ASL 1 Module 4 (9 weeks) Test Review

Front

What are some examples of sound etiquette as described by Christine Sum Kim in the video "The Enchanting Sound of Sign Language"?

(think sounds that really annoy hearing people)

Back

not scraping your plate with your fork

not slamming the door

not burping in front of others

Front

What are the various ways that thoughts and ideas are communicated in ASL?

Back

hands, face, body stance/movement, head tilt/movment

Front

True or False? ASL only utilizes the hands to communicate.

Back

False! ASL does use the hands to convey vocabulary, but it also uses the face, body stance, shoulders, head tilt, and other body movements.

Front

Christine Sum Kim describes this in Deaf culture as the equivalent to sound in the hearing culture.

Sound is to hearing as_____is to Deaf.

Back

movement

Front

True or False? ASL is just English on the hands?

Back

False! ASL is a unique language with it's own grammar and syntax.

Front

True or False? ASL is a universal language?

Back

False! ASL is primarily used in the US and Canada. There are over 300 signed languages in the world.

Front

ASL is described as the ____of Deaf culture?

Back

center

Front

ASL is the_____language of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. It is a ______language comprised of signs using hand and body movements along with facial expressions.

Back

natural language of the Deaf

visual spatial language

Front

What does it mean to be big "D" Deaf?

Back

Big "D" Deaf is when a person is culturally Deaf and part of the Deaf community.

Front

What are some of the things you want to avoid when fingerspelling?

Back

bouncing

punching

switching hands

turning your palm sideways

not having hand positioned at shoulder