Getting to Know You, Intermediate-Low, ASL 202, Lab 02

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Amber Hoye, Delaney Lyon, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

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  • Most activities are 30 minutes in duration, unless otherwise specified.
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Getting to Know You, Intermediate-Low

Description:

 Students will reflect on their language skills and understanding through a self-evaluation method. Students will form a community within their group and engage in getting to know you activities.  

Proficiency Level:

Intermediate-Low

Keywords:

Introductions, Preferences, Favorites, Partners, Get to know you

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can interact with others to meet my needs in a variety of familiar situations.
  • I can share information about myself.
  • I can correct wrong information about myself.

NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards

  • Standard 1.1: Students use American Sign Language to engage in conversations and provide information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Standard 1.2: Students comprehend and interpret live and recorded American Sign Language on a variety of topics.
  • Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas in American Sign Language to an audience of viewers on a variety of topics.

Idaho World Language Standards:

  • COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
  • COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
  • COMM 3.2: Adapt presentation to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers.

Materials Needed:

Warm-up

1. Begin by opening the Google slideshow and introducing the Can-do's for today's activity. 

2. Using the Review Word List, sign each word on the list to the students. Students will then sign it back and provide a definition. 

3. Explain different contexts of when these words would be used. 

Main Activity

1. Students will find a partner or get in a small group. 

2. Using the Get to Know You Cards, the instructor will sign each question from the cards to the whole group. 

3. Students will then provide their answers to their partner and explain why that is their answer. 

4. If time permits, the whole group will come back together as a lab and discuss their responses to the cards and/or present their partners answers as well. 

Wrap-up

Ask the following questions to finish the lab: 

1. Do you feel a bit more comfortable with your group mates?
2. Are you looking forward to the rest of the semester with your group?

End of lab:

• Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence. 
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.) 
• Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
• Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can interact with others to meet my needs in a variety of familiar situations.
  • I can share information about myself.
  • I can correct wrong information about myself.

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