Expressive Final Exam
 The format is similar to that of the receptive final exam:  15 sentences; 10 vocabulary; 5 fingerspelling words and 5 numbers.  The student will sign the material and the instructor will evaluate.  Same point system.

Exam

Points

Total

(15) Sentences*

16

240

(10) Vocabulary

5

50

(5) Fingerspelling

1

5

(5) Numbers

1

5

Total Points

 

300


 The student will either sign the sentences in the presence of the instructor or video record himself signing these sentences in the presence of a proctor.    The proctor must his/her face at the beginning of the video, disappear while the student signs and then show up at the end.  The material must be completed within one recording session.  No stopping the video to look up words and piecing the clips together later.

How to Prepare for the Exam

q  The sentences used for the exam are taken directly from the lesson material.  Know the  sentences!  Review the lessons often.  Video yourself signing the sentences and pay attention to how you sign them.  Practice watching yourself in the mirror.  Practice with a signing buddy.  Pay close attention to where you are placing your hands.

q  Study the vocabulary.  If you have to create flash cards.  Print out the study sheets.  Have someone drill you.  Be aware of the signing parameters of each word.  Beware of the similarities between certain signs.  Play close attention to where you are placing your hands and how they are shaped.  For example:  many students will often sign mother for father and visa versus. 

q  Practice your fingerspelling reading skills.  Visit http://www.asl.ms/ often.  Bump up the speed and try to get as many as you can right.  Most students confuse "d" & "f".  Watch out for that. The thumb "travels" the most.  Learn to differentiate between "n," "m," "s," "t."  When you fingerspell, your hand should stay in place.  Don't "jog" your hand, or stab in the air.  If you have to "move" - then move outward, not inward.

q  Study the numbers.  You need to know 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-99, 100-900,  1000 and up.  Most students commonly confuse 6 & 9.  Watch out for that.  Make your "4" look like a "4" and not a "b".  Be aware that  3 and 6 are not interchangeable.  Be aware that the deaf sign "3" differently than most hearing people.

q  You'll also need to know how to indicate time, dollars and cents.  Be aware that for dollar amounts 1-9, the hand twists inward, not outward (or else it looks like 16, 17, 18, etc)