Catherine Nichols - American Sign Language
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American Sign Language uses simple-to-follow photographs to teach you the alphabet, numbers, and simple words and phrases. Divided into categories such as Animals and People and Pronouns, the book and accompanying flashcards show you how to use your hands to communicate. Once youve learned the alphabet, youll build on that knowledge to learn the words for friend and family. And when you how the words for chicken and cat evoke a chicken opening and closing its beak and a cat stroking its whiskers, youll truly understand how intuitive and enjoyable learning American Sign Language can be.
Learning a new language is always a rewarding endeavorand with American Sign Language, its easier than ever!
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wonderful journey of learning American Sign Language.
My consistent reply is forever. As with any other language, you are
always learning new words, new signs, and new ways of expressing
yourself. It takes at least a few years before you are somewhat fluent,
and many more before you have native-like signing. Even I am still
learning.
By doing so, you will be able to communicate with the hundreds of
thousands of Deaf individuals in the United States. Whatever your
occupation or position, Deaf people from various walks of life are
appreciative of people who take the time to learn our language. The
more people who can sign, the less communication barriers we face in
our everyday lives.
about the Deaf community and our culture. It is a culture steeped in
rich history and heritage, and a very inclusive community.
begins with a single step. Let this book be your initial step to learning,
and becoming fluent, in ASL.
Consultant
expressive languages, utilizes the entire body to communicate.
A unique and complex language, ASL should not be considered
an offspring of English or any other spoken language.
Approximately 500,000 deaf and hard of hearing people, their
family members, and people who work in the Deaf community
use this visual language made up of hand shapes, facial
expressions, and body postures to communicate. In fact, it is the
fourth-most studied language in the United States.
structured so that you can progress naturally in your ability to
sign, with each chapter serving as a building block to the next.
After an introduction to the rudimentary rules behind ASL, youll
get started by learning how to form the letters of the alphabet.
After that, youll master how to introduce yourself to others and
how to ask questions. From there, youll have the opportunity
to learn signs for numerous objects and people, signs that
denote actions, as well as descriptive signs, such as colors. The
final chapter is devoted to number and time signs. A series of
practice sentences and a list of additional sources to further your
education conclude the book.
four two-sided flashcards. Designed to be portable, the cards
can travel with you wherever you go. If you find yourself with
free timeperhaps youre stuck standing in line or waiting in a
doctors officepull out the deck and practice your signs. The
kit also comes with its own DVD so that you can view each sign
being performed by an experienced ASL signer.
to begin. Roll back your sleeves and get ready to sign.
signing, you need to
know a little about
the history of ASL,
as well as strategies
for mastering the
language, such as its
grammar and syntax.
of ASL
times have used hand gestures
to communicate, the model
for ASL has a more recent
history, one going back to
1814. That was when Thomas
Hopkins Gallaudet, a minister,
met Alice Cogswell, his nine
year-old neighbor. Alice, an
exceptionally bright girl, had
lost her hearing and speech
to a bout of meningitis when
she was a toddler. At the
time, there was no formal
educational system for the deaf
in the United States. In Europe,
however, such schools existed.
Alice and other children like
her, Gallaudet traveled first to
Great Britain to meet a Scottish
family who had taught their
deaf child to communicate
using an oral method. The
family, however, was reluctant
to share its methods. Gallaudet
then traveled to France and
deaf. There he met Laurent Clerc, a deaf man who excelled in
teaching French Sign Language. After Clerc taught Gallaudet
the language, the two men made plans to open a school for the
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