ASL 3 Syllabus 2017-2018 final - Oak Park Independent · ASL Club for ASL 3- Cultural participation in signing and giving in input for 25 minutes. Example of Schedule for ASL Club

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Syllabus

ASL Level 3

Instructor:

Deanne Bray-Kotsur

[email protected]

818-483-0411 (Video Relay Service)

Class Meets:

In Room I-7

August 8, 2017 to May 25, 2018

Course Description

Signing Naturally, Units 18-24 is one of the book in the series of curricular materials for the instruction of American Sign Language (ASL) as a second language. The goal is to provide students with the skills to communicate in a wider array of situations, to further develop their language fluency and to advance their level of comprehension of ASL in culturally appropriate ways.

Course Outline

Pre-Unit: (7-12) Review (about two weeks)

Unit 11 (quickly to cover states)

Units 12-Storytelling 12:1 to 12:7 and 12:9 to 12:10

Study three scenes from a play, “Our Town” and hope to go on a field trip

Units 18-24

ASL Club ? (Do we want one?)

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Approach

According to the Standards for Foreign Language Learning provided by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), “all the linguistic and social knowledge required for effective human-to-human interaction is encompassed in those ten words ‘Knowing how, when, and why to say what to whom.’ So, while grammar and vocabulary are essential tools for communication, it is the ability to communicate in meaningful and appropriate ways with users of other languages that is the ultimate goal of today’s foreign language classroom.”

Meaningful and appropriate communications is reflected in the design of the Signing Naturally curriculum. The variety of lessons and activities in Signing Naturally Units 13-24 are designed to help the language classroom and the language program meet the five areas of Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities recommended by ACTFL.

(Smith, C., Miko, K., and Lentz, E. Teacher’s Curriculum Signing Naturally Units 1-6. DawnSignPress. 2008. p. ix)

English in the ASL Classroom

The curriculum and workbook are designed with the assumption that the students in the classroom can read English. We take the position that ASL, the target language, should be used exclusively in the classroom.

There are two reasons:

First reason is that it is culturally inappropriate to use voice in an ASL environment. Speaking eliminates the Deaf person, whether intentionally or not, from the communication around them. In the classroom, it is critical that the teacher (whether hearing or Deaf) maintain the culturally appropriate environment so that students develop the habit of signing, and not speaking, in Deaf-hearing situations.

The second reason is we believe that students can only become fluent by constantly using the target language. The more the students relies on English to understand ASL, the longer they will remain in the limbo of being unable to communicate in ASL. You cannot learn a language by speaking or listening to another language. No language is a direct translation of another, and concept formation is enhanced by full immersion (signing at all times). Students will not maximize learning ASL until they actually commit to using it as a living language. The only way to spur this on is to make the classroom a microcosm of the living world where all meaning is negotiated in the target language.

At this moment, we do not have a standardize writing system for ASL, so written English is used to give instructions. However, it is not used to give English equivalents to ASL signs. For example, ASL vocabulary are introduced or reviewed with other signs, with pictures or English definitions rather than

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single word equivalents.

While students still do not know all the signs, we still continue to use different strategies of communication that we have learned in ASL Level 1 and Level 2 classes.

In other words, if a fellow student asks you for help, feel free to help by using signs you have learned, give clues or by writing back and forth. In this way, I can see what is being said and can join in to help, if needed be.

Issue with Sign Variation

One thing I want to add is that there will be an issue sign variation in this class. You might learn a sign that is different from what you see in the real world. There are local signs or regional signs. There are initialized signs that directly represents an English Word and is formed with hand shape of the first letter. For example, the word “very” or “is”. However, there are some concepts with initialized signs that you will see in the book which means they are ingrained in the community and do not conflict with ASL linguistic or semantic rules. For example, “people” and “blue.”

Cell phones

All cell phones must be turned off during class unless instructed to use it for an activity. As I have done so in the past, if I see it, I will gently take the phone away, write your name on a post-it paper and turn it in at the office for student to pick it up after school.

Required Materials:

• Signing Naturally 18-24 • Folder to put handouts in (no notebook checks) • Paper • Pencils • Highlighters

Attendance

Participation in class activities is crucial to your success in this class. The class forms a small community and your effort or lack of impacts the success of the group. Please make every effort to come to every class with homework done and ready to learn and participate. If you come late (after 15 minutes), this will be considered a missed class. If you have excessive absences, your grade may be affected with lack of language learning development and missing opportunities to rehearse with peers. If you know you will be

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absent from class, make arrangements for a classmate to take notes and collect handouts for you. I do not always have extra copies with me for the next class. You may check in Google Classroom of assignments and activities from classes you missed.

Grades are based on the following:

Cultural Participation points-(25% of quarter grade)

Refer to rubric handed out on first day and should be in your notebook!

For each class session, students can earn a maximum of 30 points to meet the standards of showing

Cultural behavior during class instruction.

Homework/classwork (15% of quarter grade)

You will have homework after every class, anywhere from 1 to 2 hours of work. It is important that you do the homework because the next class builds on the material covered. Some of the assigned work will be submitted in Google Classroom when you need to attach files of videos you take of yourselves.

Need help? I am here for you during 7 th period support, just sign up on board so I can remember to stay here for you. I love it when students come after school.

Quizzes (10% of overall quarter grade)

Come to next class prepared, and you shall do fine on quizzes.

Midterm Exam 50% (2017/2018)

• Narrative Exam: You will videotape yourself telling either the “The Tailor” or “One Fine Day,” or other assigned story from Unit 12. You will get more information on which stories later in the semester.

• Comprehensive Exam: This is a comprehension exam covering Units 11, 12 and 18-24. The exam tests your ability to understand what is being signed to you.

Final Exam 50% (in second and third week of May 2018)

• Comprehension Exam: This comprehension exam covers concepts learned from Units 18-24. The exam tests your ability to understand what is being signed to you.

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• Narrative Exam: You will narrate about one of the Fables (from Unit 12). The story will be told in front of a group rather than a camera. More specific guidelines will be given later in the course.

• Expressive Exam: It is a 20-30 minutes signed conversation you have with your assigned partner. The topics covered during the interview are outlined for you in advance and covers everything you learned throughout the year (January to May 2018). (Subject to change).

Schedule

Session 1 - with sign language interpreter present to cover what is expected

Syllabus/Cultural Participation Rubric/Bray’s website

Unit 11 handout and video in Google Classroom. Start studying the states.

Session 2 – no sign language interpreter for the rest of the year for lessons.

Pre Unit—Review Units 1-12

Review Unit 11 states

Session 3


Quiz on states from Unit 11 (or class vote to do this in session 4)

ASL Club nomination with new officers for ASL 3 class.

President -

Vice President -

Secretary -

Treasurer –

Historian -

Community-at-Large-

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Session 4

(if class decides to take it here and not in session 3) Unit 11 quiz on states


Unit 12 story

Session 5

Unit 12 story (group practice and feedback)

Session 6

Unit 12 story (Practice with different group)

Introduce second story

Session 7

Unit 12 story (peer evaluation) (half class do first part of story) (other half do other part of story).

Practice second story (group work(6)-you pick))

Session 8

Second story (different group (6) – I pick)

Session 9

Second story (peer evaluation) (half of class do first part of story and other half of class do the second part of the story)

Session 10

Final draft to submit in Google Classroom. (Only do your assigned half) of second story.

Study “Our Town” 3 scenes study (just read whole play for homework- google classroom)

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Session 11

Study “Our Town” 3 scenes study (Bray models part of it) (group work)

Session 12


Session 13


Session 14


Session 15


Session 16


Session 17


Pick a scene for your production skills assessment. Start memorizing and signing lines assigned. Tweak/make changes of translation work if needed. Write down the ASL version of how you will sign it. Write notes of how you will express yourself for each thought.

Session 18

Stamp on progress with translation process

Session 19

More time on practicing

Session 20

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Submit your video of your scene (memorized)

Session 21

Unit 18 – An Unforgettable Moment

Sessions 21 through 30

Unit 19- Facts

Sessions 31-37

Unit 21- Telling about Accidents

Lesson 3 only (Automobiles)

Sessons 37 to 45

Second Semester Unit 20 – Explaining Rules

Unit 22- Talking About Money

Unit 24- Discussing Health ConditionsorUnit25Storytelling?(classagreement)

Unit 23 – Making Major Decisions

Lesson 1- Discussing Housing Situations (Dream house)

Lesson 3 – Discussing Major Decisions

Production Exam: Exit Interview

Production Exam: Exit Interview

*Please note:

Unit 12 lessons-Storytelling

I will teach some lessons on a couple of stories

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ASL Club for ASL 3-

Cultural participation in signing and giving in input for 25 minutes.

Example of Schedule for ASL Club during 2016-2017 school year

September 14-class September 20-lunch for all students ASL 1, 2 and 3, and anyone.

October 5th-class October 18-lunch for all students ASL 1, 2, and 3 and anyone.

November 9th- class November 29- lunch for all students ASL 1, 2, and 3 and anyone.

December 7-class

Schedule for ASL Club in 2017-2018 school year if class decides to have one.

September September

October October

November November

December ?

January January

February February

March March

April April

Desks

Please keep the desk arranged like an Amphitheatre before leaving the classroom before leaving class.

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Textbook Policy

I, _____________________________________, understand and have read the

textbook/DVDs policy. I will bring the textbook to class and leave the DVDs covering

Units 18 to 24 at home throughout the year. I understand to return the Student

Workbook and DVDs in good condition when I return them in May 2018. The Student

workbook are not to have any writing in it. I understand that the assignments are to

be written on paper and placed in a notebook in the Homework section. I understand

that the DVDs are specifically for me to be able to complete my homework.

I understand that if my Student Workbook and DVDS are not in good condition, I

will need to replace the books by paying $84.95 for the Student Workbook and DVDs.

But if the Workbook is in good condition but the DVDs are lost or damaged, I will need

to replace them for $46.

Bray will be posting homework videos from the DVDs through Google Classroom

so there is another way to complete homework.

I, __________________________________, will use Google classroom to view

videos and leave the DVDs with Bray. My name was checked off on Bray’s list

and stamped here. I will be responsible for the textbook only.

or

I, __________________________________, would like to use the DVD at home

and will return the DVDs in May 2018.

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ASL 3 Syllabus 2017-2018 final - Oak Park Independent · ASL Club for ASL 3- Cultural participation in signing and giving in input for 25 minutes. Example of Schedule for ASL Club