MASL unit 1 lessons

Front

American Sign Language is not ______________. This key concept is essential in learning ASL.

Back

ENGLISH

Front

You must learn to think in _______ rather than using ASL signs matched to English words.

Back

ASL

Front

Signing and _____________ at the same time is not ASL, period.

Back

TALKING

Front

Some Deaf people do sign and mouth English words at the same time, but only when they choose to sign in English __________ order.

Back

WORD

Front

Fingerspelling is an important part of ASL, but it is not a ________________ for signs you should learn.

Back

SUBSTITUTE

Front

Fingerspelling is used for _______________ purposes so avoid the temptation of fingerspelling words or sentences.

Back

SPECIFIC

Front

Each ASL sign can be broken down and analyzed into five separate ______________ called parameters.

Back

FEATURES

Front

For a single sign to be _____________, each of the five parameters must be used correctly.

Back

CORRECT

Front

Palm orientation ______________ are easy to make if you are unsure whether a sign faces up, down, left, or right.

Back

ERRORS

Front

Avoid making location errors by remembering most signs are made in _____________ of your body in a comfortable location.

Back

FRONT