Re: Learning SIgn Language

[Guest guest]

I disagree that it takes a hearing or deafie to learn sign faster. Its how you learn and who you learn it from. I'm actually taking ASL now and when they introduce new signs they dont give it a direct translation to an English word because that isnt ASL...its something to give a reference. Also when most of the signs have been introduced, their more or less acted out so you dont specifically associate an English word...there are some exact word translations but ASL is a seperate language/visual language...and with it being a visual language, why would hearing help you learn faster if its all visual.

-Earl...who would agree that learning French would be easier being a hearie

[Guest guest]

I disagree that it takes a hearing or deafie to learn sign faster. Its how you learn and who you learn it from. I'm actually taking ASL now and when they introduce new signs they dont give it a direct translation to an English word because that isnt ASL...its something to give a reference. Also when most of the signs have been introduced, their more or less acted out so you dont specifically associate an English word...there are some exact word translations but ASL is a seperate language/visual language...and with it being a visual language, why would hearing help you learn faster if its all visual.

-Earl...who would agree that learning French would be easier being a hearie

[Guest guest]

I disagree that it takes a hearing or deafie to learn sign faster. Its how you learn and who you learn it from. I'm actually taking ASL now and when they introduce new signs they dont give it a direct translation to an English word because that isnt ASL...its something to give a reference. Also when most of the signs have been introduced, their more or less acted out so you dont specifically associate an English word...there are some exact word translations but ASL is a seperate language/visual language...and with it being a visual language, why would hearing help you learn faster if its all visual.

-Earl...who would agree that learning French would be easier being a hearie

[Guest guest]

I think finding a deaf club is a good idea; I know that is my problem, I

have absolutely no one to practice with; my questions, don't folks in Deaf

Clubs use ASL, and is that confusing? Marie, who has to look around!

Re: Learning SIgn Language

>I disagree with actually.

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>I thin socializing with deaf people actually helped more, I tried for years

>prior to deafness to learn...didn't go my way. When I was deaf and

actually

>NEEDED to communicate, thetas when I picked it up real fast! My only

>suggestion is to find a deaf club out that way and hang out there, you'll

>pick it up.

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>Caren

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[Guest guest]

I have . You are right on.

Jane

Re: Learning SIgn LanguageIn a message dated 11/21/2000 11:46:44 PM Central Standard Time, NF2_Crewegroups writes:

Barbara B., NYC (whose hearing is definitely going down and still wondering about learning sign language.) Hey Barbara..you have probably been told this before BUT it is MUCH easier to learn sign before you become deaf. I didn't learn it til I was deaf and now wish I had when I could hear. It is much harder to grasp now. Anyone else forund this to be true???

[Guest guest]

I have . You are right on.

Jane

Re: Learning SIgn LanguageIn a message dated 11/21/2000 11:46:44 PM Central Standard Time, NF2_Crewegroups writes:

Barbara B., NYC (whose hearing is definitely going down and still wondering about learning sign language.) Hey Barbara..you have probably been told this before BUT it is MUCH easier to learn sign before you become deaf. I didn't learn it til I was deaf and now wish I had when I could hear. It is much harder to grasp now. Anyone else forund this to be true???

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/23/2000 4:17:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jdewnf2s@... writes:

<< Anyone else forund this to be true???

>>

Hiya, I think you can learn sign language when you are Deaf. BETTER WORDS

WOULD BE WHEN YOU KNOW YOU WILL PROBABLY BECOME DEAF AND TO KEEP GOING. I

know that it was easier for me because I did take one sign language class

before I became Deaf. So, I had the foundation. Then, I became Deaf and

took a class at Gallaudet University. Even more " ammo " . I did fine.

One thing that I have noticed, though. If you don't use your sign language

skills, even once in a while, you might " lose " them. I moved away from

Gallaudet and the large Deaf community and I've noticed that my signing

skills have deteriorated. I tend to talk (voice) alot now.

June

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/23/2000 4:17:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jdewnf2s@... writes:

<< Anyone else forund this to be true???

>>

Hiya, I think you can learn sign language when you are Deaf. BETTER WORDS

WOULD BE WHEN YOU KNOW YOU WILL PROBABLY BECOME DEAF AND TO KEEP GOING. I

know that it was easier for me because I did take one sign language class

before I became Deaf. So, I had the foundation. Then, I became Deaf and

took a class at Gallaudet University. Even more " ammo " . I did fine.

One thing that I have noticed, though. If you don't use your sign language

skills, even once in a while, you might " lose " them. I moved away from

Gallaudet and the large Deaf community and I've noticed that my signing

skills have deteriorated. I tend to talk (voice) alot now.

June

[Guest guest]

One thing that I have noticed, though. If you don't use your sign language skills, even once in a while, you might "lose" them. I moved away from Gallaudet and the large Deaf community and I've noticed that my signing skills have deteriorated. I tend to talk (voice) alot now.

June

OHHHHH YAH! that's for sure!! I have been awaay from college about a year now, and even though Pat and I sign to each other alot, my signing has dfinatley gone down hill!! I used to get told to slow down, I signed too fast I guess (HA Ask Markk about that sometime, when I met him at con and we signed he went nuts trying to keep up with what I was saying!!! but I was nice and I slowed down)

Last weekend I went to visit some friends at NTID and often found myself asking them to slow down!!!

My hands getting screwed up with surgery didn't help much either!

Caren

[Guest guest]

One thing that I have noticed, though. If you don't use your sign language skills, even once in a while, you might "lose" them. I moved away from Gallaudet and the large Deaf community and I've noticed that my signing skills have deteriorated. I tend to talk (voice) alot now.

June

OHHHHH YAH! that's for sure!! I have been awaay from college about a year now, and even though Pat and I sign to each other alot, my signing has dfinatley gone down hill!! I used to get told to slow down, I signed too fast I guess (HA Ask Markk about that sometime, when I met him at con and we signed he went nuts trying to keep up with what I was saying!!! but I was nice and I slowed down)

Last weekend I went to visit some friends at NTID and often found myself asking them to slow down!!!

My hands getting screwed up with surgery didn't help much either!

Caren

[Guest guest]

One thing that I have noticed, though. If you don't use your sign language skills, even once in a while, you might "lose" them. I moved away from Gallaudet and the large Deaf community and I've noticed that my signing skills have deteriorated. I tend to talk (voice) alot now.

June

OHHHHH YAH! that's for sure!! I have been awaay from college about a year now, and even though Pat and I sign to each other alot, my signing has dfinatley gone down hill!! I used to get told to slow down, I signed too fast I guess (HA Ask Markk about that sometime, when I met him at con and we signed he went nuts trying to keep up with what I was saying!!! but I was nice and I slowed down)

Last weekend I went to visit some friends at NTID and often found myself asking them to slow down!!!

My hands getting screwed up with surgery didn't help much either!

Caren