UP:WL17.ASL.L3.1

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Deaf people tend to stand or sit in a way so that everyone can see each other.
  • appropriate turn-taking in conversations.
  • appropriate ways to ask questions, especially if students do not understand something.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • participate successfully in conversations with members of the Deaf community using ASL.
  • describe the importance of face-to-face conversation.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
  • the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
  • ASL can be used to engage in conversations to share information.
  • interpersonal communication requires the knowledge of linguistic elements.
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