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Post Primary Languages Initiative
Short Course in ISL and Culture
Year 1
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Module 1 Hello T1 & 3 Hours 6 Hours Abbreviations: Topics 1 - 9 (e.g. T1, T3)
R - Receptive
RE – Receptive Exercises
SI - Signed Interaction
SP- Signed Production
PR - Producing a Recording
Learning outcomes
Strand Students are able to Can-do descriptors Communicative Competence
R: Students are able to understand people signing basic personal information about themselves
Students are able to understand names being finger spelt
Students are able to understand names being finger spelt
RE: Students are able to understand basic personal information when seen in digital format.
SI: Students are able to sign their name and enquire of people their name
Students are able to fingerspell their names
SP: Students are able to sign date and times
PR: Students are able to produce a signed piece of work about numbers up to 31 and dates and times
R: - T1.1., 1.3., 1.4., 1.6., T3.1., 3.5., 3.7., 3.8. RE: – T1.1., 1.3., 1.4., T3.1., 3.6. SI: – T1.1., T1.2., 1.4., 1.7., T3.1., 3.5., 3.6. SP: – T1.1. 1.2., 1.5., 1.6., T3.1., 3.4., 3.5. PR: – T1.1. T3.1.
Intercultural Awareness
Students understand etiquette for the signing environment
Students are aware of distractions to avoid in a signing environment
1.1 – 1.4 2. 1 - 2.4
Language Awareness
Students recognise and use pronouns in the signing.
Students know when to use and why fingerspelling is important in ISL in the correct context.
1. 1.1.2. 1.4. 1.4.2.
Digital literacy Students are able to record themselves using ICT tools.
2.1.
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Junior Cycle Key skills
Students develop the following Junior Cycle key skills elements through:
Communicating: Students greet each other and
introduce themselves Students start using numbers 1 - 31
through addresses, phone numbers etc.
Being creative: Students start to use ICT tools in
connection with learning a new visual language
Managing Myself: Students do simple hand exercises to
warm up hands before signing Students prepare homework before a
lesson
Staying well: Build good relations between teacher
and learning Good lighting is essential in the signing
environment so as not to become too tired
Semi-circle seating in the signing environment to essential to aid comfortable visibility of other students
Working with others: Students should practice among
themselves Students can do group work together
to improve their receptive skills and to encourage positive peer relationships
Respect people’s own signing styles Respect each other’s learning ability Teacher and student interact and show
respect to each other in class
Managing information and thinking: Students keep good notes on a USB and
study outside contact time Students record themselves briefly to
remind themselves of new signs and material can be used later for review
Formative assessment tools/AfL
Suggested formative assessment activities
Request students name from them Students to request their names from each other Request students to sign their date of birth and/or phone numbers Brief clip – can students understand number 1-31 Review of homework material on how to gain a Deaf person’s attention from ISL
Communication book Students identify and complete the relevant entries in their Learning journal Students identify and complete the relevant Can-do statements in their Self-Assessment
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Checklists
Resources
ISL Communication, Unit 1 Introductions and Personal Information and Unit 2 Getting
Acquainted/Classroom Objects – pages xviii (gaining attention) Numbers in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiDKu1JlwH8 Handouts of the ISL alphabet in class ISL Communication, Unit 1 Introductions and Personal Information and Unit 2 Getting
Acquainted/Classroom Objects – page109 – 111 (ISL alphabet) ABC in ISL (IDS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB6SztgDpQ0 ISL Everywhere App PowerPoint Whiteboard and marker Short simple signing clip for receptive exercises Access to computer/device with recording capacity to record oneself signing number 1 -
31
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Module 2 My school life T2 Hours 5 Hours Abbreviations: Topics 1 - 9 (e.g. T1, T 3)
R - Receptive
RE – Receptive Exercises
SI - Signed Interaction
SP- Signed Production
PR - Producing a Recording
Learning outcomes
Strand Students are able to Can-do descriptors
Communicative Competence R: Students are able to understand basic classroom interactions from their teachers and peers.
RE: Students are able to understand a basic vocabulary about classroom and school life. Students can understand an online English ISL dictionary
SI: Students are able to use ISL in a simple way to interact with their peers and teachers during the lesson
SP: Students are able to sign with ease general polite responses such as, thank you, you’re welcome, apologise in ISL and so on.
PR: Students are able to produce a signed piece of work about welcoming people to their school and provide the address of the school.
R: - T2.1., 2.3., 2.4., T7.1., 7.2., 7.5., 7.6. RE: - T2.1., 2.2., 2.5., 2.7., SI: - T2.1., 2.2., 2.3., 2.4., 2.7., 2.9., 2.11., SP: - T2.1., 2.2., 2.3., 2.4., 2.5., 2.8., 2.9 PR: - T2.1
Intercultural Awareness
Students are able to identify how Deaf and hard of hearing people communicate through the digital medium.
4. 4.3.
Language Awareness
Students are able to sign directions in and around the school environment.
Students are able to explain the positioning of one’s arm/hand when fingerspelling
Students can explain why fingerspelling is used in ISL
1.41 1.4.2 3. 3.1.1. 3. 3.1.4.
Digital literacy Students are able to use their IT skills 2. 2.3.
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to correct, edit and improve in their signed record material.
Students continue to use digital tools to record and store evidence of their learning throughout the course.
4. 4.1.
Junior Cycle Key skills
Students develop the following Junior Cycle key skills elements through:
Communicating: Students sign basic classroom
interactions Students understand requests made by
their peers or ISL teacher
Being creative: Students are creative when practicing
about how to use adjectives in ISL by using real life props
Students start to experiment on how to edit, correct and record their own and their peers recordings
Managing Myself:
Students practice directions by signing and watching themselves in a mirror
Staying well: Students take time out to relax and
exercise outside of class time
Working with others: Students encourage each other to sign
during breaks rather than talk Students do not talk during class so as
not to exclude the ISL teacher from the conversation
Students are aware and respectful of each other’s speed of learning
Managing information and thinking: Students continue building up
evidence of learning by recording themselves and keeping the clips in their e-Portfolio
Formative assessment tools/AfL
Suggested formative assessment activities
Students can understand basic classroom instructions Students request classroom objects of each other Students reply to basic classroom instructions Students fingerspell the school’s address or their address Students research the sign for vocabulary items in an online ISL dictionary Students identify and complete the relevant entries in their Learning journal Students identify and complete the relevant Can-do statements in their Self-Assessment
Checklists
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Resources
ISL Communication, Unit 1 Introductions and Personal Information and Unit 2 Getting
Acquainted/Classroom Objects Numbers in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiDKu1JlwH8 Days of the week in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4LwfVnndow ISL greeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPyT7Opvi2YY Directions in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OsxvsZIl8Q ISL Everywhere App PowerPoint Whiteboard and marker Short simple signing clip for receptive exercises Access to computer/ device with recording capacity to record oneself welcoming a
visitor/s to the school and providing the school address
Module 3 This is my family T1 & 4 Hours 5 Hours Abbreviations: Topics 1 - 9 (e.g. T1, T 3)
R - Receptive
RE – Receptive Exercises
SI - Signed Interaction
SP- Signed Production
PR - Producing a Recording
Learning outcomes
Strand Students are able to Can-do descriptors
Communicative Competence R: Students are able to understand people signing their names and some details about their personality.
RE: Students are able to understand a basic signed piece of work about a person’s emotions.
SI: Students are able to sign basic details about how they are feeling and enquire of how the other person is
R: – T1.2. T4.2., 4.4. RE: – T1.2., 1.7., T4.2 SI: – T1.5. T4.3., 4.4.
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feeling. SP: Students are able to sign about
what a person is wearing. PR: Students are able to produce a
signed piece of work about people’s first and second names.
SP: – T1.3. 1.7., T4.1., 4.3. PR: – T1.3., T4.4.
Intercultural Awareness
Students are aware of how Deaf and hard of hearing parents know when their baby is crying.
4.4.1
Language Awareness
Students are able to use adjectives in ISL in the correct context.
Students can identify the difference between fingerspelling and finger signs.
1. 1.1.3. 1. 1.4.3.
Digital literacy Students continue to record themselves using ICT digital tools
1.3., 4.1.
Junior Cycle Key skills
Students develop the following Junior Cycle key skills elements through:
Communicating: Students enquire of each other how
they day went. Are they tired, etc.? Students briefly explain about their
families Students fingerspell their names and
email addresses Student’s finger sign names of one or
two places in Ireland. Students describe what they or
someone else is wearing
Being creative: Students research as to where they can
find Deaf technology that is available Students imagine what Deaf
technology they could invent that could benefit the Deaf and HH community
Managing Myself: Paring with a peer or in a slightly
larger group and practice basic aspects of their personality
Students sign to each other before
Staying well: Students start to build confidence
about researching about Deaf technology through the digital medium
Students are responsible and safe
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entering into ISL class to put them in a visual frame of mind
when researching on the internet Students respect each other’s research
ability Working with others:
Research with a peer about how a Deaf or HH person knows their baby is crying.
Aiding peers who are not so familiar with digital technology as a research tool
Managing information and thinking: Students share information about Deaf
technology with each other Students read and share information
about when fingerspelling and finger signs are used in ISL
Formative assessment tools/AfL
Suggested formative assessment activities
Show family pictures and request students to sign about members of a family Request students to fingerspell names and people’s ages Request students to briefly explain the difference in fingerspelling and finger signs Request students from class discussion, how a Deaf and hearing family might act
differently at home Review of homework material on how a Deaf family know if their child is crying (Deaf
technology) Brief clip – can students understand about how a person may be feeling Students identify and complete the relevant entries in their Learning journal Students identify and complete the relevant Can-do statements in their Self-Assessment
Checklists
Resources
ISL Communication, Unit 1 Introductions and Personal Information and Unit 2 Getting
Acquainted/Classroom Objects - pages xxvi (fingerspelling/finger signs) DeafHear https://www.deafhear.ie/DeafHear/home.html Visual aids – Family pictures perhaps taken from the internet Whiteboard and marker PowerPoint Short simple signing clip for receptive exercises Access to computer/device with recording capacity to record oneself signing people’s
first and second names
Module 4 This is what I like T5
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Hours 6 Hours Abbreviations: Topics 1 - 9 (e.g. T1, T 3)
R - Receptive
RE – Receptive Exercises
SI - Signed Interaction
SP- Signed Production
PR - Producing a Recording
Learning outcomes
Strand Students are able to Can-do descriptors
Communicative Competence R: Students are able to understand people signing about their favourite things
RE: Students are able to understand a signed piece of work about people’s favourite things
SI: Students are able to sign what activities they enjoy doing and ask what other people like to do.
SP: Students are able to sign the sports they play and if they play an instrument.
PR: Students are able to produce a signed piece of work about their favourite things.
R: - T5.1., 5.2., 5.3, 5.4, 5.8., 5.9., RE: - T5.1.,5.3, 5.6., 5.7., SI: - T5.1., 5.2., 5.5., 5.7., 5.8., SP: - T5.1., 5.2., 5.6., 5.7., PR: - T5.1.,
Intercultural Awareness
Students can distinguish between fact and misconception as to whether sign language has the same syntax as spoken language
3. 3.2.
Language Awareness
Students understand the importance of location when watching a sign
Students understand the limitations of the signing frame and why these limitations are necessary
Students are able to describe the basic features that they enjoy about ISL
Students identify strategies for using
signing space
2. 2.2.4. 3. 3.1.3. 4. 4.2.
Digital literacy Students are able to investigate new facts about ISL and Deaf people’s culture/s by using digital tools
1.1.3.
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Junior Cycle Key skills
Students develop the following Junior Cycle key skills elements through:
Communicating: Students request of each other what
sports they may be involved in or like to watch
Students request of each other what instruments they may play or like to listen to
Students describe their hobbies or what things they enjoy doing after school
Being creative: Students use pictures into class to aid
in describing their hobbies to the teacher and their peers
Students are creative as to what signs would look out of place when signed outside their signing space
Managing Myself: Students individually reflect on why
location is so important when watching ISL
Students limit or manage their time well when researching online
Staying well: Students investigate ISL and Deaf
people’s culture in a safe manner online
Working with others: Students discuss among themselves
what similarities and differences they have discovered between ISL and a spoken language
Students discuss among themselves what they have discovered about Deaf culture
Managing information and thinking: Students reflect on similarities and
differences between Deaf and hearing culture
Formative assessment tools/AfL
Suggested formative assessment activities
Students sign what sports they enjoy playing or watching Students sign what instruments they enjoy playing or listening to
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Students describe their hobbies Students identify and complete the relevant entries in their Learning journal Students identify and complete the relevant Can-do statements in their Self-Assessment
Checklists
Resources
ISL Communication, Unit 1 Introductions and Personal Information and Unit 2 Getting
Acquainted/Classroom Objects - pages xiv (The Signing Frame), xix (Signing Space) Deafness http://alistapart.com/article/deafnessandtheuserexperience Listening in on Deaf Culture
http://www.colorado.edu/journals/standards/V5N2/AWARD/halpern2.html Hearing vs Deaf Culture http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/hearing-
culture-vs-deaf-culture.html What is Deaf Culture? https://www.deafhear.ie/DeafHear/whatIsDeafCulture.html Deaf Culture
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dID=152683
Deaf Culture http://www.rit.edu/ntid/radscc/system/files/deaf_culture_tip_sheet.pdf World Federation of the Deaf - Deaf Culture http://wfdeaf.org/our-work/focus-
areas/deaf-culture The Journal.ie http://www.thejournal.ie/deaf-community-media-740953-Jan2013/ Deaf humour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AvgEJoh8fc ‘Playing the Deaf card’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGy6DcomK4Q European Union of the Deaf Youth http://eudy.info/ Deaflympics http://www.deaflympics.com/ European Deaf Sports Organisation http://www.edso.eu/ World Deaf Golf Federation http://www.worlddeafgolf.com/ European Union of the Deaf (EUD) https://www.facebook.com/eudeaf European Union of the Deaf Youth http://eudy.info/ Football in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd0fqd7NkE PowerPoint Whiteboard and marker Short simple signing clip for receptive exercises Access to computer/device with recording capacity to record oneself signing about
other languages students speak or sign
Module 5 My social life T4 & 8 Hours 5 Hours
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Abbreviations: Topics 1 - 9 (e.g. T1, T 3)
R - Receptive
RE – Receptive Exercises
SI - Signed Interaction
SP- Signed Production
PR - Producing a Recording
Learning outcomes
Strand Students are able to Can-do descriptors
Communicative Competence R: Students are able to understand the times of the day and the colours of things around them.
RE: Students are able to understand a signed piece of work about a basic description of a person and what colour they are wearing.
SI: Students are able to enquire of people what time they do something and provide what time of the day they do certain things.
SP: Students are able to sign the colour of things and describe someone’s face using simple language.
PR: Students are able to produce a signed piece of work about basic diary entries
R: - T4.1. 4.3., 4.4., T8.2., 8.4. RE: - T4.1. 4.4., T8.1., 8.2., 8.5. SI: - T4.1. 4.2., 4.3., T8.1., 8.2., 8.3., 8.5. SP: - T4.1. 4.2., T8.1., 8.3. PR: - T4.1. 4.3., T8.1.
Intercultural Awareness
Students are aware of the different types of deafness and the variations in Deaf and hard of hearing background and childhood experiences.
5. 5.2.
Language Awareness
Students are able to identify new handshapes in ISL.
1. 1.3. 1.3.1.,
Digital literacy Students are able to interact with other users of ISL in a safe and responsible manner by using digital tools such as signed emails or signed blogs.
3. 3.2.
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Junior Cycle Key skills
Students develop the following Junior Cycle key skills elements through:
Communicating: Students sign about their daily
activities with each other in ISL Students sign the various colours of
items in the classroom Students sign the colours of things
people are wearing Students sign a description of people
they know or famous people
Being creative: Students describe famous people in ISL
and their classmates have to guess who it is
Students use their newly discovered ISL handshapes in a new setting
Managing Myself: Students individually research about
Deaf and hard of hearing people’s background and experiences
Students individually research about new ISL handshapes
Staying well: Students keep themselves in a safe
environment when interacting with people through signed blogs or posts
Working with others: Students keep themselves aware of
each other’s activities when interacting through signed blogs or posts to keep each other safe
Students help each other to record one’s own diary entries to camera
Managing information and thinking: Students share any new information,
web links, signed blogs, etc., with each other
Students share any new ISL handshape/s they may have come across
Formative assessment tools/AfL
Suggested formative assessment activities
Request students to sign any appointments they had or made this week Request students to sign about the colours from pictures or items in the classroom Students describe people in ISL Review of recordings that students made of themselves about their diary entries or
appointments they had during the week Can students understand a digital piece of work about descriptions of people they know
or well-known people? Students discuss the different types of deafness and the variations in Deaf and hard of
hearing background and childhood experiences. Students identify and complete the relevant entries in their Learning journal
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Students identify and complete the relevant Can-do statements in their Self-Assessment Checklists
Resources
ISL Communication, Unit 1 Introductions and Personal Information and Unit 2 Getting Acquainted/Classroom Objects - (ISL Handshapes Appendix I)
Pictures attained from the internet or from books of people and colours Deafness http://alistapart.com/article/deafnessandtheuserexperience Colours in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SttXEeTvBZw Clothes in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svBkm_uEcu4 Times in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ1A0crey_g Numbers in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiDKu1JlwH8 Whiteboard and marker Short simple signing clip for receptive exercises about a basic description of people and
what they are wearing Access to computer/device with recording capacity to record themselves signing about
diary entries or appointments
Module 6 Where do I eat? (Year 1) T5 & 6 Hours 8 Hours Abbreviations: Topics 1 - 9 (e.g. T1, T 3)
R - Receptive
RE – Receptive Exercises
SI - Signed Interaction
SP- Signed Production
PR - Producing a Recording
Learning outcomes
Strand Students are able to Can-do descriptors
Communicative Competence R: Students are able to understand what a person prefers to eat
RE: Students are able to understand a
basic signed piece of work about the names of common foods.
SI: Students are able to sign about the
food and drinks they like and enquire
R: -T5.1. 5.4., 5.6., T6.1., 6.2., 6.3., 6.4., 6.5., 6.9. RE: - T5.3. 5.4., 5.5., T6.1., 6.2., 6.3. SI: - T5.1. 5.2.,
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of people what are their favourites.
SP: Students are able to sign if they agree or disagree about something.
PR: Students are able to produce a signed piece of work about a basic menu in a restaurant.
5.3,5.4 T 6.16.2., 6.3 6.4. SP: - T5.1. 5.2., 5.3., 5.4., T6.1., 6.2., 6.7. PR: - T5.2. T6.2.
Intercultural Awareness
Students are aware of the importance of correct lighting in the signing environment.
2. 2.1.
Language Awareness
Students are able to use the correct level of NMF when signing questions.
Students are able to identify signs that are articulated with two different handshapes.
Students are able to understand the importance of orientation when watching a sign.
1. 1.2. 1.2.4., 1. 1.3. 1.3.4., 2. 2.2.6.
Digital literacy Students are able to use digital tools to give and receive feedback from teachers, peers or correspondents.
3. 3.4.
Junior Cycle Key skills
Students develop the following Junior Cycle key skills elements through:
Communicating: Students request of each other what
they like to eat and drink Students request of each other what
their favourite restaurants are Students sign to the class about a menu
they have chosen a meal from recently Students sign to the class items that
they often buy in the supermarket Students explain their preference for
something making good use of NMF when doing so
Being creative: Students role play ordering food in a
restaurant Students identify how many
handshapes they now know in ISL
Managing Myself: Staying well:
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Students individually reflect on why they feel orientation is important when watching a sign
Students individually reflect on why they feel NMF change the meaning of a sign
Students ensure there in always good lighting in the classroom when signing so as not to become too tired or have their eyes strained when signing
Working with others: Students practice the various degrees
of NMF together when they are requesting something so they can see the difference from each other
Students discuss among themselves the different types of handshapes so they can use them in class
Managing information and thinking: Students keep a good and well
organised record of feedback received from their ISL teacher and peers
Formative assessment tools/AfL
Suggested formative assessment activities
Request students to sign about their favourite foods Request students to sign what types of food they eat Request from students a list of things they buy in a supermarket every week Allow students explain a basic experience they recently had when in a
restaurant/cafe Allow students to describe restaurants when they eat often Review of recordings that students made of themselves about a recent restaurant
experience Can students understand a digital piece of work about a person’s recent experience of
going out to eat Students now identify with relevant entries in their Learning Record in regard to
correct lighting in the signing environment Students now identify with relevant entries in their Learning Record in regard to the
correct use of NMF in ISL Students now identify with relevant entries in their Learning Record in regard to
giving and receiving feedback from teachers, peers or correspondents
Resources
ISL Communication, Unit 1 Introductions and Personal Information and Unit 2 Getting
Acquainted/Classroom Objects - pages xix (Distractions to Avoid), xxv, 102 (The Handshapes of ISL)
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Pictures of food and drink PowerPoint Whiteboard and marker Short simple signing clip for receptive exercises Access to computer with recording capacity to record oneself signing about food they
like to order when in a restaurant
Module 7 I like shopping with my friends (Year 1) T3, 4 & 8
Hours 6 Hours Abbreviations: Topics 1 - 9 (e.g. T1, T3)
R - Receptive
RE – Receptive Exercises
SI - Signed Interaction
SP- Signed Production
PR - Producing a Recording
Learning outcomes
Strand Students are able to Can-do descriptors
Communicative Competence R: Students are able to understand information about days, months and years
R: - T3.2. 3.6., 3.7., T4.4., T8.1., 8.3.
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Students are able to understand about buying clothes and how much they cost
RE: Students are able to understand a basic signed piece of work on times, notices and websites
Students are able to understand description of clothes, including size and the price
SI: Students are able to enquire about opening and closing times
Students are able to describe clothes including colours
SP: Students are able to sign about how much they spend when they go shopping
Students are able to sign about what a person is wearing including colours
PR: Students are able to produce a basic signed piece of work about times arrangements
Students are able to produce a piece of work about clothes including colours
RE: - T3.4. 3.5., T4.5., T8.1., 8.2., 8.4. SI: - T3.3. 3.4., T4.1., 4.3., T8.1., 8.2. SP: - T3.2. 3.7., T4.1., 4.4., T8.2., 8.4. PR: - T4.1. 4.3., T8.2.
Intercultural Awareness
Students are able to recognise the inappropriateness of not maintaining eye contact within a signing environment.
1. 1.3.
Language Awareness
Students able to understand how NMF can change a meaning of a sign.
1. 1.2. 1.2.1.
Digital literacy Students continue to use ICT tools to record themselves
2.2.1.
Junior Cycle Key skills
Students develop the following Junior Cycle key skills elements through:
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Communicating: Students request of each other when
their birthdays are Students request of each other dates of
well know holidays Students sign to the class about time
arrangements that they made recently Students sign to the class different
signed post or blogs that they have seen on social media
Students describe what clothes they bought recently including colours and price
Being creative: Students create their own signed
post/s or blog/s for social media Students try to improve or practice
their NMF by signing about animals (using role shift – becoming the animal when signing)
Managing Myself: Students individually reflect on why
eye contact is so important in a Deaf cultural environment
Staying well: Students ensure that they keep safe
when interaction or using social media Students do not spend too much time
on social media or on other sites when researching about ISL
Working with others: Students practice the use of correct eye
contact when signing to each other Students practice their NMF together
by using the same signs but changing their NMF and see how it changes the meaning of the signing
Managing information and thinking: Students keep a good and well
documented note of times, dates, that they may find online
Students reflect on their own correct use of NMF when signing
Formative assessment tools/AfL
Suggested formative assessment activities
Request students to sign about important dates in their lives Request students to sign about any notices or events they have seen on a website Request from students what they spend their money on when they go shopping Allow students explain what they feel a Deaf person’s experience would be like when
they go shopping Allow students to describe shops they like to go into and when do they usually shop Review of recordings that students made of themselves about time arrangements they
have made or particular dates that are important to them Students now identify with relevant entries in their Learning Record in regard to the
importance of eye contact in the signing environment Students now identify with relevant entries in their Learning Record in regard to how
NMF can change the meaning of a sign Students now identify with relevant entries in their Learning Record in regard to
continuing to use ICT tools to record themselves
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Resources
ISL Communication, Unit 1 Introductions and Personal Information and Unit 2 Getting
Acquainted/Classroom Objects - pages xix (Eye Levels). Days of the Week (Male sign variation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTfXhBtH0KE Days of the Week (Female sign variation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4LwfVnndow Times in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ1A0crey_g Animals in ISL (IDS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoZO9ou90x8&list=PLMSIdUcKGCcsQe4H5ZfDoaS-mptE0KgWa
Numbers in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiDKu1JlwH8 Days of the week in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4LwfVnndow Clothes in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svBkm_uEcu4 PowerPoint Whiteboard and marker Short simple signing clip for receptive exercises Access to computer with recording capacity to record oneself signing about important
dates in their lives or time arrangements they have made recently
Module 8 I love to travel (Year 1) T6 & 9 Hours 8 Hours Abbreviations: Topics 1 - 9 (e.g. T1, T 3)
R - Receptive
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RE – Receptive Exercises
SI - Signed Interaction
SP- Signed Production
PR - Producing a Recording
Learning outcomes
Strand Students are able to Can-do descriptors
Communicative Competence R: Students are able to understand people signing about their nationality and what languages they speak or sign.
RE: Students are able to understand a signed pieced about simple descriptions of various types of weather.
Students are able to understand familiar languages in a personal profile when signed
I was leaving 9.3 for 2nd year but again whatever you feel is fine with me
SI: Students are able to sign about where they are from and enquire of others where they are from.
SP: Students are able to sign what they buy when shopping and how much it costs.
PR: Students are able to produce a signed piece of work about where they are from and what languages they speak or sign.
R: - T6.2., 6.3., T9.1., 9.2., 9.3. RE: - T6.6., T9.1., 9.2. SI: -,T9.1., 9.2., 9.5. SP: - T6.3. 6.6., T9.1., 9.2. PR: - T9.1.., 9.2.
Intercultural Awareness
Students are able to identify if sign languages are the same throughout the world.
3. 3.1.
Language Awareness
Students are able to use movement correctly when articulating a sign.
Students are able to identify movement correctly when watching a sign.
Students are able to sign a simple rhyme or song in ISL.
2. 2.2.1. 2. 2.2.2. 4. 4.2.3.
Digital literacy Students are able to use to technology to translate a song from English to ISL
2.2
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Junior Cycle Key skills
Students develop the following Junior Cycle key skills elements through:
Communicating: Students request of each other their
nationality Students request of each other
languages they may speak or sign Students sign about where they are
from and enquire of others where they are from
Students sign to the class what they like to do when on holidays
Students explain what the weather was like when they were last on holidays
Being creative: Students translate a simple rhyme or
song into ISL Students make up a scenario about
unusual weather here in Ireland
Managing Myself: Students ensures they keep good
documented evidence of their learning thus far
Staying well: Students ensure that they keep safe
when researching online Students do not spend too much time
on social media or on other sites when researching about ISL
Working with others: Students practice the use of correct
movement together when both producing and understanding the signs
Managing information and thinking: Students make note of the differences
and similarities that they may have discovered about different signed languages throughout the world
Students reflect on their own movement when articulating a sign and what meaning it has for their signing
Formative assessment tools/AfL
Suggested formative assessment activities
Request students to sign about where they are from and their nationality Request students to sign about what languages they speak or sign Request from students what the weather was like coming into school today or this week Allow students describe unusual weather that they may have experienced when away
on holidays
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Allow students to describe a shopping experience they had either here or abroad Review of recordings that students made of themselves about where they are from and
any other languages they may speak or sign Can students understand a digital piece of work about weather Students now identify with relevant entries in their Learning Record in regard to
whether sign languages are the same throughout the world Students now identify with relevant entries in their Learning Record in regard to how to
use movement correctly when signing Students now identify with relevant entries in their Learning Record in regard to being
creative in ISL by translating songs or rhymes from English into ISL Students now identify with relevant entries in their Learning Record in regard to using
technology to aid in the translation of songs/rhymes
Resources
ISL Communication, Unit 1 Introductions and Personal Information and Unit 2 Getting Acquainted/Classroom Objects
Are Sign Languages the same throughout the world http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/faqs/questions/bsl/question6
Song in ISL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW92y-hFO1w About ISL http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/irish-sign-language.html ISL http://www.irishdeafyouth.com/about-us/irish-sign-language/ Sign Languages http://wfdeaf.org/human-rights/crpd/sign-language 7 Things You Should Know About Sign Language
http://mentalfloss.com/article/13107/7-things-you-should-know-about-sign-language PowerPoint Whiteboard and marker Short simple signing clip for receptive exercises Access to computer with recording capacity to record oneself signing about where they
are from and what other languages they may speak or sign