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Idioms A Closer Look lesson titles above
Idioms A Closer Look lesson agenda above
Level of Participant’s Prior Knowledge of Topic:
This workshop will assist students with translating, without losing the true meaning of the expression. In this workshop students will see the sign models (embedded video clips) using 1. facial expressions 2. body movements 3. ASL structure order. Students will learn 400 idioms including 13 distinctive handshapes which use 8 idioms each.
Students study 400 idioms so in any setting whether in Family, Professional, Educational or Social, conversations they will be able to recognize idioms when the appear. It is a fact that idioms in ASL is not a new idea, Deaf people have used idioms all along, but there has been no significant recognition of this feature. ASL and English have their own language and culture idioms. This workshop looks at both.