[ASL] ASL Lunch and Smith meeting notes!

[Amy Hambidge]

Hi all!

Here's your weekly reminder about ASL Lunch on Wednesday!  And below  
are some awesome notes and advice from the Smith ASL club (which meets  
Monday nights at 6 in Chase-Duckett!).

ASL Lunch
Every Wednesday, 12:00-1:00pm (or whenever you need to leave!)
Dining Commons, Back room
Swipe in if on the meal plan or sign in on the sheet with Roberta  
(only if you do not have a meal plan).

***Please note: the ASL Lunches are voices-off zones!***
Out of respect for those who want to practice and converse in sign,  
please do not use your voice.  Bring a pen and paper or a dictionary  
if you would feel more comfortable.  These are spaces to practice  
informally, but the best way to learn is to forget your voice at the  
door!  :).

See you soon!
Peace,
Amy, Elisabeth, and Jessie


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Okay, this is the last email you will receive from us (tonight),  
promise! :) Just wanted to pass along this essential note from Shanna  
re: navigating Deaf Culture:

I just wanna add to your list of Deaf culture rules...always ask a  
deaf person what their communication mode preference is. For some,  
lipreading IS easier because they do not know any ASL! One just never  
knows...don't ever assume all Deaf people sign, or all Deaf people  
lipread, for that matter. Some even use cued speech! :) I have a Deaf  
friend who is most comfortable with a pen and paper in hand.

Thanks, Shanna!

Have a good night, all.

--Madeleine and Emily, Secretaries

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    From: Stuorg American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Club  
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Also, here is a resource to review the colours. (Just scroll down and click
on a word to see a video of the sign.)

http://www.signingsavvy.com/wordlist/colors

Best,
Madeleine and Emily, Secretaries

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Stuorg American Sign Language and Deaf
Culture Club <aslclub at smith.edu> wrote:

> Good evening Signers,
>
> Tonight we introduced ourselves with our favourite colours, and then we
> learned how to talk about our hobbies and interests. Some things we love to
> do are:
>
> sleep and dream
> read and write books
> watch movies/television etc.
> write and listen to music
> knit or sew
> exercise and run
> dance at parties
> theatre/acting
> play with dogs
> cook, bake, and eat
> politics: vote Democrat or vote Republican
>
> Your hobby could be signing music videos! Here's a fun one, and you'll
> understand many of the signs ("Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus):
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKnQjBf8wM
>
> Fun fact! When you are signing about books, films, etc., you actually *
> fingerspell* each word, because the titles do not translate
> literally. Also, the sign for "Facebook" is hilarious because you get to
> look like an elephant. But it's just the sign for "book" placed around your
> "face!"
>
> Here is a guide showing a few fun ASL slang signs:
> http://snapguide.com/guides/use-asl-slang-american-sign-language-slang/
>
> Later, we went over some more strategies to ask about signs.
>
>    1. use opposites
>    2. use categories
>    3. act out the sign
>    4. list items in a category (for example., you could sign "Anna, Mary,
>    Josh," to find out what the sign for "name" is)
>    5. fingerspell (last resort)
>
>
> Still having some trouble keeping up with fingerspelling? Here's a helpful
> tool to practice comprehension: http://asl.ms/
>
> Have a good week!
>
> Take care,
> Emily and Madeleine, Secretaries
>

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