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Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

That’s an excellent idea!

Thanks.

Suggestions?

Is there any survey platform that makes it easier for survey participants to respond in ASL by using the platform's video features? Unless I am mistaken, Qualtrics does not appear to be capable of doing that internally such as self-recording.

That’s a good one and very true!!!!

I second to that!

UGH! I'm sorry to read this...I truly hope that your project resumes once they are forced to unfreeze by the Court or Congress.

Another thing to consider is that receptive and expressive skills do not develop along the same trajectory. I have observed many students who exhibit strong expressive skills but struggle with receptive skills, and vice versa.

How many hours of language and modality-specific contact are needed to achieve proficiency in the visual-manual modality? Do you know? (2/2)

A question -
The ACTFL provides guidelines on the time required for students to achieve proficiency in a language based on hours of instruction. ASL is classified as a Category IV language (I think), which requires over 2,000 hours to achieve proficiency.

Now I wonder...(1/2)

thank you.

A question for you especially those who are experts in this area -

'Heritage Language" - if a deaf child does not acquire ASL at home but at a deaf school, would that count as a heritage language? For most, deaf schools function like a community, right?

Three new tenure track positions for ASL faculty posted in California and Utah. My page has links and more information.

Thank you for that and allowing us to have this conversation that helps clarifying our understanding of the important terms.

This is an interesting discussion. I see a similar definition - watch is active/engaging while view is passive/less engaging. I can’t help wonder if the sign of watch (the handshape of L - looks more passive) and the sign of viewing (the HS of 2 - looks more engaging) affect the word choice?

read/write = we make (write) and watch (read) videos.

Speak/listen = we sign (speak) in person and watch (listen) another person signing.

Maybe we need to find a more meaningful word than 'watch'.

From the National Literacy Trust in UK:

Literacy is "the ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that lets us communicate effectively and make sense of the world."

So, ASL literacy is the ability to sign and watch in a way that lets us communicate effectively and make sense of the world

I have been thinking about the same thing! I see both pros and cons, but I think more pros—more marketing (free) = more citations. I also wonder if it is okay for people to take pictures if some data on slides has not been published yet?

#AcademicSky
Let's get to know each other! Quote this with: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an idea you aren't working on but keep thinking abt
1) Systemic review of studies and their qual methods on signing deaf students in K-12.
2) L2/Ln ASL students' perceptions of corrective feedback

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Doing that post a photo to zen up the timeline thing.

This is the view #DrDeaf workshop participants will get this December, except with snow added. 😄

Can’t wait to welcome 40+ deaf academics- PhD students to professors- to the next PhD student workshop and writing retreat!

I wish I could go! I will go there next year. You'll do GREAT as a facilitator. :).

Signed literacy skills are one of the most underattended educational areas for deaf students. They benefit from viewing signed videos & working towards comprehension and producing signed compositions (e.g., essays) for a variety of purposes & audiences. 1/

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