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Thank you to all who wrote & responded- what a lot of great info!!! Thank you!!!

And thankfully, I will be able to get interpretating practice at my church, and the churches of my denomination around here. I also watch the interpretor at my church closely, and learn a lot of vocabulary this way. Unfortuneately, while she is very quick with her signs & interpreting, she is...

I live in Connecticut- and I agree, I'm going to keep taking ASL classes at least, until I'm totally fluent (a million years from now it seems like) And thank you, Etoile!! That's a lot of valuable info!! Actually I'm reading "So you want to be an Interpreter" right now!! I got it from the...

It's called "A Basic Course in American Sign Language". ABC. It's by Tom Humphries, Carol Padden, Terrence O'Rourke. I know they are prolific authors & write some really good books, so maybe it's just me, that I really dislike this textbook. It has some great qualities, like it is even...

I will, but I'm not sure he really knows. The ASL class I am taking right now is geared for Adult Education- it's not accredited or anything. It is, however, half the price of the accredited classes :D I'm thinking of switching to the accredited classes though ($375 each class- gulp-) because I...

Yes, getting the national liscense (certification) is a priority for me. That's my goal!! I am seriously thinking of trying to pass it with my only classes being ASL courses- the rest gained through reading, and interaction with the Deaf/Interpreting communities, and (much later) practice...

Hi there! I am new here- I am Hearing, learning ASL & want to learn to interpret. However there is no ITP here in this state!! The nearest program is 1-1/2 hrs drive away, in another state. That's a really really long shot, almost impossible, for a number of reasons. The other option I...