2024-2025
Language Corners: (Every Wednesday at 6 pm at Shea House). Contact me at 571-721-0804 if you're interested/need into the building
Spring Semester
January 29th: Special Guest
Description: A member of the ASL Department will be joining us for Language Corner!
Fall Semester
October 28: Story Time
Description: Members of the ASL pod will share ASL stories, including narratives and poems.
November 4: Rocco's Birthday
Description: It’s Rocco’s birthday! One of our pod members is making a cake for Rocco for his birthday and we invited him over. Come join us to celebrate!
November 15: Signing Lunch at Shea House
Description: We will have signing lunch at Shea House and there will be free food (pizza)!
2023-2024
Week 1: Baking in ASL!
ASL pod members baked chocolate chip cookies (vegan, of course) together!
Week 2: Game Night!
ASL pod members played Headbanz as a group, guessing and giving clues in ASL.
Week 3: Sign Languages Across Cultures 2.0!
ASL pod members learned French Sign Language (LSF) and Mexican Sign Language (LSM), fingerspelling their names and practicing basic signs.
Week 4: ASL Valentines!
ASL pod members made and exchanged valentines, some in the "I love you" handshape!
Week 5: ASL in film!
ASL pod members watched the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God and discussed how ASL and Deaf people are depicted.
Week 6: ASL in film, cont.!
ASL pod members continued watching Children of a Lesser God and discussed what they liked and disliked about the film's portrayal of Deaf people.
Week 7 (SPRING RECESS: NO LANGUAGE CORNER!)
Week 8: ASL telephone!
ASL pod members played telephone, practicing receptive and expressive ASL skills.
Week 9: ASL Semester Event!
ASL pod members brainstormed conversation topics and reviewed ASL etiquette for Friday's Signing Lunch @Shea!
Week 10: Slang in ASL!
ASL pod members learned ASL slang words and phrases.
Week 11: Funny stories/jokes in ASL!
To celebrate April Fool's Day, ASL pod members shared funny stories and jokes in ASL.
Week 12: Charades!
ASL pod members played charades with a catch — no signing — to review gestures.
Week 13: Thank you cards!
ASL pod members made thank you cards for ASL department faculty.
Week 14
Week 15