This is a conversation I had with a hearing impaired friend, (we had a conversation on paper):
-Me: What's your name
-Her:Bertha
-Me: You can sit with us if you want to, you don't have to sit alone.
-Her: Mayble. I am stay sitting but up!
-Me: Well, just come whenever you want!
I realized that she did not speak English very well. Because sometimes I would ask her questions and get answers that had nothing to do with what I asked. Honestly, I use to think talking to her would be easy because I thought I could still converse with her on paper but reality is I can't really communicate with her. She can't understand me and i can't understand her but we want to be friends and it's really frustrating.
Monday, March 17, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
IS ASL FOR YOU?
IS ASL FOR YOU?
- Keep in mind that language learning is first of all an interactive and social process. If you enjoy meeting and having conversations with new people, chances are you'll enjoy ASL.
- Also, learning a language is not just about learning vocabulary. You will also be learning grammatical structures and idioms. It really demands focus.
- While most people report enjoying it, others who are auditory learners have a very difficult time processing visual information. Since ASL is a visual language, auditory learners will probably have a hard time learning it.
DEAF PEOPLE IN SOCIETY
History tells us that the hearing impaired were once thought inferior to those who were not, but many hearing impaired or deaf people have made significant contributions to society. If these people were not given the ability to communicate with the world through sign language, then the gifts they had for society could have never been shared. To learn more about hearing impairments, sign language, the Deaf culture and communities, and the use of sign language in our society.
Learning Sign Language
Sign language helps bridge the gap between those who can hear and those who cannot. Using a collection of hand gestures and symbols, sign language is an effective mean of communication that provides the deaf and those hard of hearing a way to interact with the world. Learning and understanding sign language isn't just for the hearing impaired people—it's also for those interested in being able to communicate with the hearing impaired.
Sign language helps bridge the gap between those who can hear and those who cannot. Using a collection of hand gestures and symbols, sign language is an effective mean of communication that provides the deaf and those hard of hearing a way to interact with the world. Learning and understanding sign language isn't just for the hearing impaired people—it's also for those interested in being able to communicate with the hearing impaired.
THE IMPORTANCE OF SIGN LANGUAGE
Personally, I think everybody should try learning sign language. It can really help us communicate with hearing-impaired people. Since we do not have their disabilities, we tend to not bother trying to communicate with them. We should really include learning sign language in the school programs. It's a shame that people with certain disabilities get isolated due to this problem that we could clearly find a solution to if we worked a little bit harder.
IT REQUIRES PATIENCE
Learning sign language is definitely not easy. It's just like learning a language completely different from your native tongue. There are so many words, expressions and idioms, getting to understand them can be really frustrating. Honestly, I had a really good time trying to learn this beautiful mean of communication but had a hard time remembering most of the words I learned.
SIGN LANGUAGE SAVES LIVES
One can save lives by learning sign language.
Think of this sign as representing someone coming at you with a knife and you block it.
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