Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Flu Guidance for Deaf Adults (in ASL with English vocals and captions)



Practice your receptive skills by watching this video and then responding to some of these questions. As tempting as it may be, try to ignore the captioning your first time viewing it.
1) What new vocabulary did you learn by watching this video?

2) What technique is used to emphasize important topics or specific vocabulary?

3) Which signs are modulated (produced diffently) to show emphasis? How is the production different?

4) Comparison/contrast is one technique often used in ASL. What example(s) did you observe?

5) What did you notice in this video that you might apply to your work with Deaf or hard of hearing students?

6) Additional comments?

2 comments:

  1. 1) What new vocabulary did you learn by watching this video?

    2) What technique is used to emphasize important topics or specific vocabulary?

    3) Which signs are modulated (produced diffently) to show emphasis? How is the production different?

    4) Comparison/contrast is one technique often used in ASL. What example(s) did you observe?

    5) What did you notice in this video that you might apply to your work with Deaf or hard of hearing students?

    6) Additional comments?

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  2. Comment on Question 1)

    I learned the sign for catching an illness that is spread by contact. Very useful in this flu season we are having!

    Comment on Question 2)

    I noticed that the male signer often emphasized the topic of "flu" by indexing to his dominant hand, which was still holding the last letter of the fingerspelled word F-L-U. I think this is a very effective way to draw attention to a topic or a specific vocabulary item. This will be a useful tool to add to my educational interpreting toolbox.

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