Hi all,
I hope I've come to the right place - I am sure I have. I looked through several threads to see what was what, then decided to register.
My hearing is fine. Well, it's a bit skew-iff after a few years of working in a noisy environment, and it's not as good as my husband's (I'm always saying to him, "Damn your Vulcan hearing!"), but it's fine.
So why am I here? Well, I homeschool my son, who's 14, and I'd like him to learn sign language for his Foreign Language credit. I've discovered the two main routes to take are ASL and SEE. Then SEE is split into two "factions", as it were. I have also found out the difference between ASL and the SEEs is mainly the former is considered a foreign language, the latters a transliteration of English. I know it's probably more complicated than that, but at the moment, that's the important thing concerning my decision.
My DS has Asperger's, which makes me think Signed Exact English would be best, so he doesn't have the added stress of translating to a different grammar system, which would come with ASL. However, I think ASL is the only language that is accepted by colleges for a high school Foreign Language credit - is that right?
I don't think he would use this in any real capacity - he's never met someone who is hearing impaired, apart from and great-grandparents (and that is a different issue altogether) - yet nor would he be likely to use French, which we just started last week, in any real capacity.
I hope I am not sounding offensive, because I really do not mean to be that way. I realise that most hearing people here learn sign language for reasons that go past "learning for minimum college entry". So I apologise for anything I have said that has insulted the wonderful world of signing.
Any advice would be great.
Aspiecat
I hope I've come to the right place - I am sure I have. I looked through several threads to see what was what, then decided to register.
My hearing is fine. Well, it's a bit skew-iff after a few years of working in a noisy environment, and it's not as good as my husband's (I'm always saying to him, "Damn your Vulcan hearing!"), but it's fine.
So why am I here? Well, I homeschool my son, who's 14, and I'd like him to learn sign language for his Foreign Language credit. I've discovered the two main routes to take are ASL and SEE. Then SEE is split into two "factions", as it were. I have also found out the difference between ASL and the SEEs is mainly the former is considered a foreign language, the latters a transliteration of English. I know it's probably more complicated than that, but at the moment, that's the important thing concerning my decision.
My DS has Asperger's, which makes me think Signed Exact English would be best, so he doesn't have the added stress of translating to a different grammar system, which would come with ASL. However, I think ASL is the only language that is accepted by colleges for a high school Foreign Language credit - is that right?
I don't think he would use this in any real capacity - he's never met someone who is hearing impaired, apart from and great-grandparents (and that is a different issue altogether) - yet nor would he be likely to use French, which we just started last week, in any real capacity.
I hope I am not sounding offensive, because I really do not mean to be that way. I realise that most hearing people here learn sign language for reasons that go past "learning for minimum college entry". So I apologise for anything I have said that has insulted the wonderful world of signing.
Any advice would be great.
Aspiecat