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1
Q

Since ASL is a spatial language, when you tell where you live you do what first?

A

Point in the direction where your home is located before giving the name of the city

2
Q

What is spatial awareness of your environment called?

A

Real world orientation

3
Q

Real world orientation includes what

A

learning where the different cities and areas of cities are located from where you are at that time

4
Q

What can you use real world orientation for?

A
  • point in the direction where your home is
  • indicate the location where you are learning ASL
  • Refer to another person or object in the immediate environment
5
Q

To use the real world orientation principle effectively, you should do what

A

glance quickly in the direction you are pointing

6
Q

When giving a command involving a location, what sequence should you follow?

  1. (raise eyebrows)
  2. (raise brows)
  3. (point to the person)
    4.
A
  1. name the location (raise brows)
  2. name the object (raise brows)
  3. indicate who (raise brows)
  4. give the command
7
Q

When you are giving a command involving a location, remember to make your sign

A

firmer and slightly bigger

8
Q

To ask a which question, what structure should you use?

A

A contrastive structure

9
Q

What does using a contrastive structure mean when asking which?

A

Place the 2 things in spaces opposite of eachother then ask the which question.

10
Q

What side do you begin with when you use the contrastive structure?

A

You start with your non-dominate side and end the question with the WHICH sign on your dominant side

11
Q

When objects are placed in an order, these are used

A

ordinal numbers

12
Q

With numbers 1st - 9th, how do you form them?

A

begins with the palm facing the side followed by a twist

13
Q

Are ordinal numbers used to say things like “the first time” or “first, you need..”

A

no. different signs for that.

14
Q

To give basic directions to a place, do what 2 things?

A
  • determine where the place is in relationship to where you are at the moment
  • establish a starting point
15
Q

How can you indicate relative distance such as “far away”, “moderate distance”, and “very close”?

A

with Non-manual markers.

16
Q

To show agreement when identifying a person, it is important to do what

A

Point to and glace at the person you are identifying

17
Q

To continue to show agreement when sharing information about the person you are referring to, do what?

A

orient your signs to the person being referred to

18
Q

T/F: When responding to a YES/NO question, its better to respond with “Yes” or “No”

A

False. Best to give additional information. Answering with just Yes/No makes you appear as if you dont want to be bothered to answer and leaves the other person feel like theyre prying

19
Q

ASL responses to thank you are similar to

A

Spanish respond “its nothing” rather than the English response “your welcome”

20
Q

When you are referring to established locations, the movement of the verbs is modified to show agreement with what?

A

with the locations

21
Q

When you want to ask how one goes from home to work, or from work to home, you use real world orientation to refer to these locations, starting how?

A

Start in the direction of the home (or work) and end in the direction of the work place (or class)

22
Q

What are Deaf friendly environments called?

A

Deaf space

23
Q

What does the ideal floor plan of a Deaf-friendly house look like?

A
  • visually open with walls that do not block views or present barriers to communication. Lighting is bright for easy visibility but not glaring. Seating is arranged so everyone can see eachother and the door is in sight
24
Q

Where are videophones and cameras usually located?

A

areas where everyday life happens

25
Q

At Deaf gatherings a person with any level of knowledge of ASL should show respect by

A

signing to the best of their ability

26
Q

In these Deaf spaces, if you know sign but speak instead, its considered

A

inconsiderate

27
Q

If you are speaking with a non-signing person and a Deaf person comes into the room, its commendable to

A

Serve as a bridge for both people, relaying information to the Deaf person in between speaking to the non-signing person

28
Q

Should you try to speak and sign at the same time?

A

No, it compromises both languages, making for poor communication