LESSON 11: DIGITAL

NOTEBOOK

By: Kacie Huber

COMMON ASL SENTENCE

TYPES
WH questions
Eyebrows furrowed a bit, and your head slightly forward
Most of the time you would put the WH question at the end of your sentence
so you dont have to furrow your eyebrows the whole time.
If your sentence is short the WH question can be at either end of the sentence
yes or no

yes or no
Eyebrows are raised a bit and your head slightly tilted forward

Declarative Sentences
Sign with nodding your head I WILL
Sign with shacking your head no I CANT
(neutral) use a neutral head position- a little or no shacking or nodding

COMMON ASL SENTENCE

TYPES CONTINUED
Conditional Sentences
Raise your eyebrows during the if part of the sentence, then use a declarative
nod for the then part.

Rhetorical Questions
Make a statement using neutral expressions

Topicalized
Raise your eyebrows while focusing on the topic, lower them to ask the WH
type question

WHAT DOES VP AND VRS

STAND FOR?
VP after phone numberVideo Phone use
VRS- Video Relay Service:
video interpreting between Deaf
and Hearing people

A COUPLE OF FACTS ABOUT

COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
Provide a sense of sound to a person who is
profoundly deaf or severely hard or hearing
Transmitter and receiver/stimulator receives
signals from the speech processor and
convert them into electric impulses
Different than hearing aids because hearing
aids amplify sounds so they can be detected
by damaged ears. Cochlear Implants bypass
damaged portions of the ear and directly
stimulate the auditory nerve
People who are deaf or severely hard of
hearing can be fitted for Cochlear Implants

ONE REASONONE REASON

WHY SOMEONE WOULD BE
FOR OR AGAINST COCHLEAR
IMPLANTS
For Cochlear Implants
Against Cochlear Implants
Hearing ranges from near normal to understand speech to no hearing
benefit at all.

There are anesthesia risks. For most people they arent affected but
some people certain medical conditions, it could be very risky for them.

MY OPINION ON COCHLEAR
IMPLANTS
I think Cochlear Implants would be very useful for someone who
doesnt already know sign language. For children, if you do it early
enough where they can learn a language, it would be good for them
if you want your child to go mainstream. But on the other hand, I
think when they become adults they might prefer to be in the Deaf
Community, only because they might feel like they fit in more. And
to be in the Deaf Community, and be in the Deaf Culture you would
need to know sign language to be able to communicate.