Attendance In the First week of Class

Class will begin on January 13th, but I will open my course from Canvas so you can access it on Jan 12th.  This will give you more time to check around on my course and get familiar with the layout.  I also encourage to jump In our first student lounge in the module to input your question.  Completing the first assignment of student survey and Introduction video.  Let's begin with your journey to immerse yourself in ASL!

How this course works

This 16 week class Is a fully online course.  Each module on Canvas provides one week of Instruction and you will find everything you need for that week.  Each week does have Instructor s video such as vocabulary lecture, assignment sample.  All assignments tend to due on every Sunday.  Every Unit exams due on Sunday from Friday, you have 2 days opening to take online exams.  Any assignment you see the due date on your right column from the canvas which I can allow you submit one week late from the due date.

• Module one - Getting Started

• Student Information Survey - due Jan 19

• What Is ASL, 6 parameter of ASL - due Jan 19

• Unit 1.1 Homework Review Vocabulary due Jan 19

• Unit 1.1 Homework ASL Grammar due Jan 19

• Unit 1.1Discussion Which Is correct or Incorrect ASL Grammatical sentence due Jan 19

Student Learning Outcomes :

1. 1.  Vocabulary Development - recognize and produce vocabulary items in each unit., demonstrate comprehensive mastery of targeted vocabulary words drawn from class items, lecture, and videos.

   2. Grammatical Features - demonstrate comprehensive mastery of target, content-specific commands, questions, and statements in ASL. ,identify grammatical features within short dialogues in ASL as directed by the professor

   3. Conversational and Communication Skills - demonstrate comprehension and conversation facilitating behaviors, demonstrate comprehension and production of regulating behaviors (i.e. attention getting techniques, turn taking signals, and others), comprehend short narratives and stories in ASL as signed by the professor, Deaf users of ASL, or viewed on ASL videos ,demonstrate the ability to create, conduct and terminate a short content specific conversation.

   4. Cultural Awareness - analyze and critique competing perspectives of diverse Deaf communities in the United States and Canada, ideas, aesthetic traditions, and cultural practices, and its history, compare, contrast, and interpret differences and commonalities among Deaf and hearing cultures

Support for you

I know that getting good grades can be sometimes be stressful.  To reduce that stress can Improve the chance of getting your best grades,  allow yourself the time and space you need to do your best work.  Dont procrastinate .  If you pass the due date, I am allowing you to submit within a week later from the due date.

We are no longer in the classroom, so we are in an online course which means it becomes a different approach of our communication. However, when we have a need for communication that is private, whether personal, interpersonal, or professional, we will use individual email or telephone. Our primary means of communication is written. The written language has many advantages: more opportunity for reasoned thought, more ability to go in‐depth, and more time to think through an issue before posting a comment. Still, written communication also has certain disadvantages, such a lack of the face‐to‐face signaling that occurs through body language, intonation, pausing, facial expressions, and gestures. As a result, please be aware of the possibility of miscommunication and compose your comments in a positive, supportive, and constructive manner. The key word is respect and patience.

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