Deaf Culture & Identity
What does the capital D in "Deaf" tell us about someone's identity?
They identify with Deaf culture and community.
Your Deaf friend is facing away from you. Name one appropriate way to get their attention.
Tap their shoulder, tapping, stomping, handwave.
What should your eyebrows do when asking a yes/no question?
Raise/Go Up
This parameter describes the shape made by your fingers and thumb.
Handshape.
Sign TEACHER
Student produces the sign taught in class.
What does lowercase "deaf" describe?
The audiological condition of hearing loss.
What language is ASL most closely related to?
French Sign Language.
What should your eyebrows do when asking a WH-question?
Furrow/Go Down
This parameter describes where on the body or in signing space a sign happens.
Location.
Watch Ms. Holland. Which day is she signing?
Sign a day of the week; students identify it.
Which model focuses on hearing loss as a condition to treat or cure?
Medical Model
Name the 1988 protest at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.
Deaf President Now / DPN.
Which one does not belong with the WH-question words: WHO, WHEN, CAN, or WHICH?
CAN
Your hand is in the correct place, but your palm faces the wrong direction. Which parameter needs fixing?
Palm Orientation.
Watch Ms. Holland. What question can this sign ask in English?
Sign DO-DO. Accept "What are you doing?"
Which model focuses on Deaf people, their language, and their community?
Cultural model.
You meet two Deaf people who sign the same word slightly differently. What are these differences called?
Variations.
A student signs a question mark but uses no question facial expression. Does the question mark replace the required NMS? Explain.
No. The appropriate question facial expression is still needed.
Your handshape, location, and palm direction are correct, but the hand follows the wrong path. Which parameter needs fixing?
Movement.
Show both HELP-ME and I-HELP-YOU
Student correctly changes the direction to show who helps whom.
Someone says, "A hearing person would automatically make a better leader than a Deaf person." Identify the prejudice and explain why it fits.
Audism: assuming hearing people are superior or more capable because of their hearing status.
BOOK and BABY visually resemble what they represent. What kind of signs are these, and what does that term mean?
Iconic signs: signs that resemble their meanings.
Following the sentence pattern we practiced in class, where should a time sign such as YESTERDAY go? Give the full pattern.
At the beginning:
TIME-TOPIC-COMMENT-QUESTION.
Two students make the same hand movements, but their eyebrows, heads, and bodies communicate different information. Which parameter accounts for the difference?
Non-Manual Signals
Watch these two signs. Identify both meanings in order.
Sign GET-BETTER, then GET-WORSE. Both meanings must be correct.