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FOR HEARING PEOPLE ONLY WORKSHEET 1 WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION & CHAPTERS 1 - 15 1. Differentiate the medical versus cultural view of Deaf people. From a medical perspective, hearing loss is considered a handicap; however, cultural perspectives emphasize strengths and positive aspects instead of seeing it as a mere language "disability." 2. What is the difference between the reference to ‘D’eaf versus ‘d’eaf? Those who have lived their entire life deaf and are part of the Deaf community are referred to as "Deaf with a capital D." Someone who does not identify as capital D deaf is deaf with a lowercase D. 3. Define ASL. The Deaf community in the US and certain areas of Canada speak ASL. 4. Who were the two main contributors to the development of ASL? Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Lauren Clerc 5. How does ASL continue to evolve (what are some examples)? According to Chapter 11, page 118, there are still languages being found and some that haven't been identified or discovered yet. 6. How did ASL and Deaf education begin in the United States? The father of a small girl named Alice is credited with inspiring Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to start the deaf education movement in the United States. 7. What is Pidgin Sign English? It is a typical method used by deaf persons to communicate with hearing people who do not speak American Sign Language well. It is a combination of American Sign Language and American English signs. 8. How has the Total Communication philosophy been misinterpreted? It is capable of a broad range of communication. 9. Is SEE a language? What are the more controversial aspects of SEE?

SEE is a method of signing the English language; it is not a language. 10. What are some examples of how the sentence structure of ASL differs from English? The issue-Comment structure used in ASL prioritizes the issue before going into further detail. 11. What is the status of ASL as a foreign language in the state of Texas (legislative recognition)? The state of Texas has recognized ASL as a language by statute 49-6-1009. 12. How do Deaf people learn ASL? By going to a Deaf school or learning among other Deaf individuals. 13. Is ASL universal? NO 14. Why is Abbe de l’Epee considered a friend of the Deaf in France? In addition to establishing the first Deaf school in 1775, he demonstrated how Deaf people might use gestures, hand signals, and fingerspelling to communicate with both the hearing and the non-hearing world. 15. How has our region (a border town in South Texas) contributed to regional dialects or variations of ASL? It has been shaped by the rich history of our Tex-Mex border as well as its diverse and distinctive culture. 2

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