Mythbusting ASL & Deaf Culture

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World Languages
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Jennifer Garner
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13 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is American Sign Language?
a visual form of English
a language that relies on miming
a language utilizing space and movement to convey meaning
a language using picture-like gestures to express ideas
Answer explanation
ASL is not a visual code for English, written or spoken. ASL is not a language of pictures an pantomime.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Historically, American Sign Language is related to:
British Sign Language
Swedish Sign Language
German Sign Language
French Sign Language
Answer explanation
American Sign Langauge used most Old French Sign Language because Laurent Clerc taught Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet sign language as they journeyed back to America to establish first school for the deaf in 1817.
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
American Sign Language is used most by Deaf people in which of the following countries?
Brazil
Canada
United States
Mexico
England
Answer explanation
ASL is not an universal language understood by all signers in the world.
Brazil has Lingua Brasileira de Sinais.
England has British Sign Language.
Mexico has lengua de señas mexicana.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Approximately what percent of Deaf people who marry are married to other Deaf people?
10%
25%
50%
75%
90%
Answer explanation
90% of Deaf people tend to be in relationships with other deaf persons for the sake of communication accessibility and empathy. 10% of Deaf people are brave to be in relationships with hearing people.
Word of caution: hearing people need to maintain a sign language zone in order for the relationships with deaf people to flourish.
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
American Sign Language is traditionally handed down from generation to generation through:
Deaf family members
Deaf adults in the community
Residential school for the Deaf (boarding schools)
sign language teachers
Answer explanation
Deaf adults in the community are a possibility if the old generations interact with young generations for periods of time and at high frequency.
The classroom teachers for deaf students tend to be hearing and might not use sign language and are not good models for handing down American Sign Language.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The role of facial expressions (eyebrows), head movements, eye gaze, and mouth morphemes (mouth shapes) in American Sign Language is primarily:
grammatical (function of sentence)
stylistic (methods & techniques used in creating sentence)
emotive (express emotion in sentence)
Answer explanation
Eyebrows are used to show the functions of sentences and can be presented as questions or statements. Mouth morphemes are used to describe sizes (small and big) and distances (close and far) and time (recent and long time ago) and quality/degree (smart and genius; hot and flaming; wet and soaking).
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
While watching another person sign, it is appropriate to focus on the signer's:
hands
chest area (signing space)
face
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