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gnarlydorkette · 03-05-2007, 08:40 PM

--For Deaf people Only--

(since we already established that hearing people have been taken ASL classes)

Have you ever taken up an ASL class?
Why or WHY NOT?

If you think about it, the hearing people have been taken ENGLISH classes even though they already know the language?! Why bother? They take English to refine and tune up their proficiency with English...

Why don't Deaf do the same with our language, American Sign Language??
So that way we don't get our hands muddled up with PSE, SEE 1, 2, and those other confused attempts to curb ASL.

(This poll is inspired by a poll posted on AlLDeaf to determine whether CI does ruin the Deaf Culture or not.)

03-05-2007, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
gnarlydorkette Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,764	Have You EVER Taken ASL Classes? --For Deaf people Only-- (since we already established that hearing people have been taken ASL classes) Have you ever taken up an ASL class? Why or WHY NOT? If you think about it, the hearing people have been taken ENGLISH classes even though they already know the language?! Why bother? They take English to refine and tune up their proficiency with English... Why don't Deaf do the same with our language, American Sign Language?? So that way we don't get our hands muddled up with PSE, SEE 1, 2, and those other confused attempts to curb ASL. (This poll is inspired by a poll posted on AlLDeaf to determine whether CI does ruin the Deaf Culture or not.)