
Introduction to American Sign Language...What is ASL?
Learn the American Sign Language alphabet with text labels, presenting letters A through J and the remaining letters shown.
Learn the American Sign Language alphabet through visual signs, with emphasis on recognizing and forming letters, presented without text.
Practice signing the ASL letters through a letter test without text, reinforcing foundational skills in American Sign Language Level 1.
Explore introducing and signing more names in American Sign Language level 1, focusing on names without text.
Learn more names in American Sign Language using text for each name, including Nick, Dave, Helen, Ben, Tom, l'an, Stan, Matt, Polly, Leigh, Fred, Stuart, Bill, Ryan, Steve, and George.
Explore American Sign Language introductions and greetings, including hello, good morning, pleased to meet you, what is your name, my name is, how are you, and goodbye.
Learn basic sign language phrases for greetings and introductions, including how are you, what's your name, my name is, good afternoon, and see you again.
Learn essential family vocabulary in American Sign Language, including mother, father, siblings, husband, wife, grandparents, aunt, uncle, cousin, and other people such as adult, child, girl, boy, man, and woman.
Explore how to form questions in American Sign Language using key question words such as why, what, how, when, who, where, how old, how many, and how much.
Practice basic animal phrases in American Sign Language through animal phrase test 1 without text, building foundational signing skills and visual communication in ASL level 1.
Practice recognizing and signing a range of numbers from five to one billion in American Sign Language, including 100, 1000, one million, and one billion.
Practice numbers in American Sign Language through number test 2, reinforcing recognition of digits and sequencing.
Learn the American Sign Language money signs, signing amounts from one to twenty dollars and related numbers.
Learn to tell time in ASL from one to twelve o'clock, sign minutes like 15, 45, and 30, and name the days of the week and months of the year.
Sign numbers, money amounts in dollars and cents, and time expressions using ages and o'clock formats in practical examples.
Practice identifying dollars and cents and various numbers shown in the mixed number test for American Sign Language Level 1.
Explore using numbers to indicate duplication in American Sign Language, with time references like yesterday, tomorrow, every day, and intervals such as two years and five weeks.
Practice story receptive skills with text during a busy family dinner. Observe ten relatives and four children ages 5 to 13 as they chat beforehand and swim with cousins.
Explore American Sign Language weather vocabulary, including rain, storm, thunder, lightning, fog, snow, hot, cold, sun, and fresh air.
Practice weather phrases in American Sign Language, mastering signs for cold, snow, rain, sun, wind, fog, thunder, and frost to boost daily communication.
Practice receptive signing by interpreting story narratives presented without text, building foundational ASL comprehension for beginners in American Sign Language Level 1.
An interpreter wakes early, battles icy roads and melting snow, and drives to work. They work 9 to 5 on a training course, returning home in the rain.
Learn essential getting around phrases in American Sign Language level 1 using signs for everyday communication without text.
Practice conveying directions and location queries using text cues, from finding the post office and church to identifying landmarks like a park, cafe, and pharmacy, and describing a house layout.
Master foundational signing through a phrase test without text in American Sign Language Level 1, reinforcing practical phrases and real-time communication skills.
Practice key sign language phrases for greetings and occupations with text, including teacher, social worker, secretary, and cab driver, plus hobbies like swimming and gardening.
Practice American Sign Language food and drink vocabulary through a test featuring fish, chips, salad, sandwiches, strawberries, pear, tomato, and milk.
Practice essential food and drink phrases in American Sign Language through a text-free phrase test, reinforcing beginner signing skills and practical communication.
Practice common food and drink phrases in American Sign Language using examples like fruit, apples, oranges, grapes, cereal, cheese and tomato sandwiches, pudding, strawberries and cream, barbecue items, and curry.
American Sign Language Level 1
Have you always wanted to master American Sign Language, but thought you had left it far too late to learn? Ever been fascinated by the speed of communication of signers on television and wondered how they picked up the skill? Perhaps you have members of the family or friends/colleagues who are deaf and would benefit from their friend or relative having the sign language skills to communicate effectively?
This course will introduce you via video to the sign alphabet, names, animals, numbers, places and much, much more! From ordering in a restaurant to getting around, this course is the go-to guide to help you get communicating in sign language.
Using useful video demonstrations, this course will provide you with the necessary grounding to become a confident sign communicator, and may even make you more attractive as a candidate in your career.
We have enlisted a well known Deaf presenter Judy Vardon to teach and guide you through the 52 videos in this course. Judy has been Deaf since the age of two, and became famous in the Deaf community when she and her family appeared on America's Extreme Home Makeover show in 2004.
Alphabet, Spelling & Names
1 - Level 1 Introduction
2 - The Alphabet - With Text
3 - The Alphabet - Without Text
4 - Letter Test - Without Text
5 - Letter Test - With Text
6 - Fingerspelling Names - Without Text
7 - Fingerspelling Names - With Text
8 - More Names - Without Text
9 - More Names - With Text
Introductions, Family & Rooms in the House
10 - Introductions
11 - Phrase Test
12 - Family Vocabulary
13 - Question Forms
14 - Short Story - receptive skill practice - Without Text
15 - Short Story Recap - With Text
16 - Rooms in the House Vocabulary
Animals
17 - Animals Vocabulary
18 - Animal Phrase Test 1 - Without Text
19 - Animal Phrase Test 1 Answers
20 - Animal Phrase Test 2 - Without Text
21 - Animal Phrase Test 2 Answers
Numbers, Money & Time
22 - Numbers 1 - 20
23 - Numbers Test and Extra Numbers
24 - Number Test 2
25 - Money Signs
26 - Time and Months
27 - Mixed Number Test 1
28 - Mixed Number Test 2
29 - Mixed Number Test 3
30 - Using Numbers for Duplication
Practice Time & Weather
31 - Story Receptive Practice - Without Text
32 - Story Receptive Practice - With Text
33 - Weather Vocabulary
34 - Weather Phrase Test - Without Text
35 - Weather Phrase Test - With Text
36 - Story Receptive Practice - Without Text
37 - Story Receptive Practice - With Text
Transport & Directions
38 - Transport Vocabulary
39 - Transport Phrases
40 - Direction Vocabulary
41 - Direction Phrases 1
42 - Direction Phrases 2
43 - Direction Phrases 3
44 - Getting Around Phrases - Without Text
45 - Getting Around Phrases - With Text
Interests & Hobbies
46 - Interests & Hobbies
47 - Phrase Test - WIthout Text
48 - Phrase Test - With Text
Food & Drink
49 - Food & Drink Vocabulary
50 - Food & Drink Vocabulary Test
51 - Food & Drink Phrase Test - Without Text
52 - Food & Drink Phrase Test - With Text