ASL 121 Survival Signs                                                                            BACK

These are signs that will help you communicate with your instructor and your classmates, especially in the first few weeks. 

PRACTICE! – without the vocabulary you will not be able to participate in class well.

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Practice Sentences  

Here are a few sample sentences..afterwards; take turns and attempt to create your own. See instructions below.

1. "DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?"
2. "ME/I PRACTICE HOMEWORK".
3. "PLEASE FINGERSPELL SLOW".
4. "YES, ME/I KNOW NUMBERS 1 - 15" .
5. "NO, I DON'T-KNOW HER/HIS NAME".
6. "ME/I FINE".

Students A/B:  

1. I will pair you up as partners. If you do not know your partner's name; be sure to introduce yourself. You have already learned this conversation function in class. Don't forget your facial grammar!

2. Take turns and create sentences using the Survival Sign concepts above. You can also include other signs that you have learned in class this week e.g pronouns like "I" and "YOU"; WH sign concepts like "WHO", "WHAT", "WHERE"; even numbers!

3. If you don't understand or miss your partner's signs or sentence; ask him/her to repeat. You are learning to converse with one another! If you still don't understand; raise your hand and I will come and help.