Source: "Growing Up In New York City"
Taken from Cognitive Processing Skills in English (2000) by Carol J. Patrie DVD, Example 1.2.
Context: He is telling his story for an ASL that will be distributed to high school and collegiate-age students throughout the northwest.
Step 1: PREDICTION (TAP)
- Introduce his name.
- Say where he was born.
- Say his age/when he was born.
- Talk about his childhood in New York.
- Talk about the way NYC was back then.
- Talk about his family.
- How his childhood has shaped him.
- East coast accent?
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Step 2: VIEW & RECALL
Step 3: CONTENT MAPPING
Step 4: SALIENT LINGUISTIC FEATURES
- Pace: very slow, relaxed.
- Pauses: after he introduces his name, but mostly just runs his sentences together.
- Manner/style: somewhat formal, monotone.
- Looks away when he thinks.
- Shifts from left to right feet when he talks.
- Close: voice gets quiet and he uses a softer tone.
- Accent from New York/Eas Coast.
- Transitions: "Several years later......," "In 1984....," "I am now serving that capacity......," "However," "Anyways....."
- Knods head down when he is trying to stress something: "...rewarding and spiritual uplift in the community."
Step 5: ABSTRACTION
Life is a journey that should be remembered, enjoyed, and appreciated.
Step 6: RE-TELL IN ENGLISH
Step 7: SALIENT LINGUISTIC FEATURES IN ASL
- Introduces himself, where born.
- Introduces his parents, Vivian and Eugene.
- Stresses certain things by knodding his head down (NMS?)
- Pace: slow, relaxed.
- Close: smaller, less dramatic signs.
- Pauses: not very frequently; thoughts run together; random.
Step 8: VISUALIZATION MAPPING
Step 9: RE-TELL IN ASL
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