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From my personal and hearing experience, I think it's fine as long as you really limit your spoken conversation. I was frequently embarrassed at deaf events when hearing people -- in some cases my classmates, who really should have known better -- just hang out together and talk. I think that's...

Agreed, but it's probably good to know what may shock someone who uses a different language or dialect. For example, the word "fanny" in American English is a harmless and kinda cute way to say "buttocks." In Irish English (maybe British too), it refers to a woman's genitalia. So imagine my...

Where is the source for that 80% statistic? Or was your teacher just making up a number to prove the point? I really doubt my conversations are 80% classifiers. There are, though, lots of signs that people will argue about whether they are really signs or if they're classifiers.

Try to read the entire post. And now I'll never forget how to sign Moscow in RSL! :D

I'm sorry to say I think you're asking the wrong person. I have been an ASL interpreter in post-secondary settings so I don't know if I can help with your SASL project, but I'd be happy to answer any questions I can. I would recommend starting a new thread in this section as this one is about...

I was working as an interpreter and getting my master's in teaching ESL. At the college where I worked my boss asked me to head up the writing division of our new deaf studies program since we are using ESL techniques while teaching in sign. So I began developing the entire writing curriculum...

I'm a former interpreter and now teach college Englsh to underprepared deaf students. Absolutely no idea why I'm still here though. :|

Never too old! I got my bachelor's at the usual age, then got my associate's in interpreting when I was 30, and three years later I went for my master's. I will probably go for a doctorate in my 40s. Education has no age limit!

I don't really think the sign itself matters as long as the participants are all on the same page. Sometimes technology moves so quickly that minority languages are challenged to keep up. I'm just pointing out that I believe the origin of the sign FORM for the concept "Internet forum" is...

This is a great video for anyone frustrated by the way hearing children are encouraged to learn sign while deaf children are not.

Very interesting! Thanks for the link. Interesting to see that deaf people were so highly regarded by the sultans.

Like FAMILY?

Yup, I wrote you back but it seems you got your answer already. :) Did you see it at the Pantages? Those shows always have interpreted performance dates. I always take my husband to see those shows on those dates! Check out this website: Official site of Broadway/L.A. and Pantages Theatre...

I remember our interpreting instructors telling us that for some hearing people, mouthing just becomes part of their "hearing accent" and many if not most hearies mouth to some extent. Ours NEVER did during quizzes and tests, though. We got pure ASL. Personally I know I mouth to some extent...

You might want to post a little more info here so people know whether to PM you. Where is the show, and what is it?

I understand this from a hearing-deaf perspective (like I would never dream of telling my students not to voice, except when it disrupts class). However what is the problem between friends to explain that a certain mode of communication is easier? Is it better for SC to constantly have problems...

The best literature allows people to relate it to their own lives in a personal way. The Diary of Anne Frank is a classic for this very reason -- not only because of her life story and her outlook, but because it touches people on a personal level. You do not have to experience exactly the same...

Different use of the word "form." "Make" is one definition. Reba was referring to a form like a Social Security form, something to fill out. That is signed with the Fs as described. I believe the use of that sign for "forum" is due to a mixup between the words "forum" and "form" as they sound...

Opinions that are based on zero information are not worth having. But I forget that doesn't mean anything around here.

I'm just tired of people who make giant leaps and assumptions without any of the information. Bebonang doubted the story. You assume the woman has no compassion. Neither of you has any information to back that up. Yes, the daughter was present at the interview. That automatically means the...