ASL 1 Midterm Study Guide PDF

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American Sign Language Midterm Study Guide Study the following: ● Signing Naturally (Introduction and Units 1- 3) ○ Grammar, culture, and language notes ● Vocabulary Units 1-3 ○ Review all sheets and signs ● Introduction to the Deaf Community ○

28 million people are either deaf and or hearing impaired.

○ 10% of those 28 million use American Sign Language. ○ The labels that hearing people came up with for the deaf are; hearing impaired, deaf mute, deaf and dumb. Generally hearing people along with these labels categorize the deaf community as disabled. ○ The deaf community see themselves as a strong and united community with linguistic, artistic, and social facets to offer. ○ They label themselves as the deaf and hearing impaired. ○ Do not fear the interaction with deaf people. They are just people with a communication barrier that they cross through with their own way of communicating. ○ Adapt their attitudes and styles. ○ The National Association of the Deaf’s mission statement is to promote, protect, and preserve the civil, human and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. ○ USASF mission statement is to regulate the rules of competition for affiliated

organizations, facilitate the participation of US teams in international deaf competitions, and promote human rights and equity through sports. ○ Four ways you should interact with a deaf person. ■ Paper and pen ■ Admit when you don’t understand ■ Maintain Eye contact ■ Use appropriate ways to get their attention ● Notes from Deaf President Now, Nightline Interview ○ The Nightline Interview focused on the issue at hand of having a hearing president running a deaf university, also known as Gallaudet. This Nightline show was interviewing the hearing president of Gallaudet, the deaf student body president, and Marlee Matlin.The students and the teachers sided together that they need a deaf president that will understand them, because the newly appointed president has just began learning sign language. Dr. Zinser, the hearing president, thinks that she isn’t doing anything wrong when in reality she is trying to speak and live for deaf people when she herself really barely knows sign language and knows little about the deaf community. In the Gallaudet protests there were four demands that were met. The first demand, is that Dr. Zinser resign and that they have a deaf president selected. The second demand is that Chairman Spilman resign from the Board and as Chair.The third demand is that at least 51% of the Board of Trustees be Deaf. The fourth demand is that no reprisals against the students, faculty and staff for their participation in the protest. These demands were met and Dr. I. King Jordan was named the Gallaudet’s first deaf president.

○ The Nightline interviewer keeps calling the Deaf community Hearing Impaired, which can be seen as offensive and rude. The Nightline interviewer was also cutting off Matlin to talk which is rude because he wanted to give the hearing president the last say essentially. I say this because he was going to let her say the last thing on the news until Matlin was stopping him. The Nightline interviewer also tells the interpreters to stop because the voices are different then the sexes of the two deaf people signing on Nightline. ○ I think that their demands should be met because it would be more effective and better for the deaf community at Gallaudet to have a deaf president because then they will have someone who understands where the students are coming from and where they are heading into the world. ○ In the second video Deaf President Now it goes on to discuss the movement of what it took to get to the first Deaf President Dr. I King Jordan. ● Five Famous Deaf People ○ Juliette Gordon Lowe ■ Founder of Girl Scouts of USA ■ Supported the cause of women worldwide ■ Allegedly because deaf due to rice lodged in ear from wedding ■ Married Willy Low, moved to England ■ Met Lord Baden-Powell, founder of Boy Scouts in England ○ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) ■ Famous German composer and pianist

■ Fueled transition from classical to romantic style of music ■ Became progressively deaf from age 28, contemplated suicide ■ Many feel his deafness fueled his later works (The Heiligenstadt Testament) ● Themes of struggle and triumph ○ Thomas Alva Edison ( 1847-1931) ■ Inventor of light bulb, phonograph as well as thousands of others ■ Invented first industrial research laboratory ■ Entrepreneur, inventor, and hero from young age ■ Became deaf due to boxing of the ears by train conductor when he had no ticket ○ Helen Keller (1880-1968) ■ Born hearing, became deaf and blind at age 19 months from scarlet fever or meningitis ■ Introduced to Annie Sullivan at age 6 ■ Graduated from Radcliffe College, first deaf/blind person to earn a BA degree ■ Wrote many articles and books ■ Lectured around the world for peace and understanding. ○ Erastus “Deaf” Smith (1787-1837) ■ Mexican American War Hero ■ Grew up learning to hunt, track and farm ■ Aided General Sam Houston by working in Mexican army camp, had

mexican wife ■ Was the first to reach the Alamo after its fall ■ Was one of two who tracked General Santa Ana when he escaped from the Texas ■ Shares a portrait with Houston in the Deaf Smith County Courthouse ● Deaf Culture Quiz 1. What is American Sign Language (ASL)? a. A language capable of expressing abstract ideas b. A language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning 2. Historically, American Sign Language is related to: a. French Sign Language 3. American Sign Language is used by most deaf people in which of the following countries a. Canada b. United States 4. Approximately what percent of deaf people who marry are married to other Deaf people a. 90 Percent 5. American Sign Language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through a. Deaf family members b. Residential schools for the Deaf 6. The role of facial expressions, head movement, and eye gaze in American Sign Language is primarily a. Grammatical

7. While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer’s a. Face 8. Among ASL signers, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways? a. To specify brand names b. To give names to people and places. 9. American Sign Language makes use of the space in front of a signer’s body to: a. Convey distance b. Contrast two people, places, things, or ideas c. Express time concepts 10. To get the attention of a Deaf person who is looking the other way, you should a. Tap them on the shoulder 11. If your path is blocked by two signers conversing with each other, you should a. Go ahead and walk through 12. Which of the following are considered rude by Deaf People a. Watching a signed conversation b. Talking (using voice) in the presence of deaf people 13. In general, the least effective communication strategy between Deaf and hearing people is a. Speech and lipreading 14. Which of the following are valued in the Deaf Community a. To develop long term relationships b. To be self- reliant 15. Other than the word “Deaf,” a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to say they are

a. Deaf and hard of hearing...