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LESSON 2

Richard Adade

richmous96@gmail.com

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Kwame Nkrumah University of

Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

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Learning Outcome 

By the end of this lesson, participants will be able to:

  • Identify and sign WH words in GhSL

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  • Recognise and respond to Yes or No questions in GhSL

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  • Use interrogative pronouns to make some basic inquiries in GhSL.

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  • Sign almost all the lesson vocabulary.

  • Apply the basic grammar rules to GhSL communication.

Kwame Nkrumah University of

Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

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WHO

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WHERE

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WHY

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WHICH

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WHAT

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WHEN

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HOW

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YES

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NO

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REVIEW

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FINE

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DEAF

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SPEAK / HEARING

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NAME

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LIKE

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SIGN

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LANGUAGE

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WILL

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MEET� (One-on- one)

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MEET� (Group)

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REVIEW

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NICE / CLEAN/�NEAT

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TELL/�SAY/�MENTION

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COLOUR

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BLACK

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WHITE

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RED

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BLUE

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YELLOW

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GREEN

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ORANGE

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TODAY

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TOMORROW

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YESTERDAY

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REVIEW

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PRACTICE

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TIPS �-RAISE YOUR EYEBROWS FOR YES/NO QUESTIONS��-BEING VERBS (IS, ARE, AM, WAS, WERE, BE[ING/EN]) NOT SIGN OR USE��-‘WH Question’ NORMALLY SIGN LAST ��-SIGN SUBJECT OR OBJECT FIRST

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1. Are you a deaf person? [YOU DEAF]��2. Do you like sign language? �

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3. What is your name? [YOUR NAME WHAT]��4. Where is she? �

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5. We will meet this afternoon ��6. He was fine this morning�

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PRACTICE WITH A FRIEND

P1: Good morning

P2: Good morning

P1: How [are] you?

P2: I [am] fine [and] you?

P1: I [am] good. What [is] your name?

P2: My name (SPELL NAME and SIGN NAME-OPTIONAL) [and] what is your name?

P1: My name (SPELL NAME and SIGN NAME-OPTIONAL), [are] you deaf?

P2: Yes, [what about] You?

P1: No, I speak. I like sign language.

P2: okay (O.K) that’s good. Nice meeting you today.

P1: okay (O.K) , we will meet again tomorrow

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