Keith Cagle

1000 ASL Faces: Frontiers in ASL

The workshop will discuss on: (a) the importance of non-manual expressions for ASL; (b) the functions of non-manual expressions (grammatical signals, modifiers, independent signs and listener's feedback); (c) some bi-cultural misunderstandings of non-manual expressions between deaf culture and general American culture (hearing people); (d) the importance of listener's feedback’s and its four categories to stimulate and continue communication between the ASL signers; (e) the  non-manual components with an emphasis on ASL mouthings; (f) manipulation with mouth movement and eye signals; and (g) factors (age, gender, ethnical culture, location and who) influencing NMS. Length of workshop: 5 hours

1000 Deaf and ASL Jokes and Stories

 This presentation introduces common ASL and Deaf Cultural jokes, folklore and creative artistic stories shared by Deaf community members. It shows how Deaf people create ASL and Deaf cultural jokes, folklore and creative artistic stories through playing and creative use of ASL & written ASL words, ASL handshapes and numerical signs, signed & written English, sounds of English words, deafness, acronyms, mouthing, fingerspelling, signing puns, State's and place's signs, paranoid and experiences, mistaken signs made by interpreters and ASL students, hearing people and groups within the Deaf community. It guarantees you hours of roaring laughter and is an excellent way to prepare for interpreting for Deaf people who use jokes in the course of their discourse.   Length of workshop: 2 hours

ASLTA AND ITS EVALUATION FOR ASL TEACHER'S CERTIFICATE

This workshop will inform you about the ASLTA Evaluation and Certification system and its procedure for three different levels: Provisional, Qualified and Professional. The requirements for each level will be explained.

Effective Presentation in ASL and Deaf Culture

The workshop discusses the cultural differences between hearing and Deaf presentation styles:  a) getting attention and logistic business; b) introduction of guest speaker and credibility; c) how the presenter begin and conclude his/her presentation culturally; and d) cohesive features for outlining. The workshop includes discussion on pre-planning for presentation setting up, importance of visual aids and breaks for Deaf audience, and techniques to improve a Deaf person’s public presentation skills.   Length: 4 hours

From Signed English to ASL, HOW???

The presenter will outline some Signing English grammatical signs (e.g. “the”, “-ing”, “-ness”, “¬ment”, “of”, “by”, past tense signs and personal pronouns) and word order (e.g. SVO and time frame), then demonstrate how to express those concepts in American Sign Language without relying on the Signing English’s grammatical signs and word order.  Signing According to meaning and concept will be discussed and demonstrated.  Length of workshop: 4 hours

How to Construct in ASL with Classifiers

The hand-on experience workshop will help the students to understand and learn how to use the following principles in signing to construct the objects:  a) subject/object along with color, size, noun and classifiers; b) reference point; c)Object Subject Verb (OSV); and d) classifiers of Cl: A, B, C, C-small, F, G, H, I and 5-bent.  Length of workshop: 2-3 hours

Manipulating Semantics in Registers and Continuum

The workshop will discuss settings in different register levels:  frozen, formal, consultative, conversational, intimidate and coding. And discuss how semantic could be changed in different level, and in a range from one extreme side to another extreme. The participants will have some on-hand activities to exercise manipulating semantics in different registers and continuum.  Length of workshop: 4 hours

Semantics in ASL

The workshop will discuss three ways of looking at the semantics in ASL: a) Same English lexical item with many different ASL signs, depending on the meaning of English lexical item in sentences; b) Same ASL lexical sign with many different English words, depending on the meaning and sentence/dialogue the sign is used in; and c) semantic networking where a base ASL sign may be interrelated with other ASL signs as based on a prototype of meaning. The purpose of this workshop is to expand the ASL vocabulary knowledge and translation between ASL and English.  Length: 4 hours

Sign Language Proficiency Interview: ASL  Training (NTID Version)

The training with another co-trainer requires at least three days to train the maximum of 12 participants to become new SLPI interviewer and rater. The participants will learn about the purpose and history of SLPI (NTID verison), difference between form and function, and how to evaluate only form, then function and finally both form and function. Then the participants will learn about interviewing techniques and how to determine rating for each candidate through practices. Length of workshop: At least three days Required: VCR & Monitor 

The Basics about ASL Linguistics

The workshop introduces the participants to basic information about language, linguistics, histories and developments of ASL and English, components of ASL phonology, morphology, syntax and discourse, semantic including how to sign ASL instead of SEE signs, and contemporary issues of ASL. The workshop will benefit any hearing and deaf person.  Length of workshop: 10 hours (two days)

The Basics about Teaching ASL

The 10-hours training introduces you to basic and important information about how to teach American Sign Language. It explains about motivation, history of teaching ASL, different teaching methods, teaching fingerspelling, vocabulary, grammar, Deaf culture, conversational skills, activities in classroom, evaluation, selection of resources and materials, course syllabus and professionalization. It is a MUST for new and interested ASL teachers. Length of Workshop: 10 hours (two days) Required: VCR & Monitor 

Developing an Effective Evaluation System for ASL Students

The workshop is designed for the ASL/ITP educators. It will focus on developing an evaluation system for ASL/ITP classes. The presenter will provide multiple types of evaluations / exams /assessments; explain the purposes of evaluating ASL students; outline the key principles to evaluate ASL students; emphasize the difference between adults and children while evaluating; provide tools to develop knowledge of evaluating on components such as culture, community and linguistics aswell as skills which include three areas: 1) receptive, 2) expressive and 3) conversational; offer a variety of evaluation tools on knowledge and skills and provide a variety of grading methods.  Length of workshop: 4 hours

Types of ASL Sentences

The workshop discusses the eighteen (18) types of ASL sentences:  Statement, Negation, Assertion, Command, Yes/No Question - Regular,  Yes/No Question - Positive biased, Yes/No Question -Negative biased, WH Question - Regular,  WH Question - Positive biased,  WH Question - Negative biased, Rhetorical Question, Tag Question, Conditional Signal - Statement,  Conditional Signal - Question, Relative Clause, Topicalization, Adverbial Clause and Comparative Sentence. The workshop includes hand-on practices with the types of ASL sentences, pre-quiz and post-quiz. Length of workshop: 4 hours

Video Technology as Instructional and Evaluation Tools

The presenter will demonstrate a video-instruction techniques used in his ASL classes.  Several first and final videotapings of his students will be viewed to indicate the changes and improvements from strong English-like signing to ASL-like signing in a session. This technique is useful for training English-like signer to become ASL signer.  Length of workshop: 1 hour  Required: VCR & Monitor

WRITE SILLY-BUS, HOW? ME STILL DUCKING

This workshop discusses an importance of syllabus (of course, not SILLY-BUS) and lesson plan for your ASL course, and introduces important information for development of syllabus and lesson plan including components:  course description, goals, objectives, strategies, grading criteria and resources. They are essential for ASL courses and application for ASLTA certification of Provisional level. After the workshop, “ME STILL DUCKING” will no longer exist.  Length of workshop: 3 hours

As of December 2008