Topics of interest:
___ Register: Formal vs. Casual Signing
___ Decontextualized signing
___ I have taken the general practice quiz for this lesson.
See: PRACTICE QUIZZES
Vocabulary:
BREAD
BUTTER
CABINET-[cupboard]
CAKE
COFFEE
DELICIOUS
DOZEN
FEED-[nourish,
SPEND]
MEAT-[steak,
beef, flesh, context]
OUNCE
PIE
POUND-[weight, weigh,
LB]
SMELL
TASTE compare with: [prefer,
favorite]
TEA
VEGETABLES
WASH-DISHES
WINE-[Also
see: BEER]
Practice
sheet 27.A
01. YOU LIKE BREAD WITH BUTTER?
02. YOU KNOW HOW MAKE SUGAR COOKIES?
03. YOUR CABINET-[cupboard], (WHAT) COLOR?
04.CAKE, YOU LIKE WHAT-KIND ?
05. YOUR COFFEE, YOU LIKE SUGAR?
Practice sheet 27.B
06. PIE YOU THINK DELICIOUS, WHAT-KIND?
07. THREE DOZEN EQUAL HOW-MANY?
08. YOUR DOG, YOU FEED EVERY-DAY
YOU?
09. YOU LIKE MEAT?
10. YOUR FAVORITE FOOD, WHAT?
Practice sheet 27.C
11. BREAD, NEW, YOU LIKE SMELL?
12. MAKE CAKE, HOW-MANY TEASPOON SALT?
13. YOU THINK COFFEE TASTE GOOD?
14. YOUR TEA, HOW-MANY SUGAR YOU WANT?
15.
EGG, YOU LIKE COOK HOW?
Practice
sheet 27.D
16. YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLE WHAT?
17. YOUR FAMILY, WHO WASH-DISHES?
18. BUY WINE, MUST
how-OLD?
19. HOW-MANY O-Z EQUAL 1 LB?
20. BANANA PIE YOU
LIKE?
Discussion
Ideas:
Register: Formal vs. Casual Signing:
People sign differently depending on the setting. If they are with
friends they will sign more casually (more one-handed versions of signs,
smaller movements, sloppier movements, signs that are more casual).
If they are in a formal environment they will sign more formally
(careful movements, full-versions of signs, well-formed handshapes,
etc.)
Decontextualized
signing:
This means "signing that occurs out of context." The problem with
decontextualized signing during the instruction of ASL is that you end up having
to sign in ways that almost never occur in everyday life.
For example, it is unlikely that a Deaf person would ever sign to
another Deaf person, YOU WANT SUGAR IN YOUR COFFEE?
Instead the context of the situation would
build up this way:
Signer A:
COFFEE? -(using a yes/no facial expression).
Signer B:
SURE -(nodding and using a facial expression denoting whatever level of
enthusiasm he is feeling at the moment).
Signer A: BLACK?
Signer B:
TWO SUGAR.
So,
then to appropriately teach ASL you must provide context through
props and role playing as well as through
storytelling.
For a practice quiz,
visit: Lesson 27 Practice Quiz
Check with your instructor or your syllabus regarding any graded
quizzes for this lesson.