美國手語第 3 部分 - 青少年

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.