Veditz Visual University

DepartmentofAmericanSignLanguage
AMERICANSIGNLANGUAGEIV,IntermediateII(ASL42524)
http://www.veditz.edu/depts/asl/asl42524
Course Information:
ASL42524:IntermediateIIAmericanSignLanguageConversation.
Week#:1213(Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays)
Class#:3642(6classes)
Hours:9:009:50am(50minutesx6classes=300minutes=5hoursTOTAL)
Location:CestLaVivScholariumRoom#4.873
Office:RMTSMemorialTowerRoom#10.150
Officehours:10:0011:00amonMondays/Wednesdays/Fridays,otherwisebyappointment.
Instructor:Dr.V.Simmons,Ph.D.,J.D.,M.F.A.,M.A.I.,B.A.,C.D.I..
Contact:Vivienne.Simmons@veditz.edu

Course Description:
This course is as an intermediary stage of American Sign Language (ASL) 4. Students will focus on
developing comprehension and production in ASL skills within a cultural framework. Course content includes
ASL signs, concepts, grammatical features, and Deaf cultural information. Emphasis is placed on skill

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development, correct usage of signs, grammatical features and general understanding of American Sign
LanguageusedbymembersofASLcommunity.

Prerequisite: (ASL 3) and a grade of S (satisfactory) or C above or approval from department chair. And
recommendedtechnicalapplications/softwareknowledgeasfollowing:
Keynote
Photoshop
iMovieand/orFinalCutProX
This course is popular among ASL students as it helps them to develop valuable study skills such as video
filming/editing, photo editing, summarizing and extracting key information from texts. In addition, students
then produce signed information rich with classifiers and NMS to equate the video text. The bottom line of
this course is to justify that ASL has great cinematic values to stretch the mind of the learners and viewers
alike.

Course Outcomes:
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) first published Standards for Foreign
Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century in 1996. The standards were developed from ACTFLs
more than 50 years involvement in the teaching of foreign languages in the United States, and now have
been widely applied in the schools and used by teachers, administrators, testers, and policymakers.
ACTFL identified five goals in foreign language teaching and education: communication, cultures,
connection, comparison, and community, which is widely known as 5C standards or 5Cs. This course
outcomescomplementstheitemsfromACTFLs5Csbelow.

Attheendofthecourse,studentswillbeableto:
I. Demonstratesignvocabulary&grammarfeaturesneededtoengageinconversationswithsigners.
(45%ofACTFL5Cs:1.1,1.3,2.1,3.2,5.1,5.2)

II. DevelopincreasedawarenessofvariousaspectsofDeafcultureandhistory.
(91%ofACTFL5Cs:1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2,3.1,3.2,4.1,4.2,5.1,5.2)

III. Utilizetechnologytoproduce,criticallyanalyzeandassessASLdiscourse.
(45%ofACTFL5Cs:1.1,1.2,1.3,2.2,5.1,5.2)

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Unit Outcome Chart:
Attheendofthecourse,studentswillbeableto:
1. AnalyzewhichASLclassifiersandNMStoutilize.
2. Createvisualmaterialstoillustratecomplexmedicalinformation.
3. DescribecomplexmedicalinformationinAmericanSignLanguage.
4. Utilizetechnologytoproduce,criticallyanalyzeandassessASLdiscourse.

Course Outcomes
Lesson Outcomes:
At the end of the lesson, the
students will be able to:
Student Learning Opportunities

Assessment Method I II III
AnalyzewhichASL
classifiersandNMSto
utilize.
Vocabularyintroduction
Classifierexercises
Mirroringexercises

Vocabularyquiz
ASL4rubric

Createvisualmaterialsto
illustratecomplexmedical
information.

ASLVideoWeaveexercises
Keynote
Photoshop
FinalCutProX
Visualdesignconcepts

ASL4rubric
Keynotequiz
Photoshopquiz
FinalCutProXquiz
ASL4rubric

Describecomplexmedical
informationinASL.
ASLpresentationstrategies
Mergingclassifierswith
ASLVideoweave
ASLpresentation
strategiesquiz
ASL4rubric

Utilizetechnologyto
produce,criticallyanalyze
andassessASLdiscourse.
Produceacomplexmedical
videoclipwithASLVideo
Weaveconcept.
Demonstratethevideoclipand
secureameaningfuldiscourse
withtheclassroom.
ASL4rubric
PeerSurvey

Teaching Methods:
1. CommunicativeLanguageTeaching(CLT)
2. InteractiveLearning

1.CommunicativeLanguageTeaching(CLT):
One of the examples would be the introduction of authentic texts into the learning situation. By using
ASLVideo Weave, the student will have the opportunity to manifest the authentic text with an innovative
technology approach to maximize the synthesis of classifiers and NMS. In due process, the students will be
receiving a healthy dosage of feedback on the students production accuracy and fluency. In turn, their
comprehension skills will increase. The context will be done handson and relative to the realworld of ASL

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users. Therefore the students will be able to produce and comprehend the target language of American Sign
Languageeffectively.

2.InteractiveLearning:
Interactive Learning is a pedagogical approach that incorporates Communicative competence developed
through interactive nature of communication. Interactive Learning has evolved out of the hypergrowth in the
use of digital technology and virtual communication, particularly by students. Beginning around 2000,
students entering institutes of higher education have expected that interactive learning will be an integral part
of their education. The use of interactive technology in learning for these students is as natural as using a
pencil and paper were to past generations. Furthermore, we use the video as our paper to record the sign
language context. Interactive ASL Learning is in a great position nowadays to expand with affordable
technologies and faster internet access. The ASL interactivity opportunities for both face to face and via
online has grown rapidly. The students will benefit greatly with the fundamental language and technological
itemsasfollowing:
Vocabularyintroduction
Classifierexercises
Mirroringexercises
ASLVideoWeaveexercises
Keynote
Photoshop
FinalCutProX
Visualdesignconcept

The course goal is to integrate interactive learning and technology. Interactive Learning is popular among
ASL teachers as it helps students to develop valuable technology skills such as video filming/editing, photo
editing, summarizing and extracting key information from texts. Students then will produce signed
information rich with classifiers and NMS to equate the video text. The bottom line is to justify that ASL has
greatcinematicvaluestostretchthemindofthelearnersandviewersalike.

Materials, Equipment & Accounts:

Equipmentneededforclassroom:
Digitalvideoprojector
iMaccomputer
CanonEOSD60DSLR(orbetter)optional
VeditzEID(ElectronicIDaccount)required

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Canvasaccount(LearningManagementSystem)required
YouTubeaccountrequired
iMovie11.1or(recommended)FinalCutProX10.1.2(orcurrent)application(Mac)
PhotoshopCC(orcurrent)application(Mac)recommended
Keynote6.2(orcurrent)application(Mac)
Whiteboard
Dryerasemarkers&eraser

Lesson Procedure:
(Warmupchatwithclassonvarioustopicssuchasweather,previousday,weekend,event,or
vacation.Dependingonthecurrentthemeofunitthatcanbetiedthecasualconversationwith.
Todaywewillusemedicalconditions/illnessestopicsforcasualwarmupchat.)
RollcallwithCanvas
Agenda(Dailylessonplan)
Q&Aonagenda

Agenda:
Unit24DiscussingHealthCondition
8/1(Fri)ASLVideoWeaveAssignment
10minHealth/IllnessVocabulary
10minClassifiersDrillwithNMS
20minASLVideoWeaveDrill
Q&A

8/1 (Fri) ASL-Video Weave Assignment:
ASLVideoWeaveAssignment:
Topic:Unit24DiscussingHealthCondition
The goal of the ASLVideo Weave concept is to integrate interactive learning and technology. Establish the
development on technological skills such as video filming/editing, photo editing, summarizing and extracting
key information from texts. Students then will produce signed information rich with classifiers and NMS to
equate the video text. The bottom line is to justify that ASL has great cinematic values to stretch the mind of
thelearnersandviewersalike.

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Assessment Tools:
ASLVideoWeaveAssignment:
Topic:Unit24DiscussingHealthCondition
The goal of the ASLVideo Weave concept is to integrate interactive learning and technology. Establish the
development on technological skills such as video filming/editing, photo editing, summarizing and extracting
key information from texts. Students then will produce signed information rich with classifiers and NMS to
equate the video text. The bottom line is to justify that ASL has great cinematic values to stretch the mind of
thelearnersandviewersalike.

Usethe3DMedicalvideoprovided
Choose2minutestimeframe
WeavethevideowithASL,NMS&CL
Usetherubrictogaugetheassessmentvalues
http://youtu.be/jchamvSPdjM

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Rubric:




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Citations:
Mikos,K.,&Smith,C.(2001).Signingnaturally(DVDed.).SanDiego,Calif.:DawnSignPress.
Dr.CurtisRadfordASL743,GallaudetUniversity
Dr.RaychelleHarrisASL750,GallaudetUniversity
http://www.nadasisland.com/communitylearn.html
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/contentbasedinstruction
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/communitylanguagelearning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communicative_language_teaching
http://www.digitallearningday.org/learnandexplore/lessonportals/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Learning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blooms_rose.svg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSgkoldBNkI
http://gaining.educ.msu.edu/resources/node/415

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