Unpacked Content
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.
