Barron's E-Z American Sign Language

Note to the student

Introduction: American Sign Language

Basics:

Facial grammar

First ten rules of ASL grammar

Introduction to the dialogues

Getting Started:

Getting started

Learning ASL

Courtesy phrases

Vocabulary building: descriptive signs

Taking up classes

Inquiring about class time

Signs for courses

Review of lessons 1-7

Deaf Community:

One Million New Signs:

Everyday ASL:

Common conversational signs

Practice signing

Discussing time

Leisure activity

Directional Verbs And Communicating:

Directional verbs that change the meanings of sentences in space

Deaf teacher

Interpreter

Understanding communication

Review of lessons 8-14

Deaf Way:

Technology and other adaptations: the deaf way

Deaf Way:

Technology and other adaptations: the deaf way

It's All Relative:

Opposites

Relations and places

Relations, cities and occupations

Body- And Gaze-Shifting-Personalizing The Message:

Talking About Time:

Time line

Talking about time

Vocabulary building: time adverbs

Review of lessons 15-20

Classifiers And The World Games For The Deaf:

Paintbrush of ASL

Introduction to classifiers: person

Exploring with classifiers

Using classifiers in a dialogue

Going to the world games for the deaf

Socializing and the world games for the deaf

Signing and the world games for the deaf

Review of lessons 21-26

Deaf Organizations:

Deaf And Hearing World:

Sports and leisure activities: part 1

Sports and leisure activities: part 2

Dentist and you

Tooth comes out

Visit to the doctor

What the doctor said

Vocabulary building: health and body related

Review of lessons 27-33

Poems And Humor:

Traveling with ASL:

Travel plans

Travel schedules

More places to visit

Review lessons 34-36

Appendix

Index.