Developed by Mark Halley
Competencies Addressed: Prediction, Cultural Competency
Time Required for Activity: 15 mins
Objective:
To consider the possible English translations of a number of signs in an ASL text.
In this video, AJ Williams provides an update about a community screening of “The Mask You Live In.”
You will watch a video in which AJ Williams provides an update […]
Developed by Mark Halley
Competencies Addressed: Message Coherence
Time Required for Activity: 15 mins
Objective: To learn about message coherence from an ASL text.
In this short video, Ms. Wanda Riddle, an American Sign Language researcher and educator, introduces herself.
You will watch a video in which Ms. Wanda Riddle, a faculty member in the Department of American Sign Language […]
Developed by Mark Halley
Competencies Addressed: Cultural Comptency, Register, ASL lexicon
Time Required for Activity: 15 mins
Objective:
To learn about cultural competency and formal register use in ASL by watching an ASL text.
In this video, student leaders of the Gallaudet University Student Body Government (SBG) offer an open letter to the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the […]
National Multicultural Interpreter Project (2000). Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Series: Mexican Geographical Signs with Victor Manuel Palma, LSM Language model. [Videotape]. El Paso, TX: El Paso Community College. (TRT: 12.30)
Mexican Sign Language -Lenguaje de Señas Mexicano LSM signs only. This is a signed demonstration of the states and capitol cities of Mexico. A listing of the states and capitols is provided.
This video was developed as part of […]
Developed by Mark Halley
Competencies Addressed: Other (Prediction skills)
Time Required for Activity: 15 mins
Objective: To consider the possible English translations of a number of signs in an ASL text.
In this video, AJ Williams provides an update about a community screening of “The Mask You Live In.”
You will watch a video in which AJ Williams provides […]
Developed by Mark Halley
Competencies Addressed: ASL semantics
Time Required for Activity: 15 mins
Objective: To identify the ASL semantics of three signs and how they might influence interpreting work.
In this video, Dr. Byron Bridges discusses three ‘wrong’ ASL signs. He urges adults who work with deaf children to help ensure children do not use these signs.
You will watch a video in which […]
In this video, Howard Rosenblum, CEO of the National Association of the Deaf, speaks on behalf of the NAD in response to the violence in Charlottesville in August 2017. You will predict, watch, and then review the fingerspelled words in the video.
Activity developed by Mark Halley
Objective: To identify fingerspelling in an ASL text.
Competencies Addressed: Fingerspelling
Time […]
Ana discusses her decision to move to the United States while growing up in El Salvador. Objectives: 1) to identify the main ideas in an ASL text; 2) to create an accurate English summary of an ASL text. Time: Approximately 15 minutes
Identify Fingerspelled Words in an Excerpt fromIn this video, Fred Weiner shares his ideas about how to take advantage of collectivist culture in the Deaf community as part of a TEDxGallaudet Talk. You can see the complete talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtYHvZ3Iaic.