On The Other Hand: Lesson 101 - Episode 101

There are different sign languages, some used by the deaf and others that are used by hearing people. One theme of this program is animals. We learn that the signs for animals resemble the animals shape or movement. Also covered is the area where signs are properly formed, called the signing space and how important it is.

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On The Other Hand: Lesson 102
Episode 102
This show focuses on finger spelling and sign vocabulary for colors and clothes. They also cover the manual alphabet and finger spelling for words with no signs.
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 103
Episode 103
They join the Foster family to learn sign vocabulary. This time the vocabulary is about family relationships. Also discussed are the general guidelines of how female and male signs are formed as well...
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 104
Episode 104
One section of this lesson shows how to form signs in occupations and discusses how the "person marker" is used in sign language. They also cover the 4 aspects that make up every sign.
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 105
Episode 105
This lesson explains eye gaze and how important it is in conversation. Food signs and the inverted v are also covered.
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 107
Episode 107
The entire program is about numbers and plurals, specifically cardinal numbers and how numbers are expressed in addresses, fractions, dates and other situations. Also they look at how numbers are used...
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 108
Episode 108
Telling time is related to this program. They concentrate on verbs, tenses and adverbs. The time line is covered. The time line is important because the location of the hands when signing is an...
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 109
Episode 109
More about time is discussed. You learn the signs for days of the week, holidays and other time signs. Two parts of the program will also talk about lengths of time in your time signs.
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 110
Episode 110
This program covers sign vocabulary for foods. Definitive adjectives and classifiers are covered.
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 111
Episode 111
They look at adjectives throughout this lesson including iconic adjectives that show size. They review the 4 different ways that adjectives are used in sign language.
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 112
Episode 112
This program continues the discussion on the use of adjective in American Sign Language: how to compare things and how to incorporate adjectives. Vocabulary related to health and parts of the body are...
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 113
Episode 113
This lesson looks at the past and how signs change to meet the need of the users. In the past 75 years the signs have moved inward and upward. Another change is how two separate signs were paired...
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 114
Episode 114
Styles of signing are part of this lesson. They cover more adjectives related to feelings and explain junction markers. Noun/verb pairs are described.
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 115
Episode 115
Much of the information in a signing conversation is in the expressions and body stance. They compare sentences with and without facial expressions. They also demonstrate specific facial expressions...
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 116
Episode 116
This lesson covers vocabulary for rooms and furniture around the home. Also described is space used to set up comparisons in sentences as well as the 3 kinds of sentences in the deaf language.
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 117
Episode 117
They cover how to more effectively rephrase your PSE sentences so that your meaning will be clear to deaf people, specifically the classifier 1. They compare passive voice to active voice. More signs...
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 118
Episode 118
Vocabulary covered is signs used at schools. They talk about ordinal numbers and how the are used as adjectives and adverbs. They look at non-manual features that serve as adverbs to change the...
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 119
Episode 119
The discuss why English articles are not part of ASL. They talk about English idioms and how to change them into sign language. How conjunctions are handled are also covered.
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On The Other Hand: Lesson 120
Episode 120
Prefixes and suffixes are explained. They touch on different kinds of classifiers, signs for recreational activities and talk about deaf cultures.