American Sign Language 1.2 COOLSchool

Course Outline

Unit 7 - Giving Directions

Language Functions
asking/telling where
explaining need
interrupting conversations
confirming: RIGHT
expressing uncertainty
Grammar
ordinal numbers
topic/comment structure
spatial referencing

Unit 8 - Describing Others

Language Functions
identifying present
people: SEE
confirming: THAT-ONE
correcting: "wave-no"
Grammar
wh-question: WHO
descriptive classifiers: body parts and clothing
contrastive structure
numbers: multiples of 5, 10, 11

Unit 9 - Making Requests

Language Functions
giving locations
giving commands
offering assistance
accepting/declining offer
asking for clarification
Grammar
spatial verbs
inflecting verbs
spatial referencing
role shifting
money numbers structure
numbers: 51-75

Unit 10 - Talking about Family and Occupations

Language Functions
explaining relationships
asking/telling how long
asking/telling how old
Grammar
possessive pronouns
wh-question: HOW-OLD, HOW+LONG
listing principle: ranking family members
dual personal pronouns
age numbers
numbers: 67-98
Additional Assignment: Video Review

Unit 11 - Attributing Qualities to Others

Language Functions
contradicting opinions: BUT
Grammar
one-character role shifting
contrastive structure

Unit 12 - Talking about Routines

Language Functions
solving conflicts
telling what time
Grammar
temporal sequencing
time signs: frequency (EVERY-____)
clock numbers
wh-question: WHEN


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