American Sign Language 1

What is the basic sentence structure in ASL?

• Subject Verb Object

• Object Verb Subject

• Verb Subject Object

What year did ASL become recognized as a language in the U.S.?

• 1970

• 1960

• 1950

• 1980

What other language is ASL derived from?

• Spanish Sign Language

• Hebrew Sign Langauge

• French Sign Language

What are the main categories of signing?

Select at least 5 Deaf cultural norms.

• Eye-sight

• Deaf traditions (e.g. Deaf organizations)

• Technology assited devices

• Visual attention strategies (e.g. waving, tapping, & flicking light switches)

• Deaf visual art media