Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Marie- That's what's stumping me about starting to learn sign. But I haven't had the time yet to check all the possibilities. Please let me know when you get info re pse receptive signing! Barbara I agree. but I have found it very difficult to find a class in PSE or Signed English. They are all ASL around here. Most software, which I use to practice (I know Fred, you'd never know it) is also ASL, but it is mostly vocabulary or fingerspelling, so it doesn't matter. I have written to a company though to ask if they have or will recommend something that would give me practice in receptive signing, SE or PSE. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 you will be hard pressed to find a class in pse. do what everyone else does, take a beginners asl class to just learn the signs, the abc's and get practice using it. veryvery very few people become fluent in asl! mostly interpretors who make it their career or born deafs or people submersed in Deaf community. me and rod have take 5 or 6 beginners asl classes at community night school, the beginners class are just that, you learn abc's, " hi how are you? i am fine. " its a great way to build vocabulary and you will put it in your own word order anyway. dont let " asl " scare you out of a class using signs and fingerspelling is a great help, time saver to communicate with friends or family. ill get some basic sign lessons on our web site SOON. WE CAN HAVE A CLASS ON THIS LIST HAha. In NF2_Crew , " Barbara " wrote: > Marie- > > That's what's stumping me about starting to learn sign. But I haven't had the time yet to check all the possibilities. Please let me know when you get info re pse receptive signing! > > Barbara > > I agree. but I have found it very difficult to find a class in PSE or Signed English. They are all ASL around here. Most software, which I use to practice (I know Fred, you'd never know it) is also ASL, but it is mostly vocabulary or fingerspelling, so it doesn't matter. I have written to a company though to ask if they have or will recommend something that would give me practice in receptive signing, SE or PSE. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 I would agree that I have taken lots of ASL classes, and never gotten far enough along to where ASL vs. PSE would make a big difference. I also say don't overlook the CD Roms for practice on your computer; I have the one that is " Fingerspelling and numbers " - well I don't worry about numbers, but the deal is your can practice RECEPTIVE signing in fingerspelling, as well as learning fingerspelling; you can set the speed, etc. Sign is great, but even if people get down fingerspelling, it sure would help a lot. Marie Re: learning sign > you will be hard pressed to find a class in pse. do what everyone else > does, take a beginners asl class to just learn the signs, the abc's > and get practice using it. veryvery very few people become fluent in > asl! mostly interpretors who make it their career or born deafs or > people submersed in Deaf community. me and rod have take 5 or 6 > beginners asl classes at community night school, the beginners class > are just that, you learn abc's, " hi how are you? i am fine. " its a > great way to build vocabulary and you will put it in your own word > order anyway. dont let " asl " scare you out of a class using signs and > fingerspelling is a great help, time saver to communicate with friends > or family. ill get some basic sign lessons on our web site SOON. WE > CAN HAVE A CLASS ON THIS LIST HAha. > > > > In NF2_Crew , " Barbara " > wrote: > > Marie- > > > > That's what's stumping me about starting to learn sign. But I > haven't had the time yet to check all the possibilities. Please let > me know when you get info re pse receptive signing! > > > > Barbara > > > > I agree. but I have found it very difficult to find a class in PSE > or Signed English. They are all ASL around here. Most software, > which I use to practice (I know Fred, you'd never know it) is also > ASL, but it is mostly vocabulary or fingerspelling, so it doesn't > matter. I have written to a company though to ask if they have or > will recommend something that would give me practice in receptive > signing, SE or PSE. Marie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Just fyi... Here's the link again for the captioned media program available in the U.S. (run by NAD, but paid for by the Dept. of Education) CaptionedMedia@... I just started using it this year even though I've had an account since 1994 or so. You request the items on-line (some are even available as streamed video), they send it, and it has postage-paid enclosure to send it back. Very handy! They have some instructional materials and I would guess some are receptive... still need to look more. I took a couple beginning classes over the years, but never used stuff much so it didn't stick, but time in Vegas with Crew that were signing was helping me learn a lot. I am still lost if someone is " interpreting, " so really appreciated Harold posting his speech. I think no matter how well I do learn it from here on out, I'll always be open to using whatever works with the people around me. The time factor isn't an issue--the connection with others is! Just a few random thoughts from me, not spurred by anything in particular... and trying to be encouraging of all. Hugs, Marie Drew wrote: > > I would agree that I have taken lots of ASL classes, and never gotten far > enough along to where ASL vs. PSE would make a big difference. I also say > don't overlook the CD Roms for practice on your computer; I have the one > that is " Fingerspelling and numbers " - well I don't worry about numbers, but > the deal is your can practice RECEPTIVE signing in fingerspelling, as well > as learning fingerspelling; you can set the speed, etc. Sign is great, but > even if people get down fingerspelling, it sure would help a lot. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 sorry--I copied the email addy. Try: http://www.cfv.org " L. Przybysz " wrote: > > Just fyi... > Here's the link again for the captioned media program available in > the U.S. (run by NAD, but paid for by the Dept. of Education) > CaptionedMedia@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Re: learning sign do what everyone else does, take a beginners asl class to just learn the signs, the abc's and get practice using it. __________________________________ Not me,I took it to meet chicks. Jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 thats actually a great way to meet people jimmy. I know of 2 people in our alda group who staRTED dating after meeting in a sign class, they are married now, he is deaf, she is a hearing. ok, hear is a very simple example way to dispel any ASL anxiety. If you wanted to ask a deaf person " where is the bathroom? " You would not need to sign unnecessary words, you would not need to sign " WHERE IS THE BATHROOM? " You would simply sign " bathroom, where? " then give a questioning look or shrug your shoulders to indicate you are asking a question. When you sign you dont need to get bogged down with every single words the, there, is, that. you could indicate you didnt like something you were eating simply by signing " not like " you wudnt sign " i do not like these peas " . In NF2_Crew , " Jimmy " wrote: > > Re: learning sign > > > do what everyone else > does, take a beginners asl class to just learn the signs, the abc's > and get practice using it. > __________________________________ > Not me,I took it to meet chicks. > Jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 thx for reminding us of this great source jamie. I joined and they send me a catalog, an acct number etc, all free. nbow if only had time to watch video! Cindy -- possibly the only person in America who doesnt yuse a dvd -- yet. In NF2_Crew , " L. Przybysz " wrote: > sorry--I copied the email addy. > Try: > http://www.cfv.org > > " L. Przybysz " wrote: > > > > Just fyi... > > Here's the link again for the captioned media program available in > > the U.S. (run by NAD, but paid for by the Dept. of Education) > > CaptionedMedia@c... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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