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American Sign Language 100LHow to Submit Assignments | ASL Lab Hours | General Lab InformationText Books and Videotapes (available for use in lab)Signing Naturally, Level I by Smith, Mikos, and Lentz. DawnSignPress. Learning American Sign Language by Humphries and Padden. TJ Publishers. |
Lab Assignments
| Click on the links below to view assignments or scroll down to view previous assignments. Remember that all assignments are to be emailed to mbsmith@palomar.edu. |
| Week 3 Assignments: ASL1Week3.pdf |
| Week 4 Assignments: ASL1Week4.pdf |
| Week 5 Assignments: ASL1Week5.pdf |
| Week 6 Assignments: ASL1Week6.pdf |
| Week 7 Assignments: ASL1Week7.pdf |
| Week 8 Assignments: ASL1Week8.pdf |
| Week 9 Assignments: ASL1Week9.pdf |
| Week 10 Assignments: ASL1Week10.pdf |
| Week 11 Assignments: ASL1Week11.pdf |
| Week 12 Assignments: ASL1Week12.pdf |
| Week 13 Assignments: ASL1Week13.pdf |
| Week 14 Assignments: ASL1Week14.pdf |
| Week 15 Assignments: ASL1Week15.pdf |
| Week 16 Assignments: ASL1Week16.pdf |
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1. Attend a lab orientation meeting and pick up a schedule of open lab hours on the main campus in San Marcos, room N-4. Be sure to bring your PIC card or student I.D. number.
1. Watch Learning American Sign Language (LASL) Unit 1. Read the glossed representation of the signed dialogues provided on pages two and three in your textbook. Copy the signers until you are comfortable signing the dialogues on your own. Watch the signers again, paying particular attention to facial expression. Notice how the signers ask questions. Do you notice any differences in facial expression between questions in the dialogue on page two and questions in the dialogue on page three? Copy the signers’ facial expressions.
2. Read the grammar and culture notes in Unit 1 of LASL. Practice the three grammatical features that the textbook discusses (‘wh’ questions, yes/no questions, and negation). Be sure to include the appropriate facial expression and head movement for each grammatical feature.
3. Read “Strategies for Learning American Sign Language” in Signing Naturally (p. vii). What tips do the authors suggest work best for learning ASL?
4. Take the Deaf Awareness quiz on pp. vii-x. If you are using a lab copy of the workbook, please record your answers on a separate piece of paper.
5. Read Unit 1, Conversation 1 in Signing Naturally, Level 1 (SN). Look for the key phrases printed in bold in the workbook. Copy the signs used to express the concepts printed in bold in your workbook. Copy the key concepts again, making sure to include facial expressions. Repeat the exercise for Conversation 2.
6. If you are studying with a friend, practice the situations on page one of SN.
7. Do the Same or Different exercises in Unit 1. Remember to read the workbook instructions carefully and record your answers on a separate piece of paper if you are using a lab copy of the workbook. Check your answers in the back of the book. If you got more than two wrong in any given section, watch the videotape again to see if you can figure out why you got it wrong.
8. Take notes on the Culture/Language Notes in Unit 1 (“Introduction to American Sign Language” and “Introduction to the Deaf Community”) and keep the notes in your notebook.
9. If you have completed these assignments and still have time, watch a videotape of your choice. Write down the name and producer of the video.
10. Turn in answers for step numbers three and nine. Please do not turn in answers for the Signing Naturally workbook. Check your answers in the back of the book, and ask a lab assistant for help if you are struggling with a particular section of the workbook.