Interactive Online Correspondence Course

1.3 CEUs (Professional Studies)

Self-Paced

The number of CEUs offered accounts for the estimated total of 13 hours it will take to complete all of the content: video lectures, assignments, and quizzes

Location: Your Home!
By: Wink, MA, MBA, NIC Master
Course Presented in ASL

A New Way to Categorize Classifiers/Depicting Verbs

There is a commonly held view that classifiers can be categorized into 8 or more types (e.g., semantic, element, body part). My own research led me to create a workshop called “Classifiers/Depicting Verbs Reduced to Three.” As my research has continued, I now see that those three - entity, tool, and tracing - can be further reduced to just a single type: entity classifiers.

This course first describes the traditional thinking and teaching of classifiers, then identifies redundancies and other problems with this typology. This is followed by an analysis of how individual classifier components are combined with conceptual content and construal in ASL. 

Throughout the course, each module will have at least one quiz, and most modules include assignments. Assignments require submission of signed videos, for which feedback will be provided by Wink (generally via video as well) on your use of these critical components of ASL.  

*Presented in ASL*

Is it really self paced?

Yup, start and finish whenever you like. Take as many breaks as you like. There are three things to consider:

1) You will be emailed a link to download a PDF that has the login information you need to access the course. Once you click the link to the PDF it will expire within 24hours. Please try and download the PDF to a safe place so that you can access the course at your leisure. However, if you miss the email, that is fine just reply to order confirmation email and request the login PDF be sent to you again. I apologize that the web hosting company has this 24hr time limit.

2) There may be a time where I need to postpone giving feedback, if that time comes I will email all participants who have been active within the past year about the logistics of the postponement.

3) If I ever decide to retire the course, I will email all participants who have been active in the past year with a retirement date for the course that will be no sooner than 3months to give ample time to complete the course if you desire to do so.

Course Setup

6 online modules (accessible by computer, tablet, or smart phone)

- Each module includes a quiz with immediate feedback (Click here to see a sample)

- All modules include a deliberate practice assignment to be submitted as a video that will receive feedback from Wink

Logistics

Upon registration you will be emailed a temporary link to download instructions containing a link and password to access the course. 

At the completion of all required work, you will be awarded 1.3 PS CEUs through the RID CMP

Wink will assess all of your deliberate practice assignments and provide feedback on your work. He also will be available for a virtual session if needed for any questions and/or discussions related to the course. There is also a question submission form for questions or comments you may have.

Educational Objectives:

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Explain how the traditional “tracing/SaSS” classifier can be described by the cognitive operations of “Transfer” and “Scanning”

• Explain how handling classifiers are actually constructed action

• Explain how the conceptual system fills in the patterns produced by depicting verbs

• Answer each of the five questions that can be asked for classifier constructions

• Define and at least give one example of:

  • objective movement in classifier use

  • perceived movement in classifier use

  • transfer movement in classifier use

  • the BE-AT construction in classifier use

  • the arc construction in classifier use

  • the static entity construction in classifier use

  • how ASL classifiers can be fully fixed units and schematic units

  • how depiction uses content and construal

  • “Participant Scene” depiction

  • “Observer Scene” depiction

  • “Both Scenes Present” depiction

  • both scaling approaches, compression and enlargement

  • novel classifiers

Course Preview:

Browse the Table of Contents:

Course Introduction

Module 1: Depiction is just showing, right?

Module 1.1 - What is Depiction?

Module 1.2 - Depiction in everyday life

Module 1.3 - Depiction in Spoken Language

Module 1.4 - Is Depiction Gesture?

Module 1.5 - Defining Depiction in Language

Module 1.6 - Why do we have Depiction?

Module 1.7 - The role of Classifiers in ASL

Module 1.8 - Are they still called classifiers?

Module 1.9 - Is that a sign or a classifier?

Module 1.10 - The Ironic Classifying Classifiers Problem

Module 1 Wrap-Up

Module 1 Assignments

Module 2: Categorizing Classifiers- A Traditional Approach

Module 2 Introduction

Module 2.1 - More on Categories

Module 2.2 - Criteria: the relationship between the hand and arm

Module 2.3 - The Trouble with Tracing

Module 2.4 - Introduction to the Identification Flowchart

A Gentle Reminder

Module 2 Assignments

Module 3: Categorizing Classifiers Based on Movement

Module 3 Introduction

Module 3.1 - Movement Type #1 Objective-ish

Module 3.2 - Movement Type #2 Perceived

Module 3.3 - Movement Type #3 Transferred/Scanning

Module 3.4 - Movement Type #4 BE-AT and placement of static entities

Module 3.5 - Movement Type #5 Prior-Now

Module 3.6 - Movement Type #6 Arc

Module 3.7 - Internal Movement

Module 3.8 - Static Entities

Module 3 Assignments

Module 4: Being, and not Being, in the Same Room as Classifiers

Module 4 Introduction

Module 4.1 - Partitioning

Module 4.2 - Three Types of Spaces that Create Scenes for Classifiers

Module 4.3 - Examples

Module 4 Assignments

Module 5: Building Classifiers

Module 5 Introduction

Module 5.1 - The First Question: Which handshape(s) best represent the object?

Module 5.2 - The Second Question: Where in space should the handshape(s) be placed?

Module 5.3 - The Third Question: What movement type(s) can be added to the handshape?

Module 5.4 - The Fourth Question: Can internal movement be added?

Module 5.5 - The Fifth Question: What manner can you add to the movements?

Summary graphic of the five questions

Module 5.6 - Switching Movement Types

Module 5.7 - Scaling the size of objects with classifiers

Module 5.8 - General tips for what you can start with

Module 5 Assignments

Module 6 The Face and Classifiers & Final Thoughts

Module 6 Introduction to Mouth Morphemes & Classifiers/Depicting Verbs

Module 6.1 Classifiers/Depicting Verbs and Constructed Action

Module 6.2 Classifiers/Depicting Verbs and Onomatopoeias

Module 6.3 Classifiers/Depicting Verbs and Traditional Mouth Morphemes

Module 6.4 Classifiers/Depicting Verbs and “Ideophones”

Module 6.5 - Myth: Classifiers must be named (classifier predicates)

Module 6.6 - Another myth: Classifiers can mean anything

Module 6.7 - One more myth: Classifiers are usually only used for stories

Module 6.8 - What are Novel Classifiers?

Module 6 Assessment

Course Evaluation

Sample quiz: Click here to see a sample of a self-assessment quiz

Wink is an approved RID Sponsor for continuing education activities. This professional studies program is offered for 1.3 CEUs at the Little to None prior knowledge content level.

Target Audience: Working and aspiring sign language interpreters, or intermediate to advanced students of ASL.

No cancellations- if unexpected situations occur every reasonable accommodation will be explored to best work with you.

Reasonable accommodation requests may be sent through our contact form here.

I commit to you that I will be respectful, positive, and encouraging. I will not discriminate and will make every effort not to offend.

AUTHORED AND FEEDBACK GIVEN BY WINK

Wink, MA, MBA, NIC Master, enjoys researching and creating various workshops that focus on skill building through deliberate practice, which he wrote about in the RID Views, Winter 2012 issue. Presenting workshops the last ten years at national conferences (NAD, RID, Silent Weekend) regional conferences (RID I, II, III, IV, V), state conferences, and local workshops across the nation has given Wink experiences to enhance applications for interpreters of all levels. Wink is widely noted for the comfortable atmosphere he creates and the passion he exudes. Currently Wink travels full time performing, presenting workshops, and managing Winkshop, Inc, through which he has developed a dozen training DVDs.