Watch and copy Erica's handshapes to learn how to sign the A-Z manual alphabet. Repeat if needed. Grab this time to practice your name in fingerspelling.

Numbers #1-5

Your palm orientation of the hand is backward to your body.

Numbers #6-9

#6 Use your pinkie finger and thumb together, tapped twice

#7 Use your ring finger and thumb together, tapped twice

#8 Use your middle finger and thumb to tap each other twice

#9 Use your index finger and thumb to tap twice

Number #10

Shake your whole hand twice from left to right or right to left

Numbers # 11 & 12

#11 Index finger touch behind the thumb then flip twice

#12 Index and middle fingers' nails touch behind the thumb then flip twice

Numbers # 13-15

#13 Keep your index and middle fingers glued to each other, have your thumb being outside, then flip the 2 fingers twice

#14 Have your thumb closed into the palm, all of rest fingers glued together to flip twice.

#15 Have your thumb being outside of the hand and keep all of your 4 fingers together to flip twice.

Numbers # 16-19

#16 Your pinkie finger & thumb together, shake your wrist twice.

#17 Your ring finger & thumb together, shake your wrist twice.

#18 Your middle finger & thumb together, shake your wrist twice.

#19 Your index finger & thumb together, shake your wrist twice.

Number #20

#20 Your thumb and index finger together to tap twice while having your other 3 fingers closed.

The goal is for you to be able to tell what is same or different in certain categories.

Vocabulary in this video:

SAME, DIFFERENT, SHAPE, LETTERS, NUMBERS and AGAIN

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Erica shows you how to sign the various shapes. Copy, follow and learn:

SQUARE, CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, HEART and DIAMOND.

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Erica signs:

1) 2 HEARTS, SAME SHAPE.

2) TOM TOM, SAME NAME.

3) 6 9, DIFFERENT NUMBERS.

4) EA OA, DIFFERENT LETTERS.

Practice Fingerspelling:

SASA, SOSO, SESE, STST

ANAN, ENEN, ININ, ONON

TATA, TITI, TOTO, TETE

MAMA, MEME, MIMI, MOMO

In this video, there are #1-27 questions for your receptive eyes to capture if Erica signs shapes, names, letters, and/or numbers that are same or different.

For example:

Erica signs: Z (in left space) D (in right space)

SAME, DIFFERENT, WHICH?

*If it is different then you sign: DIFFERENT LETTERS!

*If it is same then you sign: SAME SHAPES!

This is an exercise work. Feel free to rewind the video to practice on receptive skills.

Please watch this quiz video #2 here then answers the true/false questions in next quiz following this lecture, named Quiz 2. Question numbers correspondents with the numbers in this video.

For example:

When you see John signs something (shapes, letters, names, and/or numbers) that is SAME then click on TRUE. If he signs something that is DIFFERENT then click on FALSE.

Watch John's Numbers Quiz video here. He signs 4 different numbers, one high near the head, one to left, one to right, and one down, near the stomach. He gives different numbers in those positions for you to figure out which numbers are in which positions. You can write down what you see then submit the answers in the quiz following this lecture, named "Quiz 3 Numbers". Question numbers correspondents with the numbers in this video.

The ASL Vocabulary List that you will see in this video:

1. YOU
2. ME
3. NAME
4. MY
5. YOUR
6. HIS/HERS
7. WHO
8. WHAT
9. WHERE
10. STUDENT
11. TEACHER
12. YES
13. NO
14. NOT
15. DEAF
16. HEARING (a person who can hear and speak, not Deaf)
17. HEY
18. NICE
19. MEET YOU
20. TEACH
21. LEARN
22. SCHOOL
23. FINGERSPELLING
24. OH! I-SEE
25. EXPLAIN
26. AGAIN
27. PLEASE
28. UNDERSTAND
29. NOT UNDERSTAND
30. COLLEGE
31. UNIVERSITY
32. SIGN
33. SIGN LANGUAGE
34. WHICH
35. WHY
36. HAVE
37. MORE
38. FINE
39. CAN

Grammar Notes:

Wh-Questions (who, why, what, where, when and how) ask for information such as NAME YOU? are signed with the eyebrows squeezed together.

Questions which ask for a "YES" or "NO" answer are signed with the eyebrows raised.

Simple affirmative sentences such as YES. I DEAF I are accompanied by head nodding. For negative sentences such as NO. I NOT TEACHER are accompanied by head shaking. The answers can be answered by repeating the verb from the question.

The sign OH-I-SEE can also be used alone to show that you understand or that you are following what is being said. It is not used for an affirmative response; the sign YES is used for that purpose.

Remember to maintain eye contact with the person you are asking the question.

Culture Notes:

The sign OH-I-SEE can also be used alone to show that you understand or that you are following what is being said. It is not used for an affirmative response; the sign YES is used for that purpose.

In the video:

There is an English subtitle in the video. ASL GLOSS is called when you see all letters and words in CAPITALS because ASL is a visual language, not a written. Therefore, to record what has been signed by using capital letters and words to show that it is not English grammar.

Erica signed in the video: ASL GLOSS below:

FIVE WH AND HOW MUST USE EYEBROWS SQUEEZED. WHO. WHAT. WHICH. WHY. WHEN. WHERE. HOW.

YES/NO QUESTIONS USE EYEBROWS RAISED. EXAMPLES: YOU DEAF YOU? YOU HEARING YOU? YOU WOMAN YOU? SEE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO? EYEBROWS SQUEEZED AND EYEBROWS RAISED?

Second part of the video: INTRODUCTIONS with ASL GLOSS

It has ASL GLOSS subtitles.

This video show you how introductions look like in American Sign Language by using 3 different ways of grammar.

Yes/No Affirmative and Negative Statements examples are below to show the variation:

1) I STUDENT I.

I STUDENT.

STUDENT I.

2) I FROM CALIFORNIA I.

I FROM CALIFORNIA.

FROM CALIFORNIA I.

3) When signing NOT in a sentence then you have to shake your head to represent a negative statement.

I NOT STUDENT.

I NOT STUDENT.

NOT STUDENT I.

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Erica signed in this video; you can read the ASL GLOSS recorded below.

ASL HAVE 3 WAYS IN GRAMMAR. EXAMPLE SENTENCES "I" CAN PUT FIRST BEFORE SENTENCE OR END-OF-SENTENCE OR IN BOTH SIDES.

EXAMPLE. FIRST: I TEACH. SECOND: TEACH I. THIRD: I TEACH I.

YOUR CHOICE OF 3!

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There is 2nd part in the video. It is 3 ways in ASL Grammar in actions with Erica and John. They showed how to use 3 ways in dialogue. ASL GLOSS subtitle is included.

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Last part of the video is about how to ask YES/NO questions with EYEBROWS RAISED then receive affirmative or negative statements. ASL GLOSS subtitle is included.

Vocabulary List:

1) FAMILY

2) MOTHER

3) FATHER

4) SISTER

5) BROTHER

6) DAUGHTER

7) SON

8) NIECE

9) NEPHEW

10) GRANDMOTHER

11) GRANDFATHER

12) AUNT

13) UNCLE

14) COUSIN

15) HUSBAND

16) WIFE

17) CHILDREN

18) ROOMMATE

19) MARRIED

20) DIVORCED

21) SEPARATED

22) SWEETHEART (COUPLE)

23) BOYFRIEND

24) GIRLFRIEND

25) FRIEND

26) GOOD FRIEND

This video explains how to use ASL for family members and genders. The top half of face (above nose) is used for male signs such as DAD, SON, GRANDFATHER, and UNCLE while the bottom half of face (below nose) is used for female signs such as MOM, DAUGHTER, GRANDMOTHER, and AUNT.

This video is an example of John asking Erica about her family.

Culture Note:

It is normal to ask if anyone else in the family that is Deaf or can sign. It gives us thesenses how the family bond is like with language access.

Watch the quiz video here then fill in the blanks in the next section, called "Quiz 4, Quizzes A & B About Family."

Indexing is when you point your index finger at a person who is or isn't in the signing area.

If the person is there/present then you can just point at him/her to mean "HE" or "SHE." It applies to pointing at an object to mean "IT."

If the person is not there/absent then you can identify him/her by spelling or signing his/her name. It applies to "IT" too. Once you have set up a referent, you can refer back to that same point each time you want to talk about that person or object.

In this video lecture, it shows how to describe people by their physical appearance and clothes.

ASL GLOSS of the video:

#1 Image

SEE POINT-GIRL HAIR BLONDE RED SHIRT.

#2 Image

SEE POINT-BOY BROWN HAIR WHITE SHIRT.

#3 Image

SEE POINT-WOMAN GLASSES GREEN SHIRT.

#4 Image

SEE MAN BLUE SHIRT.

Grammar Note:

Colors (RED, YELLOW, etc.) can appear before or after a noun. Examples: HAIR RED or RED HAIR.

Watch the quiz video here then answers three questions in the Quiz 5 box: Describe People, Colors and Clothes.

Vocabulary Lists: Colors, People, Appearances, Clothes, and etc

1) RED

2) ORANGE

3) YELLOW

4) GREEN

5) BLUE

6) PURPLE

7) PINK

8) BROWN

9) BLACK

10) GREY

11) WHITE

12) MAN

13) WOMAN

14) GIRL

15) BOY

16) CLOTHES

17) DRESS

18) SHIRT

19) HAT

20) JACKET

21) GLASSES

22) PANTS

23) SHORTS

24) HAIR

25) EYES

26) NOSE

27) EAR

28) LIPS

29) TALL

30) SHORT

31) BEARD

32) BEAUTIFUL

33) UGLY

34) GOOD

35) BAD

36) APPEARANCE

37) LOOK LIKE

38) RIGHT

39) WRONG

40) THAT

41) NOT YET

42) SHOES

43) SOCKS

44) TIE

45) HOW MANY

46) THINK

This is a fun video to learn how to sign "The Rainbow Colors" song in ASL Rhymes!

This video is included both ASL and English subtitles. Erica signed how to use certain verbs that give the directions through sign-movement.

Grammar Note:

Some verbs change the direction of their movement to indicate the subject and object of the verb such as in YOU-HELP-ME, I-HELP-YOU, HE-HELP-HER or YOU-HELP-HIM.

Some other verbs that can do this are, not all:

ASK, TELL, SHOW, LOOK-AT, PAY, GIVE, & SEND.

Watch the Verb Directions quiz video here then pick your answer through multiple choices questions in Quiz 6 section.