Survival ASL Everything you need to know to

Survival ASL Everything you need to know to survive ASL class

Essential Vocabulary � BATHROOM � OFFICE � WATER+FOUNTAIN � ANNOUNCEMENT � NURSE � LOCK-DOWN � GO-TO � CONTAINMENT � PASS, � UNDERSTAND FORM, SLIP � BAND-AID � BORROW � HAVE � PAPER � TELEPHONE � PEN, PENCIL

Asking for Repetition: � AGAIN � SORRY � DON’T- UNDERSTAND � PLEASE � SLOW � DON’T-KNOW � FORGET

Key Phrases: � YOU NAME WHAT? (what is your name) � GOOD+MORNING � BATHROOM � SICK GO-TO I, PLEASE? ME. NURSE GO-TO I, PLEASE? � *hand-wave* TELEPHONE *point-to-phone* � *hand-wave* ANNOUNCEMENT! LOCK-DOWN! �.

Facial Expressions and Non-manual signs �When you sign you MUST use facial expressions �This is the same as showing inflection with your voice (up and down, angry, sad, etc. ) �Put your eyebrows to work for you – without them you won’t make sense

Non-Manual Markers Wh-questions: Lowered eyebrows � Non-Manual Yes/No-questions: Raised eyebrows Markers are facial expressions used to denote certain grammatical aspects of ASL.

Non-Manual Markers continued… Yes/No-questions: Raised eyebrows For Yes/No questions: You will have your eyebrows raised. Examples: � DEAF YOU? � HEARING YOU? � STUDENT YOU? � TEACHER YOU?

Non-Manual Markers continued… Wh-questions: What are Wh-Questions? Lowered eyebrows �WHO WH-Questions in ASL always come at the end of �WHAT the sentence. �WHERE Examples • YOU NAME WHAT? �WHEN • YOU LIVE WHERE? �WHY • TEACHER YOU HAVE �WHICH WHO? �HOW

Non-Manual Markers Wh-questions: Lowered eyebrows

Why are face expressions In order to achieve the important? correct question type you n must use the eyebrows to get your question across to the other signer. WHAT DO THESE FACES TELL YOU?

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT