Thursday, May 31, 2007

Discussion: Importance of ASL Lit Log

Storysigning: "King & King" Parts 1 & 2

Storybook King & King signed in ASL

I sign a storybook in ASL. For ASL Literature course, part of ASL & Literacy Instructor Program at George Brown College in Toronto. It is in 2 parts, nearly 15 minutes long in total.

Part 1



Part 2

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

ASL Poem "Harry Potter & Quidditch"

ABC Story of Harry Potter & Quidditich..

Monday, May 21, 2007

ASL Poem "Toronto Homeless"

Discussion: Role of First Language in learning 2nd languages

I explain the role of first language in learning 2nd languages.

Discussion: Metalinguistism & Language Development

In this video I explain why metalinguistic abilities are important in language development.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Discussion: Pragmatic Development

I'm taking Language Acquistion & Development course at George Brown College.

Linguistics is study of language. The 5 components of linguistics are Syntax, Semantics, Morphology, Phonology & Pragmatics.

In this video, I explain Pragamatic Developmment.

Discussion: Areas of brain involved in linguistic processing

Language Development & Acquistion.
What areas of brain are involved with language processing? The Broca, Wernicke's, Auditory Cortex & Visual Cortex

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

ASL Poem "Daddy"

ASL Poem by Adrian Desmarais titled "Daddy" it is done using handshapes D-A-D-D-Y in that order to express my message