Beginning American Sign Language I Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Melissa Cochran (Curriculum Vitae)Office Hours
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Course
SGNL-1301-001 Beginning American Sign Language I
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Course Description
Introduction to American Sign Language covering finger spelling, vocabulary and basic sentence structure in preparing individuals to interpret oral speech for the hearing impaired.
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Hours
(3 sem hrs; 3 lec, 1 lab)
Class Type
Dual Credit Course
Syllabus Information
Textbooks
I. Books. You’re required to purchase two books for this class. You can purchase the books at Amarillo College (http://www.actx.edu/bookstore/) or at Dawn Sign Press (http://www.dawnsign.com/).
1. Signing Naturally Level 1 Units 1-6 Student DVD and Workbook
ISBN:978-1-58121-210-5
2. For Hearing People Only
ISBN: 0-9634016-3-7
Supplies
Your textbook.
Student Performance
Welcome to American Sign Language (ASL) Dual Credit. This year, you will be Introduction to American Sign Language covering fingerspelling, vocabulary, numbers and basic sentence structure in preparing individuals to interpret oral speech for the hearing impaired.
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Grading Criteria
II. Video work. Video work is due every Tuesday and Thursday. If you are absent on a Tuesday or a Thursday the assignment is due the next class period. I will take off points for each day the assignment is late. Also, Tuesdays and Thursdays are NO Voicing Days.
III. Chapter Quizzes from For Hearing People Only. Every Monday and Wednesday, you will have a quiz over a chapter from For Hearing People Only. You have ONE week to make up missing quizzes.
IV. Projects. Every Friday, you will be working a project.
V. Readings. During this semester, you will have several different articles to read. The article may be giving to you in class or you will be required to find an article on the topic I give you. After reading each article, you will have to type a one page paper about the article. I will give you requirements for each article.
VI. Deaf Hours. You are required to have 10 hours interactive time with the Deaf Community. You can obtain these hours by going to Deaf Church (Wednesday’s nights or Sunday), Deaf Fest or other Deaf Events.
VII. Mid-Term. The Mid-Term Exam will include materials learned from Units 1-3 and FHPO Chapters 1-33.
VIII. Final Exam. Each student will take the Final Exam. The exam will cover Signing Naturally Units 4-6 and Chapters 34-65 from For Hearing People Only.
IV: Grading
Readings 10%
Deaf Hours 10%
Quizzes 30%
Signing Naturally Units 1-6 Quizzes
For Hearing People Only Quizzes
Project Quizzes
Mid-Term and Final Exam 50%
Attendance
If you are absent, you can email me your work for that day.
Calendar
ASL 3 DC Outline
Fall Semester
Aug. 22 Go over outline and Syllabus.
Projects for the year
Aug. 23 Grammar
Aug. 24 Chapter 1 Quiz (FHPO)
Read: Andrew Foster on pages 14-15
Aug. 25 Signing Naturally Unit 1
Watch: Cardinal Numbers pages 6-7.
Turn In:Conversation 1 on page 16. Translate into English and ASL Gloss.
Bring Book to Class
Aug. 26 Project: Work on Story
Aug. 29 Chapter 2 (FHPO)
Aug. 30 Signing Naturally Unit 1
Read: Cultural on page 23.
Turn In: Conversation 2 on page 25. Translate into English and ASL Gloss.
New Vocabulary
Aug. 31 Chapter 3 (FHPO)
Sept. 1 Signing Naturally Unit 1
Watch: Inside, Above, and Below on page 28.
Turn In: See and Draw on page 29.
Sept. 2 Project: SuperDeafy Videos
Sept. 5 No School
Sept. 6 Signing Naturally Unit 1
Turn In: Picture it on page 32
Read: Homework 1:12 on page 33
Vocabulary: Make sure you look over the vocabulary
Sept. 7 Chapter 4 (FHPO)
Sept. 8 Sign Naturally Unit 2
Turn In: Translate conversations 1 and 2 on page 48. Make sure you translate them into English and ASL Gloss.
Read: Making Connections on page 52
Bring Book to class.
Sept. 9 Project: Work on Story
Sept. 12 Chapter 5 (FHPO)
Sept. 13 Sign Naturally Unit 2
Turn In: Minidialogues on page 53.
Read: Gallaudet University on pages 56-57
Vocabulary: Create a story using the new vocabulary
Sept. 14 Chapter 6 (FHPO)
Sept. 15 Signing Naturally Unit 2
Watch: Tic-Tac-Toe on page 60
Turn In: Language Backgrounds 1 and 2 on pages 62-63.
Sept. 16 Project: Sign vocabulary story.
Sept. 19 Chapter 7 (FHPO)
Sept. 20 Signing Naturally Unit 2
Watch: Up Letters on page 65-67. Cardinal Numbers 20-29.
Turn in: Conversation 3 on page 77. Translation in ASL Gloss and English.
Sept. 21 FHPO Chapter 8
DPN Reading Due
Sept. 22 Signing Naturally Unit 2
Watch: Identify People on page 78
Turn In: Minidialogues on pages 78-79
Sept. 23 Project: SuperDeafy
Sept. 26 Chapter 9 (FHPO)
Sept. 27 Signing Naturally Unit 2
Read/Watch: Double Letter Names on page 81. Negotiation A Sign Environment on page 83.
Turn In:Conversation on pages 84-86. In ASL Gloss.
Sept. 28 Chapter 10 Quiz (FHPO)
I will give you want you need for the mid-term
Sept. 29 Signing Naturally Unit 2
Turn in: Autobiographies on 89-90.
Bring:You need to write your Autobiography. It needs to be 8 Sentences in ASL Gloss. MAKE IT UP.
Sept. 30 Project: National Anthem
Oct. 1 Deaf Magicians: Lunbock
Oct. 3 FHPO Chapters 10 and 11 Quiz
Oct. 4 Signing Naturally Unit 3
Turn in: Conversation 1 on page 110 and Conversation 2 on page 118. Translate it into ASL Gloss.
Read: On page 113, read about Douglas Tilden.
Oct. 5 FHPO Chapter 12 and 13 Quiz
Oct. 6 Signing Naturally Unit 3
Watch:On page 122, watch ordinal numbers. Next, watch Giving Directions on page 123 and Conveying Distance on age 124.
Sign:Be able to sign how to get to your house from the school.
Oct. 7 Half Day: Practice National Anthem
Oct. 10 FHPO Chapter 14 and 15
I will give you time to practice your Mid-Term.
Oct. 11 Mid-Term Day 1
Oct. 12 FHPO Chapter 16 and 17 (Bring FHPO Book)
Mid-Term Day 2
Oct. 13 Signing Naturally Unit 3
Watch: Length of Time on page 141-143.
Turn In: Conversations 3 and 4 on pages 146 and 130, translate it into ASL Gloss. Answer the question on page 149 and you will sign the information in class.
Oct. 14 Project: Practice National Anthem
Oct. 17 FHPO Chapters 18 and 19
Oct. 18 Signing Naturally Unit 4
Turn In: Conversation 1 on page 178, translate it into ASL Gloss.
Watch: On page 181-182 Forming Negative Responses.
Oct. 19 FHPO Chapters 20 and 21
Oct. 20 Signing Naturally Unit 4
Read: On pages 186-187, Marie Jean Philip
Turn In: Conversation 2 on page 188 and Conversation 3 on page 199 translate both into ASL Gloss.
Watch:Ranking on pages 188-190.
Sign: Be able to sign about your family. (Your siblings) Be able to tell me two things about them. If you don’t have siblings, make some up.
Grade: I will sign you a story.
Oct. 21 Paper Due: Cochlear Implants
Oct. 24 FHPO Chapters 22 and 23
Oct. 25 Signing Naturally Unit 4
Watch: Moving Letter J on page 193-194. Telling Ages on page 195-197.
Turn In: David’s Keys on page 207.
Oct. 26 FHPO Chapters 24 and 25
Oct. 27 Signing Naturally Unit 4
Watch: Possessive Adjectives on page 199-200. Questions After A Negative Statement on page 204. Review Numbers on page 206.
Oct. 28 Work on Halloween Stories
Oct. 31 Sign Halloween Stories
Take Home: FHPO Chapters 26 and 27
Nov. 1 Look over Signing Naturally Vocabulary Units 3 and 4
Practice National Anthem
Nov. 2 National Anthem for a grade (Day 1)
Nov. 3 Take Home: FHPO Chapters 28 and 29
National Anthem for a grade (Day 2)
Nov. 4 Sign the National Anthem during the Pep Rally
Nov. 5 If we do a concert: Practice Christmas Songs
If not, I will have something else for us to do.
Nov. 7 FHPO Chapters 30 and 31
Nov. 8 Signing Naturally Unit 5
Turn in:Conversation 1 on page 232 and Conversation 2 on page 233, translate them into ASL Gloss.
Watch:When Questions on page 233. WH-Word Questions on page 234
Grade:I will sign a story using WHO, WHAT, WHEN.
Nov. 9 FHPO Chapters 32 and 33
Nov. 10 Signing Naturally Unit 5
Watch:Agreement Verbs on pages 241-243.
Turn in:Conversation 3 on page 245 and Conversation 3 on page 251. Translate them into ASL Gloss.
Sign in Class: I want you to sign to be your daily activities. From when you get up in the morning to when you go to bed. (In ASL Gloss.) You need to have 8 or more sentences (You need to use Sequencing, if you need help look on pages 251-252)
Nov. 11 Sign Christmas Songs/or something else
Nov. 14 FHPO Chapter 34-36 Quiz
Songs: Half the class will sign their song.
Nov. 15 Turn In: Translate Conversation 6 on page.
Read: Sequencing Activities on page 251.
Watch: Sequencing Activities on page 252 and First and Second.
Going to the Library. Project DAY! J
Nov. 16 FHPO Chapter 38-39 Quiz
Sign Project J
Nov. 17 Turn In: Translate Conversation 6 on page 261.
Read: Tell About an “Out of the Ordinary Activity” on page 261. Watch: Out of the Ordinary on pages 262-263.
Nov. 18 Christmas Songs/ if we have one
Nov. 21 FHPO Chapters 41-43 (Open Book)
Nov. 22 Christmas Songs /if we have one
Thanksgiving Break- November 23-25
Nov. 28 FHPO Chapters 44-46 (Open Book)
Nov. 29 Read: One-person role shift in narratives on page 312.
Watch: Lumberjack walking, looking at first tree, chopping down the tree, yelling “Timber” and eating lunch.
Turn In: Write a story using the one-person role shift. Be able to sign the story.
Nov. 30 FHPO Chapter 47-49 (Open Book)
Paper: Pick a sign system
Dec. 1 Read: Two-person role shift in narratives on page 314.
Watch: The Lumberjack and the doctor on page 315.
Turn In: Write a story using the two-person role shift. Be able to sign the story.
Dec. 2 Christmas Songs/if we have one.
Christmas Concert at 7:00
Dec. 5 I want you to write an opinion paper on Chapter 50
Dec. 6 Final: Part I Day 1
Half of the class will sign their final
Dec. 7 Final: Part II Day 1
FHPO Final
Deaf Contact Hours are Due!
Dec. 8 Final: Part 1 Day 2
The other half of the class will sign their final.
Dec. 9 Movie Day! J
Part I of the Final: Pick one of the following to sign to me.
- Unit 6: The Timber story
- Unit 6: The Gum Story
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