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Mrs. Amanda Baker » ASL 2 (Spring 2024)

ASL 2 (Spring 2024)

Welcome!!

American Sign Language 2

With Mrs. Baker

Spring 2024

Glynn Academy

Purpose of this course:

American Sign Language (ASL) is the third most widely used language in the United States. According to the Standards for Foreign Language Learning provided by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), “all the linguistic and social knowledge required for effective human-to-human interaction is encompassed in those ten words ‘Knowing how, when, and why to say what to whom.’ So, while grammar and vocabulary are essential tools for communication, it is the ability to communicate in meaningful and appropriate ways with users of other languages that is the ultimate goal of today’s foreign language classroom.”

Mrs. Baker's Contact info:

912-267-4210, Ext. 3308

[email protected]

 

Course resources: What do I need for this class?

3-ring binder or folder (for handouts), notebook paper, pencil/pen/highlighter

 

 

ASL 2 Class Rules:

  1. Be on time, on task and ready to learn daily.
  2. Have all of your materials with you every day.
  3. Keep all personal electronics put away.
  4. Be responsible for your own learning.
  5. Respect the teacher, the classroom, and other students.
  6. Clean up your messes. 
  7. Sign at all times. 

GRADING POLICY:

  • Daily/Homework: 30%
  • Quizzes/Projects: 25% 
  • Tests: 25% (includes mid-term exam)
  • Final Exam: 20%

 

Homework:

To get better at signing, you have to keep learning after class is over.

  • Make friends with our Deaf students! Interact with local Deaf community members! Put your skills to use with native language users. 
  • Practice, practice, practice! Create a study group with classmates. Practice signing together at lunch and outside of class.
  • Teach your family the signs we learn in class. Teach your friends!

 

Watch the video links posted in Google Classroom  for additional practice.

Quizzes/Projects: You will have multiple projects to complete this semester. Each project counts as a quiz or test grade.

 

Tests:

  • You will be tested at the end of each of the units we study this semester.
  • We will spend an entire class block the day before each unit test to study and prepare.
  • If you pay attention in class and participate, you will do well on your tests.

 

Final Exam: This will be a comprehensive, multiple choice exam covering what we've learned the entire semester. 

 

 

Need help? Remember, I am here for you! I will be in my classroom before and after school until 4:00 every afternoon (unless I have a meeting). 

Let’s have an amazing semester in ASL 2 !