week 1: Other signs: Signs that have not been covered in any of my classes, both live and flex. . A new video will be uploaded showing some new signs that we have not seen yet! After watching the video students will post a video of themselves showing their comprehension of the signs and complete the response video questions. The weekly bonus homework assignments and student interaction questions will be available during the week for students to participate in if they wish. 

Week 2: Workshop on how to describe people. In this weeks video we will spend sometime learning new signs for people and physical features such as curly hair, glasses, and tall. We will also work on the order of how we describe people in ASL. A new video will be uploaded featuring a workshop on how to describe someone.  After watching the video students will post a video of themselves showing their comprehension of the signs and complete the response video questions. The weekly bonus homework assignments and student interaction questions will be available during the week for students to participate in if they wish. 

Week 3: This week we will be focusing on ASL grammar. We will learn the correct sentence structure. There will be a worksheet that will go along with this lesson to help students to  learn about ASL grammar. During the video the teacher will go over the worksheet and help the student to complete the worksheet.  Students will need to upload the completed worksheet for this weeks student's interaction. 

Week 4: This week will be learning  about Classifiers, hand shapes, 4 parameters of ASL    (What is a classifier? When do we use classifiers? What are the basic ASL hand shapes? What are the 4 parameters of ASL. How do we apply the 4 parameters to our daily ASL?) A new video will be uploaded featuring  a workshop on classifiers, hand shapes, and 4 parameters of ASL.  After watching the video students will post a video of themselves showing their comprehension of the signs and complete the response video questions. The weekly bonus homework assignments and student interaction questions will be available during the week for students to participate in if they wish. 

Week 5: This week will learn about how to describe pets/animals in ASL. This week we will learn new signs for pets/animals. We will learn how  to describe our pets. A new video will be uploaded featuring a workshop on how to describe pets/ animals.  After watching the video students will post a video of themselves showing their comprehension of the signs and complete the response video questions. The weekly bonus homework assignments and student interaction questions will be available during the week for students to participate in if they wish. 

 Week 6: Student stories. During the final week of this class students will create a story showcasing everything that they have learned during this class. Bonus questions and student interaction questions will be posted during the week.  More information will be given during the class.