👍 This course is designed to INCLUDE complete beginners without any prior knowledge of ASL. Previous ASL skills are welcome but NOT required.
IN THIS COURSE, you’re going to learn to sign thirty-six (36) countries in American Sign Language (ASL). The countries will be divided into separate groups to promote bite by bite learning with ongoing review. After you’ve mastered the country signs, we’ll review ASL personal pronouns and learn thirteen (13) additional vocabulary signs. We’ll combine the country signs, pronouns, and additional vocabulary to create six (6) kinds of sentences in ASL. You’ll get a lot of hands-on practice using what is taught in this course. There are also multiple testing and review sections of increasing difficulty to guarantee improvement of your signing and recognition skills.
IN THIS COURSE:
- Students will learn how to sign and understand thirty-six (36) countries in ASL.
- Group 1 countries: AMERICA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, FINLAND, FRANCE.
- Group 2 countries: GERMANY, GREECE, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN.
- Group 3 countries: MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORTH KOREA, NORWAY, PANAMA, POLAND, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA.
- Group 4 countries: SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM
- Students will learn and review the ASL personal pronouns as preparation for signing complete sentences.
- Students will learn the following additional vocabulary: ABOUT, DRIVE, FINISH, FLY, GO, LEARN, MOVE, NIGHT, NOW, PLAN, SOMEDAY, TOMORROW, TOUCH.
- Students will get hands-on practice learning and signing six (6) kinds of unique sentences in ASL.
- Students will race a timer to improve proficiency as they practice signing vocabulary and complete sentences.
- Students will see English sentences translated into ASL using ASL grammar rules.
- Students will learn signs individually to ensure comprehension, correct hand shape, and hand position.
- Students will be tested on their ability to sign and recognize ALL material taught in the lessons.
AFTER TAKING THIS COURSE:
- Students will be able to sign and understand thirty-six (36) countries in ASL.
- Students will be able to use the vocabulary to sign six (6) unique kinds of sentences.
- Students will be confident using and understanding ASL personal pronouns.
- Students will feel more confident as they continue improving their ASL skills.
