American Sign LanguageLevel 1
ASLUniversity Workbook
Lessons 1-15
William Vicars Ed.D.
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American Sign Language Level 1
ASLUniversity Workbook Lessons 1 – 15
By William G. Vicars, Ed.D
(a.k.a. “Safari Bill,” “Dr. Bill,” “Dr. V,” and/or “that bald guy.”)
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ASLUniversityWorkbook: Level 1
Lessons 1-15
William Vicars Ed.D.(Update 7)
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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson 10
Lesson 11
Lesson 12
Lesson 13
Lesson 14
Lesson 15
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Lesson 1
Vocabulary:
AGAIN-[repeat]
DEAF
HEARING-[speak, say]
WHAT (huh?)
LEARN
LIKE
MEET-[meet-you]
NAME-[called]
NICE-[clean]
PLEASE
MEAN-(meaning)-[what is the meaning of, purpose]
SIGN-[sign language, signing]
STUDENT (learn)
TEACHER [teach, agent]-[-er]-[professor, educate]
THANK-YOU [good]
UNDERSTAND
WHERE
WHO
WHY
YES/NO
Pronouns and Indexing:
[it, he, me, she, him, her, this, you]
Indexing/plural sweep:
[them, they, those, us, we, you-all, that]
Story 1
HI I [spell your first and last name]. NICE-MEET-YOU.
I HEARING.
I LEARN SIGN. I SIGN SLOW.
I STUDENT [spell the name of your school].
TEACHER NAME [spell the name].
HE/SHE DEAF [or hearing].
HE/SHE TEACH GOOD.
I UNDERSTAND HE/SHE.
I LIKE HE/SHE.
Practice Sheet: 1.A
01. "YOU NAME?" (You are named what?) Also see: (What is your name?)
02. "DEAF YOU?" (Are you Deaf?)
03. "STUDENT YOU?" (Are you a student?)
04. "YOUR TEACHER NAME 'HUH'?" (What is your teacher's name?)
05. "YOU UNDERSTAND HE/SHE?" (Do you understand him/her?)
Practice Sheet: 1.B
06. "WHO HE/SHE?" (Who is he/she?)
07. "AGAIN, NAME YOU?" (What is your name again?)
08. "S/HE STUDENT S/HE?" [point at teacher] (Is she or he a student?)
09. "THIS YOUR?" [point at any object] (Is this yours?)
10. "WHERE ____" [spell the name of a person in the room]
Practice Sheet: 1.C
11. "NICE MEET-you" (It is nice to meet you.)
12. "HEARING YOU?" (Are you a hearing person?)
13. "ASL TEACHER YOU?" (Are you a teacher?)
14. "YOU LEARN SIGN, WHERE?" (Where are you learning sign?)
15. "YOU LEARN SIGN, WHY ?" (Why are you learning sign?)
Practice Sheet: 1.D
16. "HOW SIGN T-H-A-N-K-S?" (How do you sign "thanks?")
17. "STUDENT, HE/SHE ?" [point at other student] (Is she or he a student?)
18. "THEY LEARN SIGN?" (Are they learning sign language?)
19. "YOUR TEACHER, WHO?" (Who is your teacher?)
20. YOU LIKE LEARN SIGN? (Do you like learning sign language?)
Discussion Notes 1:
Definition of ASL
- ASL is not: Signed English, Pidgin (contact signing), Cued Speech, or the Rochester Method
- Approaches to learning fingerspelling and numbers
- The relationship between ASL and the Deaf Community
- The existence of other signed languages
- Brief history of ASL
- The existence of Deaf Culture
- The need for practice and suggested methods
- agent sign
Lesson 2
Vocabulary 2:
BROTHER-[boy, male, man, same, right]
CHILD-[short, children]
DAD-[parents] [grandpa]
DIVORCE
HEY
HOW
HOW-MANY-[MANY]
LIVE-[life, address]
MARRIAGE-[husband, wife, marry, married, spouse]
MOM [grandma]
SINGLE-[alone, something, someone, JUST, ONLY, SOMETHING]
SISTER [girl, female]
SLOW
SPELL-[fingerspell]
WORK
Possession: [have, own, her, his, its, mine, my, our, their, your, yours]
GIRL-[woman, lady]
BOY-[male, man]
Practice Sheet: 2.A
1. "'HEY,' NAME YOU?"
(What is your name?)
2. "YOU MARRIED?"
(Are you married?)
3. "CHILDREN YOU?"
(Do you have children?)
4. "HOW-MANY SISTER YOU?"
(How many sisters do you have?)
5. "YOUR MOM NAME 'HUH'?"
(What is your mom's name.)
6. "YOUR DAD DEAF?"
(Is your dad deaf?)
7. "WHERE YOU WORK?"
(Where do you work?)
8. "WHERE YOU LIVE?"
(Where do you live?)
9. "THIS HIS?" [point at any object]
(Is this his?)
10. "HOW YOU SIGN "W-E"?" [spell "we"]
(How do you sign "we?")
Discussion 2:
1. The "yes/no" non-manual marker
Affirmation/Negation
2. The "wh" non-manual marker
3. Indexing
4. Pluralization
5. Possession
6. Be able to recognize each letter of the fingerspelled alphabet
7. Directionality
8. Head-nod (replace "be" verb) (affirmation)
9. Head-shake
10. Information getting behavior
11. Person or "agent" affix
12. Numbers 1-10
Discuss:
The difference between "MANY" and "HOW-MANY?"
Practice Sheet: 2.B
1. "YOUR NAME B-O-B?"
(Is your name Bob?)
2. "YOU DIVORCED?"
(Are you divorced?)
3. "HOW-MANY BROTHER YOU?"
(How many brothers do you have?)
4."YOUR BROTHER/SISTER SINGLE?"
(Is your brother / sister single?)
5. "SPELL YOUR DAD NAME SLOW."
(Spell your dad's name slowly.)
6. "You-MEET MY BROTHER?"
(Have you met met my brother?)
7. "WHERE YOU LIVE?"
(Where do you live?)
8. "WHERE YOU WORK?"
(Where do you work?)
9. "THIS YOUR?" [point at any object]
(Is this yours?)
10. "HOW YOU SIGN T-H-E-Y?"
(How do you sign "they?")
Story 2.A
HELLO
I B-I-L-L V-I-C-A-R-S [first and last name].
DEAF I
WIFE B-E-L-I-N-D-A, SHE DEAF
FOUR CHILDREN
[Left hand hold up a "four" handshape, palm back, arm held at a comfortable angle, keep it there. Sweep the tip of the right index finger along the tips of the first three fingers of the left hand. ]
HEARING
[Touch the tip of the pinkie finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.]
DEAF [nod, and touch the pinkie finger again, then,]
TWO BOY
[Touch the tip of the index finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand, then touch the tip of the ring finger of the left hand.]
GIRL, [Touch the tip of the middle finger and then the pinkie]
[Touch the tip of the index finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.]
L-O-G-A-N (normally you'd indicate the age here, but we'll learn that in a later lesson)
[Touch the tip of the left, middle finger.]
K-E-L-S-E-Y
[Touch the tip of the ring finger.]
B-E-N
[Touch the tip of the pinkie finger.]
S-A-R-A-H
Story 2.B
HELLO
I KELSEY VICARS
HEARING I
MOTHER FATHER DEAF
FATHER NAME BILL
MOTHER BELINDA
HAVE TWO BROTHER ONE SISTER
[Hold up your left hand in a "four" handshape, palm facing back, arm held at a comfortable angle, keep it there.]
[Touch the tip of the index finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.]
BROTHER, L-O-G-A-N, HEARING, MARRIED, 2 CHILDREN
[Touch the tip of the middle finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.]
ME, SINGLE
[Touch the tip of the ring finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.]
BROTHER, FRED, DIVORCED, ZERO CHILDREN
[Touch the tip of the pinkie finger of the left "four" hand with the pad of the right index finger of the right "one" hand.]
SISTER, S-A-R-A-H, DEAF, SINGLE
Lesson 3
VOCABULARY 3:
ALL-[#ALL, whole]
ASK-[ask-to, inquire, request]
BAD/GOOD-[better, best]
BATHROOM-[toilet, restroom]
BIG/[SMALL]
COME/[GO]-[come on, go-there, go-to, attend]
FAMILY-[class, group, team, category, cluster]
FAVORITE-[prefer]
FINE/[COOL, swell]
FROM
HERE
HOUSE/CITY
LIKE
MORE
NEED-[must, have-to, should, ought-to]
SCHOOL-[academic]
SO-SO-[maybe, sort-of]
THINK-[brain, mind, think-about, wonder]
RAISED-[grow-up]
[Negation: not, don't, reversal of orientation]
Practice sheet: 3.A
1. "WHO YOU?"
(Who are you?)
2. "FROM WHERE YOU?"
(Where are you from?)
3. "CITY YOU LIVE?"
(What city do you live in?)
4. "FAMILY DEAF?"
(Is anyone in your family deaf?)
5. "YOUR HOUSE SMALL?"
(Is your house small?)
6. "YOUR HOUSE, HOW MANY BATHROOM?"
(How many bathrooms do you have in your house?)
7. "WHERE YOU WORK?"
(Where do you work?)
8. "YOU LIKE YOUR WORK?"
(Do you like your job?)
9. "YOU THINK I SIGN GOOD?"
(Do you think I sign well?)
10. "HOW YOU SIGN "A-L-L"?"
(How do you sign "all?")
Discussion 3:
Establishing tense
Dealing with "ing, s, and ed"
Grammar and ASL syntax.
Facial Expressions
Sign Parameters
Initialization
Signing Space
Numbers 11-20
Story: 3
MY FAMILY ALL LIKE GO GRANDMA HOUSE. SHE LIVE CITY SMALL. NAME RIVERDALE. HER HOUSE BIG. BATHROOM HAVE THREE. MY DAD GROW-UP THERE. THINK HOUSE SWELL. I THINK SO-SO. RIVERDALE SCHOOL DAD DON'T-LIKE. WHY? TEACHER THEY BAD. ONE NICE TEACHER. M-R-S. SMITH. DAD PREFER-(favorite) SHE-(index on left). SHE GOOD. THAT SCHOOL NEED MORE GOOD TEACHER.
Practice Sheet 3.B
1. "NAME YOU?"
(What is your name?)
2. "YOU LIVE HERE?"
(Do you live here?)
3. "YOU LIKE LEARN SIGN?"
(Do you like learning how to sign?)
4. "YOUR HOUSE BIG?"
(Is your house big?)
5. "HOW-MANY CHILDREN YOU?"
(How many children do you have?)
6. "YOU WANT MORE CHILDREN?"
(Do you want more children?)
7. "YOU GO SCHOOL??"
(Are you attending school?)
8. "YOU NEED BATHROOM?"
(Do you need to go to the bathroom?)
9. "YOU THINK I SIGN BAD?"
(Do you think I sign poorly?)
10. "HOW YOU SIGN "F-I-N-E"?"
(How do you sign "fine?")
Lesson 4
Vocabulary 4:
ANGRY
AUNT
UNCLE
BABY [son, daughter]
BEDROOM-[box, room]
BRUSH-TEETH
CRY
EXCUSE-[lay-off/pardon/release/]
FEEL
FRIEND-[good-friend, boy-friend, girl-friend]
HAPPY
HELP
HURT [pain, injury]
IDEA-[SUPPOSE, if]
LOVE
SAD
SORRY-[apologize, regret]
STOP
WANT-[don't-want, desire]
WASH
CL:V-[stand, walk-to, lay down, toss-and-turn, dive, jump, skate board, scooter, get up]
Practice Sheet: 4.A
1. "MY NAME______, WHO YOU?"
(My name is ______Who are you?)
2. "YOU FROM HERE?"
(Are you from here?)
3. "YOU LIKE BIG CITY?"
(Do you like big cities?)
4. "YOU MARRIED?"
(Are you married?)
5. "YOU WANT STOP LEARN SIGN?"
(Do you want to stop learning sign language?)
6. "YOU LIKE SHE?" [point at a student]
(Do you like her?)
7. "YOU LIKE GO WORK?"
(Do you like going to work?)
8. "YOU LIKE ALL STUDENTS HERE?"
(Do you like all of the students here?)
9. "YOU THINK THIS CITY NICE?"
(Do you think this city is nice?)
10. "HOW YOU SIGN "ASK-TO"?"
(How do you sign "ASK-TO?")
Discussion 4:
Non-manual Cues "NMM" (general)
Iconicity of Signs
Incorporation of Intensity
Numbers 20-30
Classifiers (defining)
Classifier: V
Story 4
MY AUNT UNCLE DIVORCE. AUNT SHE-[index on the right] LOVE HIM-[index on the left]. not-WANT DIVORCE. SHE SAD, ANGRY, HURT-(over heart), GO BEDROOM CL:V-"lay down-toss and turn" CRY, CRY. she-ASK-me me-HELP-her FEEL BETTER. I HAPPY HELP-her. SHE good-FRIEND SHE. MY IDEA, SHE NEED FORGIVE HIM. STOP FEEL SORRY.
Practice Sheet: 4.B
1. "NICE-TO-MEET YOU. "
(It's nice to meet you.)
2. "WHERE YOU LIVE?"
(Where do you live?)
3. "YOU LIKESMALLCITY?"
(Do you like small cities?)
4. "YOU SINGLE?"
(Are you single?)
5. "YOU LIKE [HE/SHE] TEACHER?"
(Do you like the teacher?)
6. "YOU LIKE COME HERE?"
(Do you like coming here?)
7. "WHAT CITY YOU WORK?"
(What city do you work in?)
8. "HOW SPELL YOUR NAME?"
(How do you spell your name?)
9. "YOU WANT MEET MY MOM?"
(Do you want to meet my mother?)
10."HOW YOU SIGN "H-E-A-R-I-N-G"?"
(How do you sign "hearing?")
Lesson 5
Discussion 5:
Eye Gaze
Noun-Verb Pairs
Directional Verbs
Numbers 31-99
Vocabulary 5
CAN-[able, may, possible]
CAR/[DRIVE]
CHURCH
COMPUTER
DOCTOR/[nurse]
GIVE-[hand to]
HOME
IN/[OUT]-[enter, inside, within, outside]
INTERNET
MOVIE
PLAY-(TOYS, party)
PUT-[put-on, put-away, move]
SIT-[chair, anxious]
STAND
STAY
STORE
VIDEO
WALK-TO-[walk]
WATCH
WITH-[in-front-of, behind, follow, catch-up, chase, fall-behind, accompany, together, go-with, go-steady, race, compete, subordinate]
Practice sheet: 5.A
1. CAN YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
[Can you understand me?]
2. NAME YOUR FAVORITE CAR (Wh-Q)
[What is your favorite car?]
3. YOU WALK-TO CHURCH?
[Do you walk to church?]
4. YOUR MOM NURSE?
[Is your mom a nurse?]
5. YOUR GRANDMA GIVE YOU WRISTWATCH?
[Did your grandmother give you a watch?]
6. YOUR FAVORITE INTERNET S-I-T-E WHAT?
[What is your favorite Internet site?]
7. WHAT YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
[What is your favorite movie?]
8. YOU HAVE FAVORITE CHAIR?
[Do you have a favorite chair?]
9. YOU WANT GO STORE?
[Do you want to go to the store?]
10. YOU LIKE SIGN WITH DEAF?
[Do you like signing with a Deaf person?]
Story 5
MY BROTHER NOT GO SCHOOL. HE [negative "not"]-FEEL-GOOD. STAY HOME, COMPUTER SIT-[long time] PLAY-[long time], INTERNET, EMAIL HIS FRIEND. HE WANT WATCH MOVIE. MOM DRIVE-TO VIDEO STORE. GIVE-[to him].
I THINK HE SHOULD GO DOCTOR HE-[point to brother]. (Note: Sign this story with the facial expressions and body language of a jealous sibling).
Practice Sheet 5.B
1. CAN YOU DRIVE?
[Can you drive?]
2. YOU DRIVE HERE FROM HOME?
[Did you drive here from home?]
3. HOW-MANY COMPUTER YOU HAVE?
[How many computers do you have?]
4. YOU NEED GO DOCTOR?
[Do you need to go to a doctor?]
5. YOU HAVE EMAIL YOUR HOME?
[Do you have e-mail access at home?]
6. WHERE YOUR HOME?
[Where is your home?]
7. YOU LIKE PLAY OUTSIDE?
[Do you like to play outside?]
8. YOU FEEL ANXIOUS?
[Are you feeling anxious?]
9. YOUR FAVORITE STORE WHAT?
[What is your favorite store?]
10. YOU LIKE SIGN WITH FRIEND?
[Do you like signing with a friend?]
Practice Sheet: 5.C
1. CAN YOU F-I-X COMPUTER?
[Can you fix computers?]
2. YOU LIKE DRIVE?
[Do you like driving?]
3. YOU DRIVE-TO CHURCH?
[Do you drive to church?]
4. YOU LIKE EMAIL?
[Do you like using email?]
5. YOU WANT GO HOME?
[Do you want to go home?]
6. YOU WANT GO OUTSIDE?
[Do you want to go outside?]
7. YOU LIKE PLAY C-H-E-S-S?
[Do you like to play chess?]
8. YOU THINK TEACHER NEED STAND?
[Do you think teachers should stand]
9. YOU HAVE MANY VIDEO INDEX-(point off to side) HOME?
[Do you have many videos at home?]
10. ALL YOUR FRIEND SIGN?