C_S_D 1200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hartford, Connecticut, Gallaudet University, Fingerspelling
21 Sep 2016
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Rules for fingerspelling: no bouncing, no mouthing the letters, don"t look at your hand, sign in the box, no fishing for letters, no punching, no rolling eyes; maintain eye contact, stay on the line. First school for the deaf founded in hartford, ct in 1817. Gallaudet university founded 1864 by a charter signed by abraham lincoln: located in washington, dc, only deaf liberal arts university in the world. The source of demographic and education data regarding deaf people in the us: in the archives, deaf way 1 (1989) 5,000 from over 80 countries, deaf way 2 (2002) 10000 from over 120 countries. Asl is not a visual code for english. Asl is not a universal language understood by all signers in the world. Form study groups: don"t assign english meaning to asl signs, hinders your ability to engage in a second language, there isn"t a one-to-one correspondence, don"t speak in class.
