Question

This week, your teacher has been speaking about Deaf culture and communication and has been focusing on eavesdropping in the Deaf community. Which of the following points likely came up during this discussion?(1 point)
Responses

eavesdropping is more accepted in the Deaf community than in the mainstream community
eavesdropping is more accepted in the Deaf community than in the mainstream community

in spoken English, someone may know you are eavesdropping when they see you listening to their conversation, but in the Deaf community someone may know you are eavesdropping if you are looking in their direction while they are in an ASL conversation
in spoken English, someone may know you are eavesdropping when they see you listening to their conversation, but in the Deaf community someone may know you are eavesdropping if you are looking in their direction while they are in an ASL conversation

eavesdropping refers to "dropping" your hand in between two people who are communicating in ASL in order to break up the conversation
eavesdropping refers to "dropping" your hand in between two people who are communicating in ASL in order to break up the conversation

something that hearing and hard of hearing communities both have in common is that eavesdropping is considered acceptable in both

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During a discussion about eavesdropping in the Deaf community, the following point likely came up: **in spoken English, someone may know you are eavesdropping when they see you listening to their conversation, but in the Deaf community someone may know you are eavesdropping if you are looking in their direction while they are in an ASL conversation.** This captures the unique nuances of communication dynamics in the Deaf community compared to hearing communities.

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