ChasingFreedom
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Hey. So this is my first official post... Yay!
In typed this post up just a second ago and accidentally closed it, so I'm a bit frustrated, heh. So here's basically what I was saying:
I really want to start an ASL club at my high school. I think ASL is a beautiful language that deserves to be learned. It's very fun to learn, too.
I'm hearing and not actually fluent in ASL, yet. I'm only a conversationalist, really.
I'm just in need of some ideas for what we could do in the club. I was thinking that we could start with the basics, like fingerspelling, basic numbers and stuff. I hope to use Bill Vicars curicculum online: http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm
It has worked very well in learning Sign, myself. Do you think this is a good resource to use? Also, am I able to teach Sign even though I'm not fluent? I have signed with different people before and they understood me (but for people who know the language so well, I'd guess that they can understand no matter how sloppily I signed). I'd use the pictures and ASL browsers that I've seen online and stuff, so it's not just my limited knowledge.
I was also wondering if you had any ideas on what we could do besides just learning Sign. Like, "Silent Suppers" where after we've learned enough Sign, we could have a meal with absolutely no talking, where the only communication we could use is Sign. I also know a few ASL translators that might be willing to come in and speak and sign. What could I ask them to speak about? I also have ASL videos I could bring in. One video plays conversations signed between groups of people, and once you've learned some Sign, it's really cool to be able to pick up on what they're saying.
Any other ideas? Do you think I have a good basic plan that after more extensive planning could actually bring about a successful club?
I just want any help or advice you offer. This would be a great thing to have at my school.
~Emily~
In typed this post up just a second ago and accidentally closed it, so I'm a bit frustrated, heh. So here's basically what I was saying:
I really want to start an ASL club at my high school. I think ASL is a beautiful language that deserves to be learned. It's very fun to learn, too.
I'm hearing and not actually fluent in ASL, yet. I'm only a conversationalist, really.
I'm just in need of some ideas for what we could do in the club. I was thinking that we could start with the basics, like fingerspelling, basic numbers and stuff. I hope to use Bill Vicars curicculum online: http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htm
It has worked very well in learning Sign, myself. Do you think this is a good resource to use? Also, am I able to teach Sign even though I'm not fluent? I have signed with different people before and they understood me (but for people who know the language so well, I'd guess that they can understand no matter how sloppily I signed). I'd use the pictures and ASL browsers that I've seen online and stuff, so it's not just my limited knowledge.
I was also wondering if you had any ideas on what we could do besides just learning Sign. Like, "Silent Suppers" where after we've learned enough Sign, we could have a meal with absolutely no talking, where the only communication we could use is Sign. I also know a few ASL translators that might be willing to come in and speak and sign. What could I ask them to speak about? I also have ASL videos I could bring in. One video plays conversations signed between groups of people, and once you've learned some Sign, it's really cool to be able to pick up on what they're saying.
Any other ideas? Do you think I have a good basic plan that after more extensive planning could actually bring about a successful club?
I just want any help or advice you offer. This would be a great thing to have at my school.
~Emily~