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This is the first documentary about Black ASL: the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities. Black ASL today conveys an identity and sense of belonging that mirrors spoken language varieties of the African American hearing community. The program highlights the different uses of space, hand use, directional movement, and facial expression, which are ways that Black...
23) Village stew
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Imagine eating soup made with stones! Sounds pretty strange, unless you're Big John and Young Andrew. These two Scottish travelers use "Tom Sawyer like" charms and talk an unsuspecting English village into feeding them a feast fit for kings. What is most exciting about this story is that it is beautifully told in sign language and voiced for those who are not familiar with signing.
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Presents an opportunity to serve as a substitute interpreter by practicing interpreting English narratives on folklore and mythology into American Sign Language. The format allows one to meet the classroom teacher and the prospective Deaf student in advance and to look through notes from the regular interpreter who had prepared but was unable to be present the day of the lecture. English lectures are presented in several sections, sample interpretations...
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The Tortoise and the Hare. This classic fable told by Aesop about 2,500 years ago is brought to life in ASL by Alisha Bronk, retold by for the 21st century by Susan Reiners and vibrantly illustrated by Daniel Winship. The book/DVD package is accompanied by web-based instruction that teach fundamentals of ASL grammar, vocabulary & syntax.
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf. This classic fable told by Aesop about 2,500 years ago is retold for the 21st century by Susan Schaller and vibrantly illustrated by Connie Clanton's water colors. The elegant retelling, enchantingly illustrated tale comes alive in Dee Clanton's impish ASL performance. The book/DVD package is accompanied by web-based instruction that teach fundamentals of ASL grammar, vocabulary & syntax.
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