Gesture and Its Role in Classroom Communication

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was a hearing minister that designed American Sign Language, which is the first language used by deaf and hearing people in the United States and Canada. Two thousand hundred million people are using ASL, and at least five thousand hundred people are using it as their most important way of communication. Throughout a period, Deaf people in America were already using sign language, in the early 1800’s; Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet had become friends with a young Deaf girl named Alice. Gallaudet started to teach the girl a few words, and succeeded at doing so. In 1815, Gallaudet went to Europe in search of methods of teaching the Deaf. He approached a number of program directors, the signs used at the school for the deaf, and the signs began to develop into American Sign Language. American Sign Language in America also has

At times, K. Green expressed that he his confused during instruction. We discussed the use of a non-verbal signal to inform his teacher. Therefore, when K. Green is scratching his head or has his hand close to his head, he is informing you he does not understand and needs some additional support. This is the teacher's signal to intervene accordingly. Please feel free to ask any additional questions.

Gestures: A lively and animated teaching style captures students’ attention, makes the material more interesting, and facilitates learning. Head nods also communicate positive reinforcement to students and indicate that you are listening.

Gestures are ways of communicating with others using our body. For example, we use our hands to wave, which is another way of saying hello.

Throughout high school, the number one thing I looked forward to everyday was American Sign Language class. There, I was taught not only just the receptive and expressive aspects of the language but also the culture behind it, and the people who made it to be what it is today. Learning about lots of the challenges and discrimination that many deaf and deaf blind people have faced and continue to face almost on a daily basis opened my eyes to issues and abilities of people that I otherwise would have never known about.

In learning about the deaf culture I have taken on a new understanding about the people it includes. Through readings and the lessons, I have learned that being deaf has both its hardships and its blessings. The beauty of the language alone makes one want to learn all that he or she can about it. In this paper I will discuss the beauty of the language and the misconceptions the hearing world has about deafness.

As part of daily life, we communicate and connect ourselves with certain communities. School, jobs, families, sports, extracurricular activities, and many other communities are just a few we come into contact with. Although these may seem to appear the same, there are specific types of communities such as a discourse community. A discourse community is a group of people involved in and communicating about a particular topic, issue, or in a particular field (Webcourses, N.d, Website) that has a share a common set of goals and attempt to achieve these goals (Swales, 1990). According to researcher and educator, John Swales, there are six characteristics that define whether or not a community is considered a discourse community. Following the criteria Swales states is necessary to be a discourse community, I did an in depth research on the American Sign Language community. Through my study, I was able to meet all six characteristics.

There are eight key forms of nonverbal communications used on a daily basis. These forms can affect the way people view another person; however, without understanding the forms of nonverbal communication there is certain to be a lot of misinterpretations. Cultural and language differences are a common reason for miscommunication. When communicating with people in different cultures, a person should be extremely aware of the hand gestures and nonverbal communication tools they are using. Many of the hand gestures used in the United States that mean good things, mean offensive and profane things to other cultures. Nonverbal communication is described as body language, hand gestures, and facial expressions. It is known that people reveal more information through nonverbal communication, than words alone to get a point across. There will always be some interaction between two or more people that everyone’s

Gestures are a way of communicating with others using our body. For example, we use our hands to wave, which is another way of saying hello.

A few of the important factors that I thought were important in this unit were the American Sign Language itself, the rules of social interaction in the Deaf culture, and Deaf literature.

The lesson is about the story called "Owl Moon" which is composed by Jane Yolen. Before I start, I set myself up to be prepared for two hours day by day and ensure that I have everything sharp including questions, the reason for this story, action, show them five words in gesture based communication, et cetera. The understudies' response went exceptionally well and stay center to the story. The educator revealed to me that she was inspired that the understudies stay peaceful and anxious to answer the inquiries. Also, I think they are pulled in to my communication through signing and attract their advantage the story. It ran well with the story, inquiries, and action. When I show them the five words in American Communication via gestures, they

Linguistic instructional methods, such as reading and listening, activate the left side of the brain, while non-linguistic methods, which incorporate the senses and movement, activate the left side. As a result, engaging both sides of the student’s brain in the learning process, through a balanced plan of instruction, is important. Such an approach is also believed to improve a student’s ability to remember and apply that information in the future. In order to facilitate this, the teacher must include the use of non-linguistic representations or cues in their lessons to make challenging content comprehensible. Such elements as visual aids - like graphic organizers, pictures, illustrations or images; hands-on experiences including the use of manipulatives or physical models that students can touch, move and create; physical or kinesthetic techniques using movement including gestures such as hand movements to illustrate concepts; and demonstrations, modeling

In A Gesture Life by Chang-rae Lee, the main character Doc Hata often fails to relent in his relationships. He lives a life of gestures while trying to maintain a good reputation but yet he neglects to show that same level of care for those that he is closest too. Doc is mostly a lonely person but his life was shaped by three women which he all hurt at some point. It it through these three that we can see how Doc fails to show compassion.

Throughout the world, many people are unable to communicate with each other due to the language barrier between them. When doing business or talking with people from other countries, most need an interpreter or translator of the certain language in order to understand each other. A language barrier is an obstacle within the United States of America as well between the deaf and hearing impaired and the hearing people. Most people do not know American Sign Language (ASL) and are not given the opportunity to learn Sign Language while in school. More colleges are starting to offer American Sign Language classes, but several elementary and secondary education level schools are not offering it to the students. Instead, they are offering languages

Nonverbal communication can be found within many objects on campus. Even though these objects do not send out direct messages, they still have significant meanings that can be captured by the public.