Divided into 16 instructional units, ASL at Work is designed to enable students to develop the skills and knowledge needed to communicate effectively with their Deaf co-workers, students, and clients in work and social settings. Each instructional unit in the Student Text has a Unit Overview with learning outcomes, a listing of vocabulary, full grammatical and language, culture and community explanations and a practice and review section with accompanying DVD which provides students with targeted outside of the classroom practice to develop expressive and receptive skills. The Student Text is beautifully illustrated throughout with clearly drawn sign grammatical and vocabulary illustrations. Each unit on the ASL at Work: Student DVD provides a Sample Expressive Dialogue, Comprehension Dialogues and Narratives and demonstration of Expressive Practice Prompts to give students practice outside of the classroom with both receptive and expressive skills. CJ Jones, Deanna Bray, Rosa Lee Timm and other well known Deaf talent provide a variety of ASL models for students on the DVD. From the first lesson, ASL is "at work" for both the teacher who is teaching American Sign Language and the students who are learning ASL. - Publisher.
Places ASL within the context of Deaf culture
Through his research over the years, Dr Supalla, who is deaf, has identified the name sign system which has a pattern to forming and giving name signs within the deaf...
... rock, si, set, sock, sour, seek, tie, two, true, time, tick, tune, un, uni, unit, udon, ugly, vet, van, vair, vine, vail, we, wet, word, when, woot, xi, xit, xen, xeme, xemo, yes, yet, your, year, yack, zed, zags, zany, zeal, zati.
A practical guide to learning ASL that emphasizes key vocabulary, expressions, and language in context.
ASL at Work: Teacher Manual
And with this all-access guide, you can now enter the wonderful world of American Sign Language.
Portrays the extraordinary teachers, students, and administrators of the Lexington School for the Deaf, who belong to a unique culture and who struggle to make communication possible and accessible. Reprint.
This book is suitable also for teens and adults that care for others that communicate using the sign language. This can be an amazing gift for your loved one. Send your questions and feedback at: [email protected]
"Read about Thomas H. Gallaudet, who helped develop and teach American Sign Language"--Provided by publisher.
Simple drawings illustrate a basic sign language vocabulary.