Online Sign Language Instruction General Information While we have been able to gather some information from interested parties in the past, we are hoping this short survey can give us more organized specifics about those interested in taking sign language classes remotely. - Florida residents only- Priority will be given to parents and instructors of the deaf (Not intended for interpreter training)- Due to large amounts of interest, the classes are first come first serve, through email correspondence. We will do our best to accommodate your needs, but cannot guarantee a seat.- Communications will occur through email correspondence. Please check your email regularly. It is also possible that our emails can end up in your spam folder/filter under your email account. Question Title * 1. Is your interest in this class as an individual or as a part of a group? Individual Group Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Phone Number and Email Address Name: City/Town: County: Email Address: Question Title * 3. School District where child/children reside? Question Title * 4. Which of the following applies to you? I am the parent/guardian of a Deaf/HH child. I am a professional in the classroom supporting the instruction of a Deaf/HH child Other Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. Have you taken a sign language class before? Yes No Question Title * 6. How proficient are you in using ASL? Beginner - Students need not have any prior ASL experience - students can expect to learn the following: manual alphabet, numbers 1 – 20, basic introductions, greetings & responses, “wh” questions, days of the week, months, colors, “family” vocabulary, and basics of Deaf culture. Level 1 - ASL students will learn more in depth greetings and farewells, learn about the 5 parameters of ASL, facial expressions and non-manual signals, asking for help, questioning, routines, deaf culture, and practice simple receptive and expressive phrases. ) Level 2 - ASL students will learn background signs, location signs, vocabulary related to personal interests, the states and provinces, cities, deaf culture, introduction to aspects of the structure of ASL, colors, possessive signs, technology signs, vocabulary related to addresses and telephones and months of the year. Level 3 - ASL students will learn signs related to school vocabulary, agent markers, looking at a map and referencing locations, initializations of certain words, classifiers, time, sports and activities, tenses, deaf culture, and practice more advanced receptive and expressive phrases. Level 4 - ASL students will learn signs about daily routines, spatial organization, frequency, household activities, noun-verb pairs, clothing, describing people, characteristics, health, the natural world, deaf culture, and practice long receptive and expressive phrases and paragraphs with details, classifiers, and use of space to describe a story. Level 5 - ASL students will learn vocabulary related to the home and community, spatial visualization, money, getting around town, work and study, using “to be”, food, animals, and deaf culture. This level will be working a great deal on conversations and using the vocabulary learned in all the previous levels. Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Do you have the following access where you could participate in the online class? Internet Access A recently purchased computer (no more than 3-5 years old A computer camera or webcam Access to other video technology (Please specify below) Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Do you have the following access where you could participate in the online class? Yes No Internet Access Internet Access Yes Internet Access No A recently purchased computer (no more than 3-4 years old) A recently purchased computer (no more than 3-4 years old) Yes A recently purchased computer (no more than 3-4 years old) No A computer camera or webcam A computer camera or webcam Yes A computer camera or webcam No Access to other video technology (Please specify below) Access to other video technology (Please specify below) Yes Access to other video technology (Please specify below) No Other video technology Question Title * 9. What would be the best time for you to participate in a sign language class? 10:00am - 11:30am 3:00pm - 4:30pm 4:30pm - 6:00pm 6:00pm - 7:30pm Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. What day of the week would be most convenient for a sign language class? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. If you have taken a Sign Language class in the past, or not, and are looking for something specific from this class please explain in the box below. Done
