ASL PAH! means success. WHen using PAH facial grammar (it looks like you silently say PAH) along with the sign for success it means a great accomplishment. Even though ASL is not a written language PAH! has become a word that deaf people will actually write on banners, cards, signs, papers etc. So I wish all of you PAH! on your exam.
Introduction to Deaf Culture Midterm
Take Home Exam
Weeks 1-6
105 points
15 points each
Due: Monday, March 7th
Exams must be turned in BEFORE CLASS BEGINS
Each student will be required to post their exam on the blog after it has been turned in. Students will be asked to comment on another student's exam question and give feedback to their work.
Answer the following questions. Your exam must be typed, hand written exams will not be accepted. Typed exams allow me to read through your material much easier and quicker.
****HOW TO ANSWER YOUR ESSAY QUESTIONS****
Your responses need to include:
- facts, quotes, examples--proof of your understanding and proof that you have actually participated in class meetings, completed the readings/blogs, and watched the videos shown (provide examples).
- Sentences need to be grammatically correct.
Essay Questions:
1. What is audism? How will you approach educational opportunities to teach others about audism without creating hostility and defensiveness (Create a scenario and provide how you will respond)?
2. What are the two views of Deaf people? What are the cause and effect of each of these views? Which view do you believe people should participate in and why?
3. Why is American Sign Language so valued within the Deaf Community? Why do Deaf people feel so protective of ASL? Find an example of how the hearing community abuses ASL.
4. List two culture differences between the Deaf Culture and the Hearing/American Culture. Are your examples values, norms or beliefs?
5. Explain why the Deaf Community and the GLBT(Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, and Transgender) Community are very parallel. Give one examples and explain in detail.
6. List the four avenues of membership to Deaf Culture. Give examples of each area. (You may list the four avenues and give a brief example of each, a long essay is not necessary for this question)
7. What percentage of Deaf children are born into hearing families? Where do most Deaf people acquire their culture and language as a result? Discuss both children and adults in your responses.
Hello everyone,
ReplyDeleteJust wondering how your exams are going, I just finished mine but I have no idea if it is what Monica is looking for. I feel that I have addressed the questions completely, but I only have a few examples from our blogs. I was curious to see how many examples everyone else had.
Thanks!
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI am sure you did well. You work hard and put a lot of effort into everything you do.
4. List two cultural differences between Deaf culture and Hearing Americans
ReplyDeleteThe big difference between Deaf culture and Hearing Americans is the way in which we both communicate. Hearing people can have a complete conversation for minutes and even sometimes hours without looking at each other. Even without this eye contact, our communication between each other is still effective to a certain extent. We can understand each other by the tone of the other person’s voice to understand if they are happy, sad, or mad. It’s a very passive language. Two girls can walk down the hall at school and talk about howamazing their hair is looking that day and the other person will probably agree without even looking at her hair. This is so opposite for Deaf people. Since ASL is a visual and active language, eye contact, facial expressions, and body language are vital for communication. Deaf people really can’t look away and still be listening to the other person, that’s impossible. Direct eye contact is so important to understand what the other person is saying. Also facial expressions and body language are important because that’s how emotions come across. If a Deaf person is particularly angry about something, they must show it in their face and body language vs. how hearing people just change the tone or pitch of their voice to convey this meaning.
It’s hard to think of a second difference between the two cultures. I would have to say that the communities are different in the way we see and perceive our cultures. Deaf people have their own separate language and means of communication, they have their own schools for the deaf, and they have a community with specific avenues of membership. The Hearing/American community really lacks that. We don’t have separate schools for different languages, all schools are spoken in English and if foreigners attend the schools, they must learn English. Basically anyone can be officially American. They can just take a test and live in the United States for a minimum amount of time and then they can be members. As mentioned in the previous example, the communication is different in that ASL is active and English is passive.
My examples are values and norms. It’s a norm for hearing people to not have eye contact all the time as it’s a norm for Deaf people to always have eye contact for their communication. It’s American values about the country that are different than that of values within the Deaf community. We can possibly say that American values are centered around eating and being active consumers while Deaf values are centered around their oppression and their language.
This was my response to question #4 :) enjoy!!
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing that you did well. I didn't use a lot of exact quotes or examples. Our class has been structured in such a way that much of the learning has come from the discussions we have in class vs. the traditional notes you have for other classes. If you support your thoughts I'm sure you will do AWESOME!
I also chose #4
ReplyDeleteThere are many differences between the Deaf Culture and Hearing/American Culture, but the two that stick out to me most is how open Deaf people are with their lives compared to Hearing/Americans and how much Deaf people value their culture. For my first point, Monica has given us many examples in class. For example, if a Deaf person doesn’t like your hair cut, or thinks you’ve gained weight, they are not afraid to say something. Whether its a concern or an opinion, they will be very straight forward and honest. Where as in the Hearing/American Culture, telling someone you don’t like their hair cut would be considered rude, and telling someone you think they’ve gained weight is one of the worst things you could ever say to someone, especially women. Putting aside the things that Monica has told us, the reason this stuck out to me the most is because every day that I go to class with Monica, she sits in the front and tells us about her day, or her weekend, or anything else in her life that she wants to share from her life! I know more about her home life and family than I know about some of my classmates, and that’s because its a huge part of her culture to share that with people and be completely open. I am extremely appreciative of this because her willingness to open up to our classes has made learning about the Deaf Culture and Language one of the best learning experiences I have ever had. The other part that stuck out to me so much is how much Deaf people seem to value their culture. They are so protective of who is a part of their community and how it is represented. For example, you have to meet the four avenues to gain membership to the community: Language, Social, Political, and Audiological (which are described in a later essay question). In the Deaf Culture, the members are so close and open and it is clear that they all share such a strong love for one another and their Culture. Deaf people are so true to each other and their beliefs, and like Monica has taught us in class, one person succeeds, they all succeed. I admire that so much because I feel like it is a growing trend for Hearing/Americans to lose their culture very easily, and everyone is always looking to get ahead of one another, which is very different from the Deaf Culture.
-Halie