The description for this documentary on YouTube reads as follows: “Just like spoken languages, sign languages have dialects. Black ASL is the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities. Largely unknown to outsiders, Black ASL has become a symbol of solidarity and a vital part of …

Signing Black in America documentary (The Language & Life Project at NC State University) (All rights reserved, free access)Read More »

Their ASL Storytelling playlist contains over 80 stories translated into ASL; with the Toddler Program listing 49 stories. Many stories contain use of classifiers, role shift, temporal aspect, and other ASL storytelling conventions.Comment: Ideal for practicing comprehension of ASL skills in ASL courses, studying translation choices in interpreting courses, or for deaf educators focusing on …

RMDSCO on YouTube (Jeni Jackerson and team) (All rights reserved, free videos)Read More »

Lessons 1 through 15 are listed as appropriate for ASL 1; includes curricular resources such as PowerPoints, practice cards for students, and quizzes; video materials include both recorded lectures and practice sheets with links to video demonstration of phrases; website also contains a comprehensive dictionary of signs and a library of articles on topics covering grammar, Deaf culture, Deaf …

Lifeprint.com: “ASL University” (Dr. William G. Vicars) (All rights reserved, free access to all materials)Read More »

ASL faculty across the state have expressed interest in developing OER to establish ZTC ASL pathways. Melanie Nakaji, OER Liaison and ASL faculty at San Diego City College, is leading the development of a new video-based ASL curriculum and homework assignments in ADAPT that are presently being used in lieu of a textbook by ASL …

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