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    Deaf American Culture

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    Lisa Lu T/F There are different accent among signers from different areas of the country/world. answer: true [chapter 10‚ FHPO] T/F A community is a single person who share common ethnicity. answer: false [Power Point deaf value] Mexicanprincess07@san.rr.com 1)true or false    "The deaf community would rather be identified as deaf-mutes than hard-hearing" Answer: False.   Source: "For hearing people only" Ch. 37 2)What’s the fundamental value in Deaf-World? Answer: Unity Source:

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    emeritus I. King Jordan. The movie started by CJ Jones who is an actor & director. It’s gives me more information about the deaf culture & community by showing me the history of how Gallaudet‚ Laurent Clark & other great people brought sign language to the united stated states. The video let me appreciate the deaf culture more and understand it better. Deaf people suffered many hardships through the years but opportunities for them are growing more and more. The way hearing view Deaf culture

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    culture and language

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    against chaos; it constrains by imposing a structure on nature and by limiting the range of possible meanings created by the individual I quite agree with this oppinion by Claire Kramsch‚ especially after I have read the first 10 pages of his book Language and Culture and gained a basic understanding of his views. Accoridng ot Claire‚ "nature refers to what is born and grows organically"‚ and "culture refers ot what has been grown and groomed" (1998‚ p. 4). He took roses as an example to illusrate

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    gesture and posture. These three factors are prevalent and relevant in regard to communication being define through different cultures‚ genders and age groups. In 1952‚ Ray Birdwhistell‚ anthropologist‚ conducted the first scientific study of body language. The study showed that 65% to 70% of all communication is based on non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communications are: Kinesics – body movements‚ Vocalics – tone; Haptics – touch; Proxemics – space; Chronemics – use of time; Physical Appearance

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    American Sign Language course in high school to not only learn the language‚ but to learn about the deaf culture as well. I would like to someday be fluent in sign language so that I can cater to the deaf community while conducting business. Conducting research‚ I learned a lot about to deaf community. Deaf people are presumed to have a disability because they do not have the ability to use all five senses. The Deaf community is a cultural group‚ sharing common experience‚ concerns‚ and language

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    Language

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    Language Communication of thoughts and feelings through a system of arbitrary signals‚ such as voice sounds‚ gestures‚ or written symbols. Such a system as used by a nation‚ people‚ or other distinct community; often contrasted with dialect. Global language A world language is a language spoken internationally which is learned by many people as a second language. A world language is not only characterized by the number of its speakers (native or second language speakers)‚ but also by its geographical

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    Pigeons And Language

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    “vrey” or words with additional letters that misspelled them. In cases like this‚ pigeons’ performance is more similar to humans than to baboons’ performance. Ultimately‚ the four pigeons learned to differentiate between 26 and 58 words. Despite the language or culture‚ the Visual Word Form Area of the brain initiates the ability to read. Since the written word was not developed until about 5‚400 years

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    be blind or have hearing difficulty or learning difficulties. The alternative types of communications which could be used to suit a person are; Makaton‚ British Sign Language‚ Braille‚ Communication boards‚ and symbol systems. Makaton is a type of communication which involves using signs and symbols. It also uses speech‚ including signs and symbols. It is designed for those who cannot communicate efficiently by speaking. Makaton also involves using facial expressions tied to a word to help a person

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    Study Guides for Deaf People and Journey Text Readings Week 6 People Chapter 5 1. What kinds of parent-child interactions lead to language learning in babies? 2. What categories do children’s first words usually fall into? 3. How does a sight-word reading vocabulary normally develop? 4. How do deaf readers store “reading by eye” words in their brains? 5. How does the “reading by ear” process differ from the “reading by eye” process? 6. How do deaf readers use “reading by

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    “Communication Strategies for Nurses Interacting with Deaf Patients” by Christine Chong-hee Lieu et.al‚ explains how communicating with deaf patients can be challenging for nurses. The language barrier often makes explaining a deaf patients medical situation difficult for the nurse‚ which leads to little or no understanding by the patient of what is happening. Providers need to understand‚ while paper and pen may be ok for some hearing impaired patients‚ it is not always an option for others. “Despite

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