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Welcome to Signing Naturally 1011, a comprehensive course designed to help you master the basics of American Sign Language (ASL). In this article, we'll provide an overview of the course, its objectives, and what you can expect to learn.

Record yourself explaining a mock medical emergency or a morning workout routine. Watch it back to ensure your spatial agreement is precise.

dives deeper into narrative skills, expressing opinions, and using complex facial expressions to convey tone and meaning. Unit 10: Spatial Mapping and Describing Environments

Your ASL journey begins with the absolute basics of human interaction. This unit focuses on breaking the ice and establishing a visual connection.

Many students find the jump in difficulty between Unit 9 and Unit 10 to be the steepest. To stay ahead: signing naturally 1011

In ASL, your face is your grammar. Facial expressions alter the meaning of a sign completely.

Understanding the culture is just as important as learning the signs. These units highlight two major cultural norms: Open Spatial Design

Before diving into the specifics of Unit 11, it's important to understand the philosophy behind the entire series. Created by educators Ken Mikos, Cheri Smith, and Ella Mae Lentz, Signing Naturally is the most widely used ASL curriculum in North America, found at "every major college and university in the United States and Canada".

The "Ranking Principle." Using your non-dominant hand as a visual list to discuss siblings from oldest to youngest. Unit 5: Talking About Activities Welcome to Signing Naturally 1011, a comprehensive course

Signing Naturally 1011 is designed for a classroom with a Deaf instructor. However, self-studiers use it successfully with a strict regimen: watching the DVD chapter three times (once for gist, once for detail, once to mimic) and using the workbook answer key sparingly.

In Unit 10, students build a lexicon of personality and performance traits. They practice describing people based on character rather than appearance. Vocabulary sets often include words describing work ethic and personal responsibility:

This unit transitions into discussing abilities, career paths, and reacting to life events.

The themes in Unit 11 naturally lead into cultural discussions. This includes important topics like and the role of interpreters , offering a broader perspective on the Deaf community. Watch it back to ensure your spatial agreement is precise

Keep your signs within the "signing box"—roughly from your forehead to your waist, and just past your shoulders. Signing too large or too small can make you difficult to understand. Why Signing Naturally Matters

The primary objectives of Signing Naturally 1011 are:

The vocabulary in Unit 11 is rich and varied. It includes signs for discussing , such as BE-KNOWLEDGEABLE-IN, BE-SKILLED-IN, BE-EXCEPTIONAL-IN for ability, and ZERO-FOREHEAD, NOT-KNOWING-HOW, AWKWARD/CLUMSY, and BE-INEPT for a lack thereof. You'll also learn signs for various academic majors or fields of study like AMERICAN LITERATURE, HISTORY, SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, LAW, POLITICS, ENGINEERING, and BUSINESS. The unit teaches signs for emotional and physical reactions like SHOCKED, ASTONISHED, SQUEEZE-THROAT, DISGUSTED, EMBARRASSED, JUMP-JOY, and RELIEVED . Beyond vocabulary, you'll learn the grammatical rule that signs like CAN, WILL, WON'T, CAN'T, MUST, SHOULD, NOT, SOMETIMES, NEVER, ALWAYS, and OFTEN often appear at the end of an ASL sentence.