A yes-no question requires what type of answer?
yes and no answers
What's an example of a yes/no question?
Are you Deaf?
What 3 non-manual markers do you use to ask a yes-no question?
1) Raise eyebrows2) Lean forward3) Hold last sign
When responding "yes" to a yes-no question, what is it important that you do with your head?
nod
When responding "no" to a yes-no question, what is it important that you do?
shake your head
After you have given a negative response, what should you give?
Give correct information
Speaking in a monotone voice is the equivalent to answering a yes-no questions without what?
Non-manual markers
What is active listening also known as?
Feedback
What type of feedback must you give the signer to show that you are understanding and are interested in what is being said?
Gentle nods, brief signs, and facial expressions
In the absence of feedback, what might the signer assume?
That you don't understand
How can you make sure your active listening is visual?
Acknowledging information as your process it through non-manual markers and brief signs
What type of information should you exchange upon meeting a Deaf person?
1) First and last names2) Whether you are Deaf/hearing3) If you are hearing, where you learn ASL, who your teacher is, why are you learning4) If you are Deaf, where you grew up, did you go to a Deaf school and for how long
If you are hearing, what type of information might a Deaf person ask you?
1) Where you are learning ASL2) Whether or not your ASL teacher is Deaf3) First and last name of your teacher4) Why you are learning ASL
If you are Deaf/hard-of-hearing, what type of information might a Deaf person ask you?
1) Where you grew up2) If you went to a Deaf school3) How many years you were at the Deaf school4) Whether or not you went to Gallaudet5) If yes, which class
How do you know which hand is your dominant hand?
If you are right-handed, your right hand is dominant; if left-handed, your left hand is dominant
If you are ambidextrous, can you switch off which hand you sign with, or must you choose one?
Choose one hand to be your dominant hand and be consistent
For one-handed signs, which hand must you always use?
Dominant hand
What is the definition of a two-handed symmetrical sign?
Both your dominant and non-dominant hands are used in symmetrical movements
What's an example of a two-handed symmetrical sign?
TEACHER, LANGUAGE
For two-handed non-symmetrical signs, which hand moves? Which hand stays stationary?
1) Dominant hand moves2) Non-dominant hand stays stationary
What is an example of a two-handed non-symmetrical sign?
YEAR, READ
What is Gallaudet University? Where is it located?
It is the only liberal arts university in the world for the Deaf and is located in Washington, DC
To signal transitions in a story, what must you do with your eyebrows?
Raise them
Regina Olson Hughes
The most renowned Deaf scientific illustrator
How do you produce symmetrical shapes?
Both hands simultaneously trace both sides of the shape
How do you produce asymmetrical/circular/linear shapes?
Non-dominant hand is used as a reference point and dominant hand traces the shape
What is signer's perspective?
When you see the signs through the signer's eyes (take their point of view)
When identifying someone who is visible to you and the listener, what opening sign must you use?
SEE
When describing a person, you give the gender first, then one or more of what?
Appearance, body position, or action
When describing a person, you must keep your eyebrows raised throughout the whole description until your listener does what?
Confirms that they know who you are talking about
If you have no choice but to walk through a signing environment, how must you pass through?
Quickly so the signer's won't be interrupted
Why do you not want to hunch down or wait to be acknowledged by the signers when passing through?
It disrupts their exchange because it's more visibly distracting
When your path is too narrow to pass between several groups of signers, what is it customary to do?
Press someone's shoulder or upper back
Why do you want to avoid tapping someone when trying to pass by a person?
It prompts the person to turn toward you, breaking their conversation
If someone is blocking your view in a conversation, how can you ask them to move?
By pressing their shoulder in the direction that would clear your view
To ask for a sign you've forgotten or don't know, what phrase should you use?
________whqSIGN WHAT
In addition to the phrase above, what are 5 different strategies you can use to ask for a sign?
1) Point to the object2) Draw the object3) List items in the same category4) Use opposites5) Describe or act out
Why doesn't fingerspelling guarantee you will get the correct ASL sign?
Because ASL and English are different languages
Who signs the diplomas at Gallaudet University?
President of US
What year was Gallaudet University established?
1864
Regina Olson Hughes was the only Deaf artist to have a solo exhibition at where?
Smithsonian Institution
