MASTER ASL! IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

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MASTER ASL! IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW.
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GLOSSING pgs. 129 130 in your workbook

• Developed by ASL teachers for HEARING students.
• Deaf people do NOT write in GLOSS.
• Glossing is a system of using one language to
  write another.

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GLOSSING pgs. 129 130 in your workbook

• Every sign has one gloss.
• Some ASL signs need 2 or more English words to
  convey meaning.
• Ex WHATS-UP 1 sign
• Glossing is labeling. Label ONLY what is signed.
  Dont add ENGLISH words that are not signed. Is,
  are, am.

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GLOSSING pgs. 129 130 in your workbook

• The gloss for each sign is in the index of your
  workbook.
• When writing in GLOSS you must print in CAPITAL
  LETTERS.

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EYE CONTACT

• Deaf Culture No eye contact rude.
• When signing or watching someone sign always look
  them in the eye.
• No eye contact not paying attention, day
  dreaming, not interested.

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THE SIGN SPACE

• Sign Space where most signs are made during
  normal conversation.
• Outside sign space is uncomfortable on your
  hands, wrists and shoulders
• Most signs ? centered to the right or left of
  your middle torso.

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WHICH HAND DO I USE?

• Sign with the hand you write.
• The hand you sign with most often is the DOMINANT
  HAND.
• The other hand is the
• NON-DOMINANT HAND.

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Facial Expressions

• Monotone Voice boring.
• Signing without facial expressions boring.
• Tone of voice, emotion and intent must be made
  visual through facial expressions.
• Facial expressions show emotion, meaning and ASL
  grammar.

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Precision is Important

• Signing Clearly same as Speaking Clearly
• Sloppy, uncertain signing same as mumbling
• Location changes meaning SUMMER, TO-BE-UGLY,
  DRY
• ASL makes visual sense.

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ASL IS NOT ENGLISH

• Think in ASL dont match ASL signs to English
  words.
• If you mouth words or talk silently while
  signing that is not ASL.
• Deaf people sometimes sign and mouth English
  words at the same time if they are speaking with
  hearing people not fluent in ASL.

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ASL IS NOT ENGLISH

• ASL is the only real sign language in America.
• Not SEE, PSE
• If you dont use ASL syntax (order of words in
  sentences) you are not signing in ASL.

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FINGERSPELLING

• FS not a subsitute for signs you dont know.
• Specific purposes-specific signing space
• Names, places, specific words there are not signs
  for (i.e., broccoli)

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FIVE PARAMETERS OF ASL

• ASL signs can be broken down into 5 separate
  features.
• Correct sign all 5 parameters are correct
• Handshape, Palm Orientation, Location, Movement,
  NMS-facial expressions

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HANDSHAPE, PALM ORIENTATION

• Handshape difference like ME and MY, or 1/D, D/F,
  E/O.
• Palm Orientation-unsure if sign faces up, down,
  left or right.
• Nervous signing, or signing without practice PO
  mistakes.
• Ex TABLE OVER-THERE

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LOCATION

• Most signs ? In front of your body-comfortable
• If arms feel awkward wrong location
• Some signs start close to body and move away or
  vice versa
• Ex SEE-YOU TOMORROW, GIVE-ME YOUR BOOK

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MOVEMENT

• Movement affects meaning.
• Hands and arms feel awkward or constricted? Check
  signs movement.
• EX IM HAPPY, IM ENJOYING

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NON-MANUAL SIGNALS/ FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

• NMS alter meaning.
• Facial expressions, head nods/shakes, eyebrows,
  nose, eyes and lips carry meaning.
• EX IM LATE, I HAVENT