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Schedule: 2013 Immersion

June 3rd through June 26th, 2013, 9:00 to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Plus online work.


Classroom Schedule: ASL 1 [DRAFT]
[I'll update this with the 2013 info as we get closer to June.]
 

 

Day

Time

Presenter / Leader

Lesson / Topics:

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, June 3, 2013

9:00 AM

 

Introductions and Warm Ups Syllabi and Overview

 

 

 

10:00 AM

William Vicars

 Lesson 01

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Lesson 02

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 03

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 04

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 05

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Lesson 06

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 07

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 08

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 09

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 10

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, June 6, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 11

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 12

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 13

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, June 7, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 14

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 15

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

Presentation

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Final Exam

 

 

 

2:30PM

 William Vicars

 Wrap Up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Schedule: ASL 2
[DRAFT]

 Date:

Day

Time

Presenter / Leader

Lesson / Topics:

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, June 10, 2013

9:00 AM

 

Introductions and Warm Ups Syllabi and Overview

 

 

 

10:00 AM

William Vicars

 Lesson 16

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Lesson 17

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 18

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 19

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 20

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Lesson 21

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 22

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 23

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 24

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Presentation

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 25

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Thursday, June 13, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 26

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 27

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

Presentation

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 28

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Friday, June 14, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 29

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 30

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Presentation

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Final Exam

 

 

 

2:30PM

 William Vicars

 Wrap Up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Schedule: ASL 3
[DRAFT]

 

Day

Time

Presenter / Leader

Lesson / Topics:

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

9:00 AM

 

Introductions and Warm Ups Syllabi and Overview

 

 

 

10:00 AM

William Vicars

 Lesson 31

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Lesson 32

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 33

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 34

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 35

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Lesson 36

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 37

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 38

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 39

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

Presentation

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 40

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Thursday, June 20, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 41

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 42

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Presentation

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 43

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Friday, June 21, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 44

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 45

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

Presentation

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

"Midterm"

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Monday, June 24, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 13 (Signing Naturally)

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 13 (continued)

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Lesson 14 (Signing Naturally)

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 14 Continued

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Tuesday, June 26, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 Lesson 15 (Signing Naturally)

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 15 (continued)

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Lesson 16 (Signing Naturally)

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Lesson 16 (continued)

 

 

 

2:30PM

 

 Expressive Testing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 June 3, 2013

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

9:00 AM

 

 

 

 

 

10:00 AM

 

 Lesson 17 (Signing Naturally)

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

 Lesson 17 (continued)

 

 

 

NOON

 

 Lunch & Learn

 

 

 

1:30PM

 

 Final Exam

 

 

 

2:30PM

 William Vicars

 Wrap Up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













ARCHIVE & FODDER:


Classroom Schedule: [Draft: Sample Level 3 from 2011.]

Date

Time

Presenter / Leader

Topics:

 
    Program Director: Dr. Vicars
Associate Director: Velma Foust

 Welcome and Introduction

 
    Vicars

 Syllabus and Online Accounts

 
    Unit Leader Nathan Neikirk

13: Locating Things Around the House

 
    Vicars (few minutes)
Neikirk

Unit 13 Continued

 
    Neikirk

Unit 13 Continued

 
     Visiting Professor: Dr. Egbert 

Unit 13 Continued

 
     

Lunch

 
    Unit Leader: Eric Crook

14: Complaining, Making Suggestions and Requests

 
    Eric Crook

Unit 14 continued 

 
    Bill / Velma

Unit 14...

 
    Bill / Velma

 

 
    Bill / Velma

 

 
    Vicars 15 min  Then Joey 9:15 to 11:30

 

 
    Unit Leader: Joey Leonard

15: Exchanging Personal Information: Life Events

 
    Robert and Karen Foust

(Deaf Guest Visitors)

 
     

 Lunch: Denny's from noon to 1:30

 
    Joey from 1:30 to 2:45

 

 
     

 

 
    Velma Foust: 6:15 to 8:45 pm

 Continued: Unit 15

 
     

 

 
     

 

 
    Unit Leader: Jacqui Alfaro

16: Describing and Identifying Things

 
     

 

 
     

Guest Presenter: Lynda Park

 
     

 Lunch

 
     

 Guest Presenter:  Belinda Vicars

 
     

 

 
     

 

 
    Unit Leader: Misha Ioffe

17: Talking about the Weekend

 
     

 

 
    Unit Leader: Misha Ioffe

Unit 17 Continued: Talking about the Weekend

 
     

 

 
     

 

 
     

 Lunch

 
    Dr. Vicars

Final Exam

 
     

Feedback & Wrap-up

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presenters / Assistants / Tutors 2011 (partial list)

Alfaro, Jacqui: Unit Leader: 16
Champain, Melissa: Teacher Assistant / Tutor
Crook, Eric
: Unit Leader: 14
Egbert, Lisalee
: Visiting Professor
Foust, Velma
: Associate Director
Ioffe, Misha
: Unit Leader: 17
Leonard, Joey
: Unit Leader: 15
Neikirk, Nathan
: Unit Leader: 13
Park, Lynda: Presentation: "Introduction to Interpreting"
Ruff, Torre
:
Vicars, Belinda: Presentation: "Money and Numbering"
Vicars, William: Director
 


Signing Naturally - Unit 13:  Locating Things Around the House
A. Vocabulary/Language Functions
1. Give reason
2. Make request
3. Ask where
4. Give specific location
5. Correct / confirm information
6. Open conversation
B. Grammar
1. Topic-comment structure
2. Weak hand as reference
3. Locative classifiers
4. Yes/no questions
5. Wh-questions
6. Ordinal numbers
7. Numbers:101-109
8. Multiples of 100 -- 1,000
C. Suggested Culture - Handshape stories: ABC stories, number stories & one-handshape stories
 

Signing Naturally -- Unit 14:  Complaining, Making Suggestions and Requests ()
A. Vocabulary/Language Functions
1. complain about others
2. make suggestions
3. make request
4. ask for permission
5. express concern
6. decline, explain why
7. agree, with condition
8. agree with shortcomings
9. ask for clarification
B. Grammar
1. recurring time signs
2. continuous time signs
3. temporal aspect
4. inflecting verbs
5. role shifting
6. conditional sentences
7. clock numbers
C. Suggested Culture -- Cheers and Songs in the Deaf community

Exchanging Personal Information: Life Events (Signing Naturally - Unit 15)
A. Vocabulary/Language Functions
1. Ask , tell when
2. Tell about life events
3. Ask nationality of name
4. Narrate family immigration history
5. Correct and elaborate
B. Grammar
1. When clauses
2. Phrasing for sequencing events
3. Contrastive structure
4. Possessive forms: POSS,'S
5. Descriptive and locative classifiers
6. Numbers:109-119
7. Dates and addresses
C. Suggested Culture
1. ASL Poetry
2. Current events in the Deaf community
3. Famous Deaf Americans

Describing and Identifying Things (Signing Naturally Unit - 16)
A. Vocabulary/Language Functions
1. ask what a word means
2. give definition
3. describe object
B. Grammar
1. descriptive classifiers (shapes, patterns, textures)
2. instrument classifiers
3. weak hand as reference
4. topic-comment structure
5. non-manual markers: 'oo", "cha", "mm"
6. money numbers
C. Suggested Culture:
1. ASL Storytelling in the Deaf community
 

Talking About the Weekend (Signing Naturally -- Unit 17)
A. Vocabulary/Language Functions
1. Ask about the weekend
2. Describe weekend activities
3. Express opinions/feelings
4. Tell about disrupted plans
B. Grammar
1. Temporal sequencing
2. Time signs with durative aspect
3. Element classifiers
4. Numbers:120 -- 1,000
C. Suggested Culture
1. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and their role in the Deaf community
2. Legends in the Deaf community


Practice and Projects: Presenters are welcome to allocate time for expressive and receptive practice or projects that enable application and consolidation of language, grammar and cultural components introduced in this program.

Presenters are not responsible for grading, but are encouraged to consider and develop opportunities for demonstration and measurement of learning and improvement. This can include pre-testing, as well as post-testing.

Additional Activities and Review: Presenters are welcome to include additional activities, materials from outside sources, class social activities with Deaf/hard of hearing visitors or guest speakers. Presenters are welcome to introduce ASL Poetry videos, various samples of ASL structure, mouth morphemes and/or classifier information.