So, I've been learning sign language this week!
I have been subbing all week in the library, at a school that has a deaf program. Therefore, I've been working with some of the deaf students. Through them and their interpreters, I was picking up a few signs, and I got curious and started reading some of the sign books in the library to learn more.
Obviously, my sign vocabulary at this point allows me to speak in single words, like a toddler might, but I can usually get my point across. I know the alphabet, and signs for things like "more," "want," "finish," "clean up," "sorry," "please," "don't know," "thank you," "toilet," "water," "drink," "eat," "hungry," "read," "write," "draw," "see," "look/watch," "sit," "name," "take," "give," "sad," "happy," "dance," "jump," "walk," "library," most of the colors, the seasons.
It has been an education in working with the deaf kids in sign, because in trying to "speak" their language, I get an idea of how frustrating life must be on a regular basis when they have to interact with those who can't sign.
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2 comments:
I studied ASL for two years and LOVED it. I bet it'll be an incredibly rewarding experience for you.
Once, for a project, we went to a mall where there was a deaf meet-up and I had to speak in only sign. It was terrifying. I sucked so bad.
I have a minor in ASL. Although I rarely use it now, I found/find that it opened my eyes to the power of non-verbal communication and it challenged my brain to use language in a different way (i.e. visually and not verbally).
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