World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - American Sign Language

WL17.ASL.L2.10

Interact using American Sign Language within the classroom and globally.

COS Examples

Examples: Interact with speakers of American Sign Language in person or virtually.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • appropriate ways to greet and leave a conversation.
  • vocabulary to express self in conversations on very familiar topics using a variety of words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions that have been highly practiced and memorized.
  • strategies to understand words, phrases, and formulaic language viewed in conversation.
  • appropriate behaviors to interact with native speakers in person or virtually in the school, community, or globally in ASL.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • communicate expressively and receptively with native speakers within the school, community and globally in person or virtually.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • ASL is used daily by Deaf people as their primary and preferred mode of communication across all parts of their lives.
  • ASL can help one better understand the world around them.
  • The study of ASL expands one's opportunities.
  • ASL is a tool to connect with the world.
  • interacting with native users helps increase language and culture skills.
  • American Sign Language is a life-long learning tool for communication throughout their personal and professional lives.
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