ASL 2 Semester 1 Final Exam FORMAT & Study Guide (120 Assessment Points/20% of semester grade)

1. ASL 2 Semester 1 Final Exam FORMAT & Study Guide(120 Assessment Points/20% of semester grade) • Expressive portion (20 points) • 35 vocab words/phrases (35 points) • 1 video clip(10 points) • 25 handshapes (25 points) • Multiple Choice questions from bell work, book work & classroom discussion (30 Points)

2. Who signed the charter for Gallaudet University to be opened? What happened on Broadway in May 1942? • Abraham Lincoln • The Gallaudet Dramatics club preformed

3. What was the result of the ICED conference in Milan, Italy? When giving directions & describing a turn, do you shift your perspective or keep your previously stated perspective? • Sign language was banned for deaf children’s education • Shift your perspective

4. Gallaudet University is the only LIBERAL ARTSUniversity in the world.Who was the first Deaf president of Gallaudet University? I. King Jordan

5. What was a key factor in the United States Post Office creating Deaf/ASL themed stamps? What year was the ASL stamp released? • The American postal workers union lobbied for the stamps • 1993

6. What did the Americans with disabilities act do? What did the Telecommunications Accessibility Enhancement Act do? • Protected anyone with a disability from discrimination based on their disability • Ensured national telecommunications were made available to everyone

7. A rhetorical question in asl is similar to a wh-question in structure but what component is always different in the sentence structure? What did the television Decoder circuity act do? • NMS/NMM • Required TVs bigger than 13 inches have a chip for closed captioning

8. When was ASL recognized as an official language? What does DPN stand for? • The 1960s • Deaf President NOw

9. What was alexander graham bell dedicated to before the invention of t he telephone? To sign any number of months that is less than 10 months, the number you sign is incorporated into the sign. • Inventing ways to teach Deaf people speech & lip reading

10. What is Nathie Marbury most famously known for? When was the protest at Gallaudet university? • Being a storyteller • Being a poet • Being an educator • Being a role model for the Black Deaf Community • 1988

11. Why did everyone use sign language at Martha’s vineyard? Everyone there was Deaf

12. What percentage of Deaf children have hearing parents? What is an asl classifier? • Over 90% • A language tool that provides an effective description of an environment

13. Language is a complex communication system governed by the culture of its users.Besides just practicing the language, you need prolonged exposurewith people that speak the language.

14. When giving directions to a place, describe the area with: When receiving directions, whose perspective should you take? • A street view • The Signer’s

15. What are the three main views of deafness? What year was Gallaudet university signed into existence? • Medical • Social • Cultural-linguistic • 1864

16. In the medical approach, many deaf children struggle with fluency in English & asl.The cultural-linguistic view focuses on recognizing Deaf people are a minority culture group with their own natural language?

17. True or false? Every word in the English language has a sign that translates into American sign language.