G. L. Alayna Finley - Framing Deaf

Question 1

ASL is used by combining movements from WHERE on the body (6)?

Answer 1

Hands, wrists, arms, face, head, trunk (torso)

Question 2

What did AG Bell think about sign language?

Answer 2

Although his own wife was deaf, he was completely opposed to deaf individuals at all and also looked to forbid the use of sign language in schools.

Question 3

Describe what the 3 revolutions said about sign language (hint : 1960s; mid-1960s and 1970s; mid-1990s)

Answer 3

1. 1960s - Natural signed languages are REAL ones
2. mid-1960s - deaf culture emerges (traditions, art, customs)
3. mid-1990s - signed + spoken are seen as BIOLOGICALLY equivalent

Question 4

True or false : After the 3rd revolution, people rapidly grew to understand deaf individuals and their language as relatively equivalent and as advanced as auditory language speakers.

Answer 4

False, even today, deaf individuals still face grave stigma around their impairment

Question 5

True or false : Jada is correct to think that, as she both signs and speaks, her brain processes both methods equivalently.

Answer 5

True, the human brain isn’t intrinsically ‘biased’ like us, so it doesn’t discriminate the two.

Question 6

Which of the following are reasons why people might stop seeing a speech therapist

1. They feel like they aren’t progressing the way they should
2. They feel as though there is an ‘overpraising’ aspect to basic tasks
3. They feel as though they aren’t properly understood by their SLP
4. They find speech to be ‘superiorly challenging’

Answer 6

2. They feel as though there is an ‘overpraising’ aspect to basic tasks
3. They feel as though they aren’t properly understood by their SLP

Question 7

Why is language deprivation so harmful to deaf children? (provide at least 3 reasons)

Answer 7

1. They (may) miss the critical period of time for cognitive development when learning languages, which delays ‘language cognition’
2. They are more prone to be bullied or isolated because they can’t learn the same way.
3. They won’t be at the same educational level as their peers (which can cause further trauma)

Question 8

True or false : ASL follows somewhat of the same structure as English, in that they contain words for everything.

Answer 8

False, there are many words that aren’t quite present in ASL, such as the name for ‘vehicle’ (four door)