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ASL Expressions Lessons #1-6
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ASL Expressions Lessons #1-6

These are the first 6 lessons of our beginning level series
Created byTara Adams
Last updated 3/2019
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What you'll learn

  • This is a beginning level course in American Sign Language. This is a 6-lesson series in which you will learn the finger spelled alphabet, 20-30 new vocabulary words each lesson and 10-15 practice sentences, plus grammatical and cultural notes.

Course content

1 section • 7 lectures • 1h 35m total length

  • Introduction to lessons 1-6 with downloadable PDFs0:41

    Join Tara as she introduces the We Can Sign lessons 1–6, listing vocabulary, grammatical and cultural notes, and end-of-lesson sentences, with English then ASL comparisons and downloadable PDFs.

  • Lesson #116:30

    Begin by mastering the finger spelling alphabet and proper hand placement near the face, then learn greetings, names, colors, numbers, pronouns, and signs for nice, meet, and hello.

  • Lesson #217:04

    Lesson two covers numbers eleven to twenty in ASL, plus signs like thank you, please, sorry, yes, no, and understand. It also introduces topic-comment sentence structure and yes-no question signs.

  • Lesson #316:24

    In lesson three of ASL expressions, sign numbers from 20 to 30, including hundred, thousand, and million. Learn wh questions like who, what, when, where, why, and how with practice.

  • Lesson #415:15

    explore core family signs in American Sign Language, with attention to male and female base placement, and practice describing your family using signs, indexing, and wh questions.

  • Lesson #515:43

    Master time in asl by exploring future and past concepts, now and today, daily signs, and time-specific words like morning, noon, afternoon, night, and every week, month, and year.

  • Lesson #613:47

    Learn and practice high-frequency ASL signs, including more, none, me too, go, think, early and late, while mastering active listening and ways to form choices and questions.

Requirements

  • There are no requirements or prerequisites to taking this beginning level series.

Description

In this course you will learn 120+ signs, 60+ phrases and sentences, fingerspelling, numbers, basic ASL grammar as well as cultural notes.  You will be able to have basic American Sign Language conversations by learning not only the high frequency signs, but also how to construct them into sentences.  You will learn how to introduce yourself, ask questions, respond to questions, listen actively and ask for signs you don't know. 

Who this course is for:

  • Do you have a Deaf/hard hearing or non verbal family member, friend, co-worker, neighbor, student, client or employee/employer?
  • Do you love learning languages and want to learn a language that you can express without making a sound?
  • Do you have an aging parent and hate feeling like you are yelling at them all the time?
  • Do you have a progressive hearing loss and worry about how you will stay connected with the world around you?
  • Are you a teacher in a Special Ed program and see students in your classroom that would benefit greatly from a non-verbal modality of communication?
  • Are you a daycare provider and want to incorporate sign language into your routine?
  • Are you a homeschooler and want to learn ASL for your foreign language requirements?

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