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ASL . . . WHATISTHAT?By Melina Murayama

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WHATAREWETALKINGABOUT?

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL)ASL is a true language.

Like any spoken language, ASL follows rules and hasunique characteristics that make it a language. Phonology (Cherology)

Morphology Syntax Pragmatics Semantics

ASL is the language of the Deaf Community. ASL is acquired and used to communicate between Deaf

individuals. Should hearing individuals learn ASL?

It may be a wonderful language to learn as a second, third,or fourth language, especially if working, living, orinteracting with D/deaf adults or children whos naturallanguage is ASL.


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ASL, MCE, PSE . . . WHATSTHEDIFFERENCE?

We now know ASL is a true language of people ofthe United States who are deaf.

Manually Coded English (MCE) Seeing Essential English (SEE 1) Signing Exact English (SEE 2) Rochester Method

Pidgin Sign English (PSE) Contact Sign Signed English


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WHYIS ASL IMPORTANT? American Sign Language, the language of people

in the United States who are deaf, is a language

separate from English, with its own

rules (Owens, R., 2000, 6).All human beings have a Constitutional right to

communicate, and the purpose of language is to

communicate and learn (Siegel, L., 2002, 10)

Without an accessible language, learning asecond language, or learning in general ishindered when a rich, meaningful language is not

present to teach children and adults who are deaf

or hard-of-hearing (Livingston, 1997, 1-3).


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HOWCANLEARNING ASL ENHANCE

TEACHING & LEARNING? To Enhance Teaching

ASL is a dynamic language

Provide visually accessible language

Provide clear language for instruction

Provides direct communicationwith students whos first languageis ASL.


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HOWCANLEARNING ASL ENHANCE

TEACHING & LEARNING? To Enhance Learning

Having a strong foundation in a first/naturallanguage may offer easier learning of a second

language

Enhance BICS and develop students CALP


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WHERECANWEUSE/LEARN ASL? There are various in-person and online opportunities

to learn ASL right here in our own community.

ASL classes Pomaikai Elementary School Maui Community School for Adults

Deaf EventsAlthough Maui has a smaller Deaf Community than Oahu,

there are a few events where individuals working with or

related to deaf children and or adults may attend, and socialize

with members of the local Deaf Community.

Deaf Camp Deaf Santa Deaf Starbucks (Oahu)

Deaf Mentors Contact local Deaf adults and ask him or her to be your mentor.


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INTERNET WEB RESOURCES American Sign Language University

http://www.lifeprint.com/index.htm Signing Online

http://www.signingonline.com/index.html Described and Captioned Media

http://www.dcmp.org/ASL Pro

http://www.aslpro.com/

HandSpeak http://www.handspeak.com/


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TEXT RESOURCES

Signing Naturally Series http://www.harriscomm.com/

The American Sign Language Phrase Book by Lou Fant

The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language Edited by Clayton Valli

The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary by Richard A. Tennant, Marianne Gluszak Brown, and Valerie

Nelson-Metlay

American Sign Language: The Original Green Books By Charlotte Baker-Shenk and Dennis Cokely


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HOWDOWEKNOWIFWEARE

PROGRESSINGINOUR ASL? (FORMAL) The Toolkit: Appendices for Starting With

Assessment by Martha M. French

Appendix B-1 (ASL Development)

Cleary Language Assessment American Sign Language checklist


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HOWDOWEKNOWIFWEARE

PROGRESSINGINOUR ASL? (INFORMAL) Socialize, socialize, socialize

The best indicator of progress in ASL is to socializewith native users of the language.

When doing so, you can assess yourself . . . Do I understand what is being communicated to me? Does the person I am communicating with understand me?


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FURTHER RESEARCH & RESOURCES Journals and Journal Articles

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education Language & Communication American Annals of the Deaf Vermeerbergen, M. (2006). Past and current trends

in sign language research. Language &Communication, 26, 168-192.

Mann, W. & Prinz, P. M. (Summer 2006). Aninvestigation of the need for sign language

assessment in Deaf education. American Annals ofthe Deaf, 151(3), 356-370.

Benedict, B. S. & Sass-Lehrer, M. (Summer 2007).Deaf and hearing partnerships: Ethical andcommunication considerations. American Annals ofthe Deaf, 152(3), 275-282.


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FURTHER RESEARCH & RESOURCES Websites

Hands & Voices http://www.handsandvoices.org/

National Association of the Deaf (NAD) http://www.nad.org/

Books Evidence-Based Practice in Educating Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students

By Patricia Elizabeth Spencer & Marc Marschark Raising and Educating a Deaf Child

By Marc Marschark Language Learning in Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing:

Multiple Pathways By Susan R. Easterbrooks & Sharon Baker

For Hearing People Only By Matthew S. Moore & Linda Levitan

A Journey into the Deaf-World By Harlan Lane, Robert Hoffmeister, Ben Bahan

The Book of Choice: Support for parenting a child who is deaf or hard ofhearing Edited by Leeanne Seaver


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REFERENCES Baker-Shenk, C. & Cokely, D. (1980). American Sign Language: A teachers resource text

on grammar and culture. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press.

Easterbrooks, S. R. & Baker, S. (2002). Language learning in children who are deaf andhard of hearing: Multiple pathways. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Fant, L. (1994). The American Sign Language phrase book. Lincolnwood, IL:Contemporary Books.

French, M. M. (1999a). Starting with assessment: A developmental approach to deafchildrens literacy. Washington, D.C.: Pre-College National Mission Programs.

French, M. M. (1999b). The toolkit: Appendices for starting with assessment. Washington,D.C.: Pre-College National Mission Programs.

Haynes, J. (2007). Explaining BICS and CALP.Retrieved from http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/bics_calp.php

Kelly, E., Bloechle, L., Esp, B., Van Hove, A., Ingrassia, M. & Morseon, K. (1994).Measuring ASL and English development of deaf students. (Thesis). Retrieved fromEducational Resources Information Center. (ED 373 541).

Lane, H., Hoffmeister, R., & Bahan, B. (1996). A journey into the Deaf-World. San Diego,CA: DawnSignPress.

Livingston, S. (1997). Rethinking the education of deaf students: Theory and practice from ateachers perspective. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Mayberry, R. I. (Unknown). Beyond babble: Early linguistic experience and languagelearning ability. Montreal, Quebec: McGill University.


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REFERENCESCONT. Mayberry, R. & Squires, B. (2006). Sign language: Acquisition. In: Brown, K. (Ed.),

Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics, Second Edition, volume 11 (pp 291-296).Oxford: Elsevier.

Moore, M. S. & Levitan, L. (2001). For hearing people only. Rochester, NY: DeafLife Press.

Owens, R. (2000). Language development: An introduction. Boston: Pearson. Pagliaro, C. (2009). CEP 440: Introduction to educating deaf children: Speech,

language, and communication [PowerPoint Presentation]. Retrieved fromhttp://pili.wiki.educ.msu.edu/file/view/PILI+Speech+Communication+%26+Language+09.pdf

Schick, B. (2003). Chapter 16: The development of American Sign Language andmanually coded English systems. In: Marschark, M. & Spencer, P. E. (Eds.),Deafstudies, language, and education (pp 219-231). New York: Oxford University Press.

Siegel, L. (Summer 2002). The argument for a constitutional right to communicationand language. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 7(3), 258-266.

Seaver, Leeanne (Ed). (2009). The book of choice: Support for parenting a child whois deaf or hard of hearing, second edition. Colorado: Hand & Voices.

Vicars, W. (2010). ASLU. Retrieved from http://www.lifeprint.com/index.htm Wilbur, R. B. (Winter 2000). The use of ASL to support the development of English

and literacy. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 5(1), 81-104.

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