Signs of the Times
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Signs of the Times

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eBook - PDF

Signs of the Times

About this book

•Completely Revised with New Signs and Lessons
•Each Sign Illustration Features Sentences in English and ASL Order
•New Class Activities and New Student Activities for Homework or Quizzes
•New Facts about American Sign Language Grammar and Deaf Culture

Now, the bestselling American Sign Language textbook Signs of the Times has been completely revised and updated. The new, second edition is an excellent beginner's American Sign Language textbook designed for use in the classroom or at home. Organized into 44 lessons, it presents more than 1,300 signs representing 3,500 English glosses. Each lesson contains clear illustrations of all signs, English equivalent words and synonyms, sample sentences to define vocabulary context, and practice sentences to display and reinforce ASL usage.

Signs of the Times is a complete text that includes new class activities for teachers, plus new student activities that can be done in class, as homework, or as quizzes. The new edition features the Contextual Sign/Word Appendix, which displays groups of sentences using the same English word to show different meanings along with the corresponding ASL signs. It also provides an expanded index, vocabulary lists, and a reading reference list. The new edition offers facts on ASL grammar and Deaf culture and includes mind ticklers that enliven the lessons with hints, tips, and mnemonic devices.

The new Signs of the Times expands the features that made it a standard, easy-to-use ASL textbook. Signs are repeated in sentences throughout the book to provide excellent practice for the students. The clear, easy-to-understand sign illustrations facilitates the learning process, enhancing students' success while also making ASL fun.

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Yes, you can access Signs of the Times by Edgar H. Shroyer,Susan P. Shroyer in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Languages. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Organization of the Text
  9. American Manual Alphabet and Numbers
  10. Lesson 1
  11. Lesson 2
  12. Lesson 3
  13. Lesson 4
  14. Lesson 5
  15. Lesson 6
  16. Lesson 7
  17. Lesson 8
  18. Lesson 9
  19. Lesson 10
  20. Lesson 11
  21. Lesson 12
  22. Lesson 13
  23. Lesson 14
  24. Lesson 15
  25. Lesson 16
  26. Lesson 17
  27. Lesson 18
  28. Lesson 19
  29. Lesson 20
  30. Lesson 21
  31. Lesson 22
  32. Lesson 23
  33. Lesson 24
  34. Lesson 25
  35. Lesson 26
  36. Lesson 27
  37. Lesson 28
  38. Lesson 29
  39. Lesson 30
  40. Lesson 31
  41. Lesson 32
  42. Lesson 33
  43. Lesson 34
  44. Lesson 35
  45. Lesson 36
  46. Lesson 37
  47. Lesson 38
  48. Lesson 39
  49. Lesson 40
  50. Lesson 41
  51. Lesson 42
  52. Lesson 43
  53. Lesson 44
  54. Conceptual Sign/Word Appendix
  55. Index