ASL culture

Deaf culture is a(n) _______

• expectation for all deaf people

• identity embraced by a lot of deaf people

• club to talk about deaf people

• organization to try and fix deaf people.

ASL is based on:

• English

• German Sign Language

• French Sign Language

• Swedish Sign Language

The most INEFFECTIVE method of communication with Deaf people is:

• Using an Interpreter

• Signing/Fingerspelling

• Writing

• Speech and Lipreading

What is American Sign Language?

• A visual form of English and a language that relies on mime

• A language that relies on mime and picture-like gestures to express ideas and concepts

• A language capable of expressing abstract ideas and utilizing space and movement to convey meaning

• Language using picture-like gestures to express ideas and concepts and a visual form of English

The role of facial expressions, head movements, and eye gaze in ASL is primarily:

• grammatical

• stylistic

• emotive

• unnecessary

While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer's:

• hands

• chest area

• face

• ears

Other than the word, "Deaf," a culturally appropriate way to identify Deaf people would be to say they are:

• deaf and dumb or deaf mutes

• hearing impaired or hard of hearing

• all of the above

• none of the above

Among ASL users, fingerspelling is mainly used in what ways? (2 answers)

• As an artistic form of signing

• Interchangeably with any sign

• To specify brand names

• To give names to people and places

American Sign Language makes use of the space in front of a signer’s body to do what? (click all that apply)

• Convey Distance

• Contrast People, Places, things and Ideas

• Express time concepts

• Indicate certain sentence types

American Sign Language incorporates———-, ————, and ———— to create words and sentences for communication.